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Moonlight on Butternut Lake by Mary McNear

May 20, 2015 by Darlene

Moonlight-on-Butternut-WakeThe Butternut Lake Trilogy by Mary McNear is one of my favorites. The latest book, the third in the series, entitled Moonlight on Butternut Lake is just as wonderful as I thought it would be. It’s about finding yourself again even when you feel you are broken beyond repair, of healing a broken soul, and of family and love.

Mila hasn’t had an easy life. Her childhood was hard and now she’s trapped in an abusive marriage with no way out. Or is there? Thankfully Mila finds help from a woman who has suffered abuse herself and sends her to Butternut Lake to work as a home health aide.

Back in Butternut Lake Reid is recovering from a serious car crash in which he almost died. So far he’s managed to send two home health aides running due to his horrendous attitude. It’s understandable that Reid is angry and miserable. He’s a man used to taking care of himself. It’s just that he doesn’t seem to even want to make an effort to get better. He can’t see beyond his self pity to know how lucky he is to be alive and have the support of a loving family. Will Mila be the one to break the impossibly high wall Reid has built around himself?

Mila hopes Butternut Lake will be a new start for her. A place where she can put her life back in order. She finds Reid just as nasty as she had expected and at times it’s hard for her with what she’s dealt with in her past. She has to learn to stand up for herself. When she finally does Reid sees a different woman – one unlike any he’s known before… and she begins to inhabit a place in his heart. Will these two broken souls find peace and healing through each other?

Moonlight on Butternut Lake is a beautiful story. I loved the characters and Butternut Lake itself sounds like a little piece of heaven. While this book can stand alone I think a reader would really miss out on a lot of back story by not indulging in Up at Butternut Lake and Butternut Summer first. Highly recommended!

 

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  1. Elizabeth says

    May 20, 2015 at 4:53 am

    I’ve been looking forward to this for a while. Loved the first one, liked the second.

    • Darlene says

      May 25, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Elizabeth, I look forward to your thoughts on the third one. I really enjoyed it.

  2. JoAnn @ Lakeside Musing says

    May 20, 2015 at 5:29 am

    I new you enjoyed this series… and think of you every time Butternut Lake is mentioned!

    • Darlene says

      May 25, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      lol JoAnn. I even love the name Butternut Lake. It just sounds inviting.

  3. BermudaOnion(Kathy) says

    May 20, 2015 at 6:46 am

    I have a feeling I’d love this whole series.

    • Darlene says

      May 25, 2015 at 9:06 pm

      Kathy, I think so too. It’s a good series.

  4. Diane Castiglione says

    May 20, 2015 at 11:45 am

    This is a great series. The author is just great. Love to read this one.

    • Darlene says

      May 25, 2015 at 9:06 pm

      Diane, I agree. I love these books – the settings and the characters. I’ve become quite attached to them.

  5. Heather J @ TLC Book Tours says

    May 23, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    Butternut Lake sounds like a place I’d love to visit, particularly if all these characters were there as well.

    Thanks for being a part of the tour!

    • Darlene says

      May 25, 2015 at 9:03 pm

      Heather, Butternut Lake sounds like the perfecIt place to live as well! I always find with a series that I get so attached to the characters.

  6. Karen B says

    May 24, 2015 at 7:36 am

    Loved the first, couldn’t finish the second. Hope the third is as good as the first!

    • Darlene says

      May 25, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      Karen, I found the second not as good as the first as well but I think the third one makes up for it.

  7. Mary says

    May 27, 2015 at 4:44 am

    So glad you liked it. I look forward to reading it (really liked the other books in the series).

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