Three Days on Mimosa Lane, Anna DeStefano
Three Days on Mimosa Lane, Anna DeStefano
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Three Days on Mimosa Lane

Author: Anna DeStefano

Narrator: Janet Metzger

Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/23/2013

Synopsis

Book Two in the #1 bestselling, award-winning Seasons of the Heart series.Don’t miss recurring characters in Love on Mimosa Lane and the #1 bestselling Echoes of the Heart series: Here in My Heart, Let Me Love You Again, Christmas on Bellevue Lane, and His Darling Bride.One day can change your life forever… Three days can change a painful past into a beautiful tomorrow…Once, Sam Perry had it all. A loving marriage, an amazing job she adored as a preschool teacher, and a beautiful home. She was safe, happy and secure.Then the unthinkable happened…Watching his once carefree wife withdraw into herself was almost more than Brian Perry could handle. The only thing that kept him going was knowing that he loved her more than life itself. Moving her out of New York to Chandlerville, a small, quiet suburb of Atlanta, felt right. Anything, to get her away from the memories of the buildings, and her world, crashing around her.Now, two sons and many years later, Sam cherishes the new life on Mimosa Lane that Brian built for them.Until lightning strikes twice…Called a hero by her small community, Sam feels more like a coward than ever. Instinct draws her into an altercation at her children’s school—an instinct that also drives her away from the warm cocoon of her family.Brian refuses to lose his wife again. He agrees to give her the space she asks for, but he soon realizes space isn’t something they and their children can afford. He knows their love can still conquer all. But this time he’ll need their entire community to help him win his wife back.

About Anna DeStefano

AnnaDeStefano brings to life heartwarming, emotion-packed stories about community, family and second chances. Her award-winning, nationally bestselling small-town romances spotlight family, friendships, and the forgiveness that nurtures her characters’ dreams…as they explore the issues all contemporary family face. Anna’s imagination is forever inspired by our ability to claim an unlimited and exciting future—by first facing and overcoming the setbacks of the past.She’s the author of more than twenty-seven books, including the Echoes of the Heart and the Mimosa Lane novels, all set in Chandlerville, Georgia, and her Atlanta Heroes series.Look for her other titles featuring the reader-favorite Dixon family: Here in My Heart, Let Me Love You Again, His Darling Bride, and Book Three of the Seasons of the Heart series, Love on Mimosa Lane.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Anna’s lived in the South her entire life. Her background as a care provider and adult educator in the world of crisis and grief recovery lends itself to the deeper psychological themes of every story she writes. A wife and mother, she currently writes in a charming northeast suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, not all that different from her characters’ beloved Chandlerville. She is also a workshop and keynote speaker, a writing coach, and a freelance editor.Get to know Anna at annawrites.com/blog and the Anna DeStefano: Author page on Facebook, where she shares her inspirations, her challenges, a healthy dose of honest optimism, and tidbits about upcoming projects.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joanne on August 06, 2013

Mimosa Lane is an ideal community in the South where the residents interact both in their residences and in their school systems. One couple moved here to escape the memories of 9/11 where the wife, Sam, was teaching on the day of the attack. Suffering from PTSD, they had hoped this change from Manh......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on September 28, 2013

As you can see from the blurb, DeStefano’s second Seasons of the Heart novel addresses some fairly somber issues. Timely ones, too, as bullying plays a significant role. PTSD, school violence, the disintegration of marriage, family and community—DeStefano shies away from none of these topics, and ap......more

Goodreads review by Emily on October 29, 2013

I like sap. I like fluffy feel-good reads. I even like it when those fluffies have drama and angst. But this is a novel best for those who really like these types of books. Despite having a serious subject of drama here (9/11 and a school shooting), this book falls very heavily into sap. This was no......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on August 19, 2013

I would have trouble suggesting this as a stand alone book—it would have been better if I had read the first book. As it is, I had problems emotionally connecting to the main characters, Samantha and Brian, a married couple with two boys who live on Mimosa Lane in Chandlerville. The mother Sam was a......more

Goodreads review by Brian Davis on July 29, 2017

Compelling This isn't just a romance, and it's not just chic lit. This is a story about tragedy, about how grief and fear can be almost insurmountable obstacles, and about the simple truth that you don't get over grief, you get through it however you can or it holds you hostage forever. A compelling......more

Quotes

“A beautifully wrought, intense story of courage, strength and love…One of the best books I’ve read all year. Anna DeStefano is a rare talent, able to blend marrow-deep love with family drama in an intense, gripping story.” —Kristan Higgins, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author“If you love deeply emotional stories, you must read this one! Gripping and powerful and a simply superb read.” —Jane Porter, author of The Good Woman and The Good Daughter“PTSD, school violence, the disintegration of marriage, family and community—DeStefano shies away from none of these topics, and approaches them all with the empathy, grace and passion her work is known for. Though the issues may be grave, the book’s tone is anything but. Strength and hope form the story’s core, and the challenges the characters face make the lessons learned that much more poignant.” —USA Today, Happy Ever After

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