What Matters Most
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Publisher Description
“Courtney Walsh’s books always capture my heart!” —Becky Wade, author of Let It Be Me
Emma Woodson is hoping the cobblestone streets of Nantucket, Massachusetts and the charm of her late husband’s family cottage will be the fresh start she and her young son, CJ, need. Securing a dream job at an art gallery is one more step along the path to a new life . . . and away from a piece of her history she hopes will never be revealed. Falling in love with the kind and handsome guy she hires to clean out the rental apartment above the garage wasn’t part of the plan.
Jameson Shaw came to Nantucket for one reason: deliver his letter to Emma and never return. But when he sees an opportunity to help her, he takes a chance, desperate to atone for his past. He never planned to keep his connection to her husband a secret or to fall in love with her. After all, he knows that their new relationship might not survive the discovery of who he really is.
• A sweet contemporary romance from the author of The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley and Can’t Help Falling
• Follows a single mom finding love after loss
• Features themes of faith, forgiveness, and healing
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A relationship blossoms between a young widow and a former photojournalist in this charming romance from Walsh (Is It Any Wonder). Emma and her young son, CJ, have lived with her in-laws for the five years since her husband, Cam, died in combat while serving overseas in the Army. After some prodding from a friend convinces Emma it's time to live on her own again, she and CJ move into a Nantucket cottage. She lands a job at a local art gallery and decides to fix up and rent out the studio apartment above the cottage's garage. When Emma hires Jamie Shaw to help with the renovation, he seems like a godsend: capable, good with CJ, and disconcertingly handsome. However, as Jamie begins work on the apartment, he dreads revealing to Emma that he knew Cam and may have inadvertently caused Cam's death. Meanwhile, Emma suffers under the weight of her own secret about her relationship with Cam. As the attraction between Emma and Jamie grows, they fear they are unworthy of God's forgiveness and that revealing their pasts will ruin their chance at a future together. Though the author's bland treatment of the Nantucket backdrop can feel sterile, she fares better when developing her sympathetic and well-observed leads. This optimistic romance is one to throw in the beach bag.
