Almost Wonderful begins with a tragedy that shapes the path of one woman's life. It's about heartache. It's about second chances. It's about forgiveness. It's about love. Meg and Caleb's journey isn't always a pretty one, but their story needed to be told. The carefree girl with the winning smile and the young boy who watched her from the sidelines. First love had heartbreaking results for that young girl. Will the ghost of summers past ruin her second chance? Ms. Ridgeway never shies away from emotion. Whether it's grief, nostalgia, guilt or heartbreak, she walks headfirst into the abyss and creates a great story. ( )

Almost Wonderful is a short novella to start this series. It's the story of a woman returning home me to help her family after being gone for 10 years. There was a tragic end to her young life be & she hadn't been able to face coming back until now. The cousin to her young love is renting one of the cottages she is overseeing. He's come back hoping to reconnect with some memories after barely surviving a life or death situation.

Ms. Ridgeway has done an excellent job of grabbing the reader's attention & forging a connection. Her descriptive writing style brings the emotions the characters are feeling to life. Both characters are trying to deal with events from the past in order to move on with their lives. Another excellent story! ( )