Review of Hideaway by Hannah Alexander
E.R. doctor Cheyenne Allison finds her life thrown into turmoil when she finds the next patient she is treating to be her younger sister. Unable to save her sister, she is further faced with a malpractice suit and is forced to take a leave of absence. Stretched to the breaking point, Cheyenne retreats to secluded Hideaway, Missouri. With the perk of handsome next door neighbor, Dane Gideon, who runs a ranch for foster boys, Hideaway seems like the perfect getaway.
Cheyenne's medical skills are suddenly needed, however, right when a dangerous vandal strikes the peaceful Christian community. While Mayor Austin Barlow targets Dane's boys, Cheyenne can't help but wonder if the mayor himself is somehow involved and if she will be the vandal's next target.
My Review:
I am continuing my review of "A" authors (that I can fit in around all the other scheduled reviews) and finally have a chance to review a book by the writing team that makes up the author Hannah Alexander.
The pace of the book grabs you right away. For some reason I am always drawn into medical emergency type settings and this is no exception. Cheyenne is an ER doctor who is treating a patient with heart issues and it turns out to be her sister! No wonder she is devistated when she cannot save her. Dane runs a home for foster boys and gives them a chance to work on a ranch and farm and learn responsibility; but someone is out to blame him and his boys for the problems going on in town. To get away from her heartache, Cheyenne ends up moving near Dane's ranch, just across the lake where neighbors row to each other's homes more than walking.
There are humorous moments, as Cheyenne adjusts to "country" small town life and gets visits from neighboring goats and ends up housing a cat, some chickens, and a horse. There are tense moments as Cheyenne helps with medical emergencies. And there are tender moments as she ends up helping one of the boys learn to live with dyxlexia and as she and Dane come to be friends...
I was also pleased with the way the author wove in the message of redemption and faith in God without making it preachy. Dane lives out his faith and Cheyenne hears the message of salvation through his example and in conversations with him.
I look forward to reading another Hannah Alexander book...if I have time before my "A" author month runs out!
