Moonlight On Butternut Lake is book three in the
Butternut Lake series.
Mila Jones is on the run. She is trying to escape her
abusive husband. He
has told her that if she ever tries to leave him he will
hunt her down. She
knows the only way she is going to get away from him is to
go far away
from their home in Minneapolis. She is studying to be a
nurse and gets the
help of her guardian angel who works at an employment
agency. Mila tells
her the truth and accepts a position two hundred and fifty
miles away in
Butternut Lake. She tells Mila that the patient is
difficult and he has already
sent the last two nurses packing and running from his
home. How bad can
he be Mila wonders. Mila knows this is her only chance to
get away from
her abusive marriage.
Reid has had a very bad car accident that left him sitting
in a ditch for days
before he was found. He is confined to a wheelchair while
recovering and
he is bitter. He doesn't feel lucky that he is alive at
all. He was very active
and a workaholic before the accident. He feels as if
his life is over and
does not accept anyone helping him. He also suffers from
nightmares
because of the accident and screams out for help almost
nightly.
MOONLIGHT ON BUTTERNUT LAKE introduces Mila to Reid.
At first, I hated Reid. He was such a jerk to Mila and I
hated how he
treated her. She was only trying to help him and he kept
thrashing out at
her and pushing her and her help away. At times, I just
wanted to smack
him upside his head and other times, I was cheering for
him. Reading
MOONLIGHT ON BUTTERNUT LAKE was like being on an emotional
roller
coaster. Will Mila be able to trust Reid and tell him
what she is hiding
from? Will they be able to help each other heal and learn
to live again? Or
will Reid push her away and send her packing?
I love visiting Butternut Lake. It's like being with
family in our lake cabin for
summer vacation. I love the lake community and how they
watch out for
each other. MOONLIGHT ON BUTTERNUT LAKE deals with some
very
hard and life altering challenges. I found myself so
wrapped up in Mila and
Reid's lives and really wanted to see them get over their
pasts and learn to
be happy again. Mary McNear has been on my author radar
since the very
first book in this series. She knows how to engage the
reader right from
the very first page and gets you right into the characters
lives. She makes
them seem like they are your old friends and you can't
help but cheer for
them as they go through life's difficulties.
From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Up at Butternut Lake comes the third novel in the Butternut Lake series—a dazzling story of two wounded souls seizing a second chance at life and love. On the run from her abusive husband, Mila Jones flees Minneapolis for the safety and serenity of Butternut Lake. Ready to forge a new life, Mila's position as home health aide to Reid Ford is more than a job. It’s a chance at a fresh start. Though her sullen patient seems determined to make her quit, she refuses to give up on him. Haunted by the car accident that nearly killed him, Reid retreats to his brother’s cabin on Butternut Lake and lashes out at anyone who tries to help. Reid wishes Mila would just go away. . .until he notices the strength, and the secrets, behind her sad, brown eyes. Against all odds, Mila slowly draws Reid out. Soon they form a tentative, yet increasingly deeper, bond as Mila lowers her guard and begins to trust again, and Reid learns how to let this woman who has managed to crack through his protective shell into his life. While the seemingly endless days of summer unfold, Reid and Mila take the first steps to healing as they discover love can be more than just a dream.
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