Cassie Carter and her seven-year-old daughter Aimee barely escape from her physically abusive husband, Duke. At eighteen and pregnant, Cassie ran from her family home in Spokane, Washington only to be isolated in Florida by her new husband. Sequestered from her family and friends, she receives broken bones, black eyes and multiple contusions and bruises. Escaping from a window and running to a women's rescue was all that saved her life when Duke headed for the kitchen for a knife. Finally receiving the support needed to put him behind bars, Cassie and Aimee relocate to Seattle where she works as a hairstylist at a local salon and volunteers as a victim advocate. Through these years she has been completely isolated from her sisters, Karen and Nichole, as well as her parents.
Starting over with absolutely nothing, she applies to Habitat for Humanity and is accepted. Along with the promise of a home, she must volunteer 500 hours on the construction of their projects. Getting off on the wrong foot with the supervisor of the construction site, Steve Brody, eventually they meet in the middle. Steve lost his loving wife three years ago to cancer and still bares the loss. Gruffness is all he has now until unexpected feelings grab him by the throat for the new helper. Her now twelve-year-old daughter only encourages Steve's attempts at courting her. Her parents have passed and she has finally received a reply from her sisters for a possible reunion while Steve is putting undue pressure on her to form a more permanent relationship. After the abuse, how is she to be certain she isn't getting into the same situation as with her last husband and will she be able to bridge the ocean of hurt and misunderstanding with her siblings?
There is so much more to LAST ONE HOME. The heartbreaking issues of separation and loss of parents and siblings, only scratches the surface. Creative information is given to the reader of the consequences and terror of an abusive marriage. Managing to find redeeming qualities in a man after near death from another, is emotional and takes renewed faith. Debbie Macomber never disappoints me. I snatch up every story this woman writes, even though she keeps me crying through half of it and my heart aches. She always manages to leave me with a warming of the soul and fuzzy feelings that stays for days. If you don't grab LAST ONE HOME, it's your definite loss!
Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
the Blossom Street and Cedar Cove series, delivers an
inspiring new stand-alone novel about the enduring bond
between sisters, the power of forgiveness, and a second
chance at love.
Growing up, Cassie Carter and her sisters, Karen and
Nichole, were incredibly closeβuntil one fateful event
drove them apart. After high school, Cassie ran away from
home to marry the wrong man, throwing away a college
scholarship and breaking her parentsβ hearts. To make
matters worse, Cassie had always been their fatherβs
favoriteβa sentiment that weighed heavily on her sisters
and made Cassieβs actions even harder to bear.
Now thirty-one, Cassie is back in Washington, living in
Seattle with her daughter and hoping to leave her past
behind. After ending a difficult marriage, Cassie is back
on her own two feet, the pieces of her life slowly but
surely coming together. Despite the strides Cassieβs made,
she hasnβt been able to make peace with her sisters.
Karen, the oldest, is a busy wife and mother, balancing
her career with raising her two children. And Nichole, the
youngest, is a stay-at-home mom whose husband indulges her
every whim. Then one day, Cassie receives a letter from
Karen, offering what Cassie thinks may be a chance to
reconcile. And as Cassie opens herself up to new
possibilitiesβmaking amends with her sisters, finding love
once moreβshe realizes the power of compassion, and the
promise of a fresh start.
A wonderful novel of perseverance and trust, and an
exciting journey through lifeβs challenges and joys, Last
One Home is Debbie Macomber at the height of her talents.
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