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 close—until 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 parents’ hearts. To make
matters worse, Cassie had always been their father’s
favorite—a sentiment that weighed heavily on her sisters
and made Cassie’s 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 Cassie’s made,
she hasn’t 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
possibilities—making amends with her sisters, finding love
once more—she realizes the power of compassion, and the
promise of a fresh start.
A wonderful novel of perseverance and trust, and an
exciting journey through life’s challenges and joys, Last
One Home is Debbie Macomber at the height of her talents.
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