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When your heart is shattered, sometimes all you can do is go home.
Six years ago, Jillian and Tanner Holt met at the Lodge at Christmas Lake. They fell in love, married quickly, and have just moved into a sprawling, upscale home—the perfect place to start a family.
But when Tanner’s brother dies in an accident, things unravel. Guilt ravages Tanner, and he pulls away from Jillian. When he comes home unexpectedly to find her in the kitchen talking with their handsome neighbor, he makes ugly accusations. Things come to a head, and they each reveal a secret that could end their marriage.
Completely broken, Jillian returns to the place that has always brought healing to her soul. Surrounded by its peaceful, natural beauty, she sorts out her thoughts and listens for God’s voice. Tanner does come to her side, but it may be too late.
Can the Lodge at Christmas Lake help Tanner and Jillian find healing for their marriage?
The Lodge at Christmas Lake by Erin Stevenson is a moving story about a husband and wife, Tanner and Jillian Holt, who, like many young couples have let the pressures of life come between them and push them apart. They’ve forgotten the love they shared when they began dating at Christmas Lake. Both are busy with their careers. Money is tight. Tanner doesn’t think they can afford to start a family…and then Jillian discovers she’s pregnant. Needing to escape to think about her and Tanner’s relationship, she leaves Tanner and returns to the Lodge at Christmas Lake, where thy first met. And eventually Tanner follows. Well-written and engaging, this was a compelling story of forgiveness and second chances. Of overcoming loss. I REALLY enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. The Lodge at Christmas Lake is a perfect story for the Christmas Season.
You know those stories that you just can’t put down? The kind that have you reading through your lunch break and anxiously waiting for your workday to end so you can get back to them? Erin Stevenson’s The Lodge at Christmas Lake is one of those stories. I was held hostage, not only from the first page, but from the first word and held fast right to the very end. The story opens with Tanner and Jillian’s marriage in crisis. She is pregnant and he doesn’t want children. A sad enough state of affairs, but when the author leads us back in time to show us the beginning of Tanner and Jillian’s romance, you can’t help but grieve for this couple and their seemingly lost love. I loved these characters and so hoped for a happily ever after that reached beyond the initial romance and into their marriage. I can’t say enough about this story. The conflict was real. The romance was tender. The plot was riveting. The faith elements were genuine and inspiring. Erin Stevenson is fast becoming one of my
Erin Stevenson skillfully pulls the reader into Jillian and Tanner’s story, flipping between past and present to show how a once strong relationship has been broken, and then, finally, how it is repaired. A story full of hope!