Harvest Moon stands alone but is also the third in the wonderful Riverbend series.

Finally, Gavin gets a happy ending. And that’s not spoiler alert. Anything but a happy ending would be breaking the promise made to readers in book one, and Denise Hunter is far too skillful a writer to do that.

In this story, Gavin’s turbulent romance with ex-wife Laurel comes to the fore as the two are forced together by a heartbreaking situation. While they handle the shocking turn of events, we see how the two fell in love but then fell apart. Even the ever-welcoming Robinsons are wary of Laurel’s reappearance, and Laurel remains guarded and closed off with Gavin’s family.

But Gavin can’t help but see his own failings, and Laurel sees a man who’s changed a lot in their time apart. As events come to a head, can both admit their feelings and start again?

Wow. This book had all the emotions you could ask for. And then a few more. Gavin and Laurel present as authentic, broken, good people in a fallen world. And their restoration is beautiful to read. Highly recommend (as is the whole series). This book stands alone but I definitely recommend reading the other two in the series.

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