Mackenzie Dienes loves her life. Her job is fun and
interesting in the family winery as an elite winemaker. Her close friends are
her in-laws, and she has a beautiful home. But the family in charge of the winery
isn’t her family, she just married into it and now her marriage is coming to an
end. When her husband agrees that their marriage is over, the pain is
unavoidable and Mackenzie is on the brink of losing everything she has come to
love about her life: family, job, and friends. But sometimes when one door closes,
another opens and when Mackenzie finds the strength to move out on her own, she
will find something even more beautiful in her future if she has the strength
to just reach for it.
Susan Mallery delivers another stirring story about changes,
what makes a family and more in THE VINEYARD AT PAINTED MOON and I can’t
help but root for Mackenzie right off the bat. She is plucky, feisty and is
very relatable especially as she tries to figure out how to move forward when
her life seemingly falls apart. Ms. Mallery is a top-notch writer who captures
her characters essence completely within her pages of the book and delivers a
wild and heartfelt story in her latest women’s fiction novel. I love how
Mackenzie finds the strength to move on and make something for herself instead
of just maintaining the status quo with her soon to be ex-husband’s family.
Within the pages we find Mackenzie finding the strength to move past the pain
to see what the future holds even as her life becomes even more chaotic as her
divorce moves forward and a surprise ends up giving her something to ponder and
embrace.
THE VINEYARD AT PAINTED MOON is a fast-paced
story filled with amazingly complex characters and a setting so lush, it makes
me want to go visit the place. Her characters are surprisingly relatable, and I
found myself enjoying all of them even the soon to be ex-husband even if he is
a dog at the end. This is truly one of her finest books to date and one I look
forward to reading again.
If you enjoy a wonderful story filled with unique and
entertaining characters and a setting that will make you long for a wine tour
in Napa Valley, then grab THE VINEYARD AT PAINTED MOON and get ready for
an adventure that will leave you hooked from start to finish. I look forward to
seeing where this author goes next as well as hoping we see more about
Mackenzie and her endeavors in the future if possible.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement
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