FRIDAY: Love Mercy

Love Johnson has recently lost her husband. She lost her only son soon after the birth of his third daughter who would now be a teenager, and Love is estranged from her daughter-in-law. So as far as family is concerned, Love only has her inlaws in her life. But she has surrounded herself with good friends who are like family and who help her adjust to life without her precious husband. Then one day, unexpectedly, her middle granddaughter, Rett, shows up in town. Why has she traveled across the country to see a grandmother she barely knows? What is she looking for? What is she hiding from?

Among other books, Fowler writes the Benni Harper mystery series that takes place in the 1990s. Love Mercy takes place in 2008 in the same community with Benni and her family as fringe characters. It was fun to see Benni and other familiar characters in Love's story, which was very good all by itself. Fowler hopes to tell more stories about Love and her friends and family in the future and I look forward to reading them.