The Bright Spot takes
place in a town called Sunrise Cove near Lake Tahoe but the story itself is a ray of
sunshine. The heroine, Luna Wright, knows
nothing about her biological family and never really fit in with her adopted
family but she feels totally at home at the Apple Ridge Farm which she runs
with her motley crew. The future of her
family and her home is threatened when the owner Silas dies suddenly and Luna
discovers a large balloon payment is due to investors in two months. Although Silas leaves 50% of the farm to Luna,
the other half is left to investment manager, Jameson Hayes.
Of course, the two couldn’t be
more different. Luna leads with her
heart and Jameson is guided by his spreadsheets but the two must work together
to save the farm and the livelihood of the people they have grown to love.
The romance between Luna and Jameson
follows the standard formula but the story is also about learning to trust and accepting
who you really are. Comic relief is
provided by the abandoned farm animals housed at the farm, particularly Dammit
Ziggy, or DZ, a baby goat with a pajama wardrobe and mother issues.
4.2 stars on Goodreads, 4.6 on Amazon
