Stormy View
Nikki LeighContemporary romance
Available from Wings Press
ISBN: 1-59088-5074
March 2006
| Kennalyn and David have just been married. After meeting David's mother Kennalyn realizes she will never be welcomed into the family. David does not care that Kennalyn's family does not come from wealth, and plans a long and happy life for the two of them with many children. On their tenth anniversary David is involved in a boating accident and taken to the hospital. Before Kennalyn can arrive David's mother has him transferred to a private hospital owned by her family. Kennalyn has difficulty getting any information when she arrives, being always consulted after David's mother. Although this is beyond aggravating and demeaning for Kennalyn, her only concern is David's wellbeing. When David dies while in a coma a quick funeral is arranged with a closed casket. Kennalyn is in shock; everything is being controlled by David's mother. David's mother soon tells Kennalyn she is not welcome and Kennalyn finds herself moving back home to her father's lighthouse in Misty Cove, Massachusetts. But everything is not as it seems and there are secrets that will change everyone's life when they become known.
Stormy View by Nikki Leigh is a wonderful story that shows how far people will go to get what they want. This story shows how a selfish person can manipulate and make everyone unhappy. It also shows how a true love will survive and conquer all obstacles. It contains some wonderful characters. Even the villains in the story are so evil that they just make everything better around them. I could go on and on with all the derogatory words to describe how I feel about David's mother, but I won't. Just trust me, she is pure evil. The history of the lighthouse is fascinating. The most development in a character would involve Captain Bart, Kennalyn's father. He was never happy having daughters instead of sons and sees them as useless, especially in carrying on the legacy of the lighthouse. It is interesting to see how his opinions change. Although the basic outline of the story was predictable there was many surprises along the way. This story is an emotionally stirring book that goes through all the stages of grief and survival. The romance is sweet and the revenge in the end is even sweeter. I find the reason behind everything was believable. In fact the whole story can be pictured as something that could actually happen. This seems to make a big impact on how you can look at this story especially as you picture the story from Kennalyn's perspective and that is easy to do through the descriptive writing of Nikki Leigh. Stormy View is sure to become a favorite of many.
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Reviewer: Anita |
