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Atmosphere Press
Pub date February 15, 2024
ISBN 978-1639889808
Price $18.99 (USD) Paperback
Bogard presents a deeply personal look at love, friendship, human connection, regret, and redemption in her compelling second installment in the Heartland Trilogy. 1986. Professor Johnny Wharton is dead, and Jane Meyer has no option but to flee to Mexico to escape jail. She assumes a new identity as Ana and begins to build her life on the small island of Zipolite. But what happens when her yesterday threatens to get in the way of her tomorrow? This poignant coming-of-age story unfolds briskly, keeping readers engaged in the details of Jane’s life in the new place. While navigating intense, relevant issues, including trauma, PTSD, mental health, the power of human connection, guilt, and forgiveness, the novel doesn’t lose sight of the intriguing storyline and romance at its heart. The well-drawn and likable characters invite empathy, and the tense, high-stakes revelations interspersed with textured descriptions of life on the Mexican island keep the pages turning. A touch of magical realism adds to the intrigue. Jane’s fear of getting caught that runs as an undercurrent throughout the narrative wraps up nicely in the satisfying, heartwarming ending. Readers will devour this one and eagerly await the final installment in the trilogy. A stunner.
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