Barbara Bretton’s books always tug at my heartstrings and “A Soft Place to Fall” is not an exception. The story of Annie Galloway and Sam Butler, the crux of the story is straight out of today’s headlines and thus giving the book an extra umph.
Although it is nowhere near being called a romantic suspense, Sam’s predicament and Annie’s past were constantly in the background that it played a major role in their relationship.
This quote from the book sums the subplot with the romance as the main plot. “Most people will show you their diaries before they’ll show you their bank statements. Money is the last taboo in this country.”
A Soft Place to Fall
is Rated PG 17 due to some sexual content and subject matter
The first time they met, his dog trashed her car.
The second time they met, she set fire to her bathroom.
The third time they met, they fell in love.
Annie Galloway isn’t looking to fall in love again. Sam Butler doesn’t want a home and family of his own.
Too bad fate has other plans . .
It’s been two years since Annie Galloway’s husband died, and she is finally putting her life back together, even though she stays in Shelter Rock Cove, Maine. Annie has never lived anywhere else, and her life is tied to the small community, which is a blessing and a curse. Her mother-in-law took her in at sixteen when her parents died, and she feels grateful for her love, but her husband was not the saint that everyone thinks he was. When she meets Sam Butler, a Manhattan investment broker hiding out in the small town and reevaluating his life, they instantly connect, but some townspeople are suspicious of the newcomer and his relationship with Annie. Sam and Annie do keep secrets from each other, hoping to keep their newfound love separate from the past, but prying neighbors may tear them apart. Once again Bretton creates a tender love story about two people who, when they find something special, will go to any length to keep it. Patty Engelmann
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