Moonlight on Butternut Lake: A Novel (A Butternut Lake Novel)

Product Description

New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author Mary McNear takes us home to Butternut Lake, where the townspeople are sure to look after anyone they consider their own. . ..Mila Jones has fled the big city seeking a safe haven on the serene shores of Butternut Lake. Her position looking after Reid Ford is more than a job. It’s a chance at a fresh start. And although her sullen patient does everything he can to make her quit, Mila refuses to give up on him.But Mila isn’t the only one needing refuge. Haunted by the car accident that nearly killed him, Reid has hidden himself away. He wants Mila to just leave him alone. And he wishes the whole town would stop looking after his well-being.Against all odds, Mila slowly draws Reid out. Soon they form a tentative, yet increasingly deeper bond with each other, as well as becoming part of the day-to-day fabric of Butternut Lake itself. But the world has a way of intruding, even in such a serene place . . . and when Mila’s husband forces his way back into her life, she and Reid are compelled to face down the past.

Review

  “McNear keeps an aura of suspense to the climax. 
A heartwarming story of the power of love, family, and persistence against all odds.” (BOOKLIST)

 ”
McNear skillfully shows the strength and encouragement a woman needs to draw upon in order to leave her abuser….This solid story will find an audience among readers who enjoy novels involving social issues. 
–(Library Journal)

Moonlight on Butternut Lake 
by Mary McNear is the next entry in the best-selling and emotionally rich Butternut Lake series, and it’s a nuanced story of healing and second chances…. Suffused with all the magic of firefly-lit summer nights, this entry in the series is especially heartwarming.—Bookpage 

Praise for Mary McNear’s Butternut Lake Series

“…a homey, feel-good series, McNear’s small-town tale offers lakeside views and likable characters. […] McNear has admirably crafted people worth following.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Mary McNear has been on my author radar since the very first book in this series. She knows how to engage the reader right from the very first page and gets you right into the characters lives. She makes them seem like they are your old friends and you can’t help but cheer for them as they go through life’s difficulties.”
–Susan Dyer, Fresh Fiction 

“…a master of the genre, Mary McNear’s “Moonlight On Butternut Lake” is an exceptional and highly recommended addition to personal reading list and community library romance novel collections.
” —
Midwest Book Review 

From the Author

Moonlight on Butternut Lake
 was partly inspired by Jane Eyre, one of my favorite 19th-century heroines. I was interested in exploring how a young woman, with no financial or emotional support, would overcome her dark past and find a true “home,” one that included love, family and friends. Would she be able to realize her dream to become a nurse and find a community, or would her past make that impossible?  This is the story of Mila Jones and Reid Ford. A very 21st-century love story.

From the Back Cover

New York Times bestselling author Mary McNear takes us home to Butternut Lake, where the townspeople are sure to look after anyone they consider their own. . .
Mila Jones has fled the big city seeking a safe haven on the serene shores of Butternut Lake. Her position looking after Reid Ford is more than a job. It’s a chance at a fresh start. And although her sullen patient does everything he can to make her quit, Mila refuses to give up on him.
But Mila isn’t the only one needing refuge. Haunted by the car accident that nearly killed him, Reid has hidden himself away. He wants Mila to just leave him alone. And he wishes the whole town would stop looking after his well-being.
Against all odds, Mila slowly draws Reid out. Soon they form a tentative, yet increasingly deeper bond with each other, as well as becoming part of the day-to-day fabric