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What We Found In Hallelujah‘s cover has a decidedly beachy, summer-vibe. But this book is set in South Carolina in November at the end of hurricane season. While Thanksgiving and Christmas should be what the main characters are looking forward to, it is the past that haunts them. Vanessa Miller has written the perfect women’s fiction — mother/daughter relationships, sister relationships, and men/women’s relationships are all a part of this excellently-written novel. Fatih and Hope Reynolds are summoned home by their mother. She says she’s been swindled out of her home. But truth has never been their mother’s strong suit. And secrets long-kept abound. The real truth lies somewhere in the past, but it is a hard struggle to bring it to light. The whole Reynolds family has issues! Yet I never felt overwhelmed by the many plot threads. Miller does a great job of bringing them all together in sometimes poignant and sad and sometimes hopeful ways. With strong and diverse voices, What We Found in Hallelujah is a recommended read.

Recommended.

Audience: Adults.

(I purchased the audiobook through Audible. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)

Another storm is on the horizon for the Reynolds women. And the only way out is to go through it.

Good things never happen in November—at least not for the Reynolds women. It was the month they lost their patriarch. And the month when fourteen-year-old Trinity went missing during a tropical storm. So Hope Reynolds isn’t surprised when it becomes the month she walks in on her boyfriend kissing another woman. Or when she receives a panicked call from her mother about a mistake that could cost the family their treasured beach house.

Meanwhile, Faith Reynolds-Phillips is facing her own financial struggles. She’s also looking down the barrel of divorce and raising a daughter who reminds her so much of her younger sister, Trinity, that sometimes it physically hurts. The last place Hope and Faith want to be is in Hallelujah, South Carolina, during hurricane season. Going home will force them to confront the secrets that have torn their family apart. But if they can survive another storm, they’ll have a chance to rebuild on a new foundation—the truth.

In the latest novel from prolific writer Vanessa Miller, three women must find the strength to endure the storm and the faith to believe in a miracle.

Vanessa Miller is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, playwright, and motivational speaker. She started writing as a child, spending countless hours either reading or writing poetry, short stories, stage plays and novels. Vanessa’s creative endeavors took on new meaning in1994 when she became a Christian. Since then, her writing has been centered on themes of redemption, often focusing on characters facing multi-dimensional struggles.

Vanessa lives in North Carolina with her husband and family. She graduated from Capital University with a degree in Organizational Communication.

Tags: general fiction, Vanessa Miller, women's fiction