Hallie's Heart Book

Mona VanderMolen, an antique dealer in a small Michigan town, is trying to keep her business alive. As Mona faces the uncertainties of her own future, Hallie, Mona's fifteen-year-old niece, suddenly arrives on her doorstep. Guilt-ridden over her sister's drowning several years earlier, Hallie has run off to her aunt's cottage. As the two women work through their problems and learn to forgive, will an unfortunate accident tear them apart once again? Guaranteed fiction!

Tamara Butler Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information - Library Journal

After leaving a successful teaching career just a few years before retirement to dive into the antiques business, Mona VanderMolen is not always sure she made the right decision. But she had to get away from her old life after her niece died while in her care. Mona's sister blames her for losing her daughter and won't let her remaining child, Hallie, be part of Mona's life. But 15-year-old Hallie is battling her own demons and runs away from her parents to her aunt's cottage. Mona and Hallie must work together to overcome their guilt and find forgiveness. This first novel is a competent work with believable characters and a thought-provoking plot. Recommended for readers looking for fiction that deals with grief and redemption. Beach is a professional speaker who lives in Michigan.