Marry Me in Good Hope is the 6th book in the Good Hope Series by Cindy Kirk.
Book Details
This book was published in Nov 2018.
The main genre for this story is contemporary romance, but it’s also a small town romance.
I would also call this a secret identity romance. Or even a second chance at love romance.
I would also add it’s a story about life, and dealing with the troubles and struggles of life!
This is full length story with 278 pages.
There are no other book covers for this story.
This is Hadley Newhouse’s and David Chapin’s story. This story is told from their point of view in 3rd person.
This story is located in Good Hope, a small township in the Door County peninsula in Wisconsin. This story happens in March of the following story.
This series is wrapped around the wonderful people of Good Hope.
There’s one scene to watch for. But no crude language or violence, although there was talk of some, when Hadley was sharing her past.
So far, in this series, I’ve noticed that these characters have an external and an internal issue to deal with.
A few things happen during this story that ties it to the other stories in this series:
- Steve Bloom and Lynn Chapin start dating
- Prim and Max have their baby, a girl, named Adelyn
Book Summary
Hadley is a character that’s played a secondary role since the beginning of the series.
She has a secret. And it’s a doozy!
She moved to Good Hope for a reason. As a baker extraordinaire, she started working for Ami before the series began. We don’t learn much about her except she has a past that she keeps to herself.
David is an architect. He was married to Whitney and they have a 9 yr old daughter Brynn Elizabeth. In the first books, we see David struggle in his marriage, and finally get divorced.
So by this story, he’s freshly divorced and adapting to life as a single parent (he got full custody of Brynn). But he’s lonely.
This story is also about Brynn. She knows she’s adopted. David and Whitney adopted due to… another secret he promised to keep.
I’d call this story a forced proximity romance because Hadley moves in with David and becomes his full-time nanny.
Okay, a little backstory. Camille has been Brynn’s nanny, she’s played no major role in the story. She suddenly elopes and leaves David in a bind. He needs someone who’s gonna take care of Brynn, but he doesn’t want just anyone.
When Ami and Beck decide that the Blooms Bake Shop needs a full makeover, the reno puts Hadley out of a home. And they mention to David that Hadley needs a place to stay and a job. So what does she do, she moves in with David’s to be his temporary nanny for Brynn.
And it’s while they’re living together getting to know each other, that they start to have strong feelings for each other. And as those feelings deepen, Hadley knows that she must come clean and tell David who she really is.
And sorry — SPOILERS!!!!! —— sorry, not sorry!
Hadley is Brynn’s bio mom! She moved to Good Hope on purpose to make sure that her daughter had a good life. And while she never interfered with David and Whitney, she was privy to how badly Whitney treated Brynn and didn’t like her for it.
But David has a secret too. He’s been keeping Whitney’s secret.
Okay, so a lot more happens to really show how secrets can affect the lives of the people that keep them.
Conclusion
I enjoyed this story. I liked how she approached the subject of secrets in relationships. She did a good job of presenting a good way to deal with it. And how they can affect and even ruin a relationship when you let them. Or they can help and deepen the relationship when shared and talked about.
There was a fun element that I loved in this story. Gladys, the older retired actress, gives Hadley a prediction. And then Cindy Kirk fulfills it and ties it up in the end. Loved that!!
There was no editing issues I ran across, or formatting issues.
It’s a heartwarming story. I enjoyed this story. Definitely worth reading!! 📚
Check out the other books in the Good Hope Series:
