SEEDLING HOMESTEAD SERIES BY HILIARY DARTT

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Hilary Dartt loves great adventures, whether she’s writing, reading, or living them. The author of nine women’s fiction novels, Hilary lives in Arizona’s high desert with her husband, their three children, her Weimaraner and running partner, Leia, a failed barn cat, and a flock of chickens. She loves camping, exploring in the Jeep, and dance parties with her kids.

BOOKS IN THE SERIES:

SYNOPSIS:

Previously published as The Composition of Order by Hilary Dartt.

When a perfectionist mother loses touch with her true self, can she reclaim spontaneity and breathe life into her marriage?

If she could, Sarah Ward would plan her own surprise party. Determined to provide her daughter an impeccable home and a leg up on success, she leaves nothing to chance… even impromptu fun time. As the devoted mom prepares to send her child off to college, she has the startling realization she's completely lost touch with her husband.

Desperate to reignite their spark, Sarah organizes one last family road trip - a summer of wonder. And when a stop at a farmer’s market unearths an old journal overflowing with romantic reflections, she’s inspired to recapture the magic.

Will Sarah forge a path back to her carefree youth and win over the heart of her soulmate?

A Summer of Wonder is the transformative first book in The Seedling Homestead women’s fiction series. If you like relatable heroines, searches for identity, and emotional journeys with a splash of humor, you’ll adore Hilary Dartt’s vacation of a lifetime.

MY REVIEW:

A Summer of Wonder by Hilary Dartt
Great story, feel as if I got two stories for the price of one.
The diary involves a lot of past history and thoughts on many subjects.
Other part of the story is the real life, present time where the daughter is heading off to college soon.
Father of daughter wants a divorce as he's lost his love for his wife. Mother just goes about her business, keeping lists and things to do.
Love the road trip and they end up at Mama Katherine's where they learn so many past secrets that explain a lot of things...
Sisters nudge Sara into fighting for him in their own ways.
Can't wait to read more from this author as she digs into deep thoughts about subjects that matter to me.
Like that different generations are in this book, series each with their own problems in today's world.
Devastating news from Mama Katherine, hits me hard as she has what I have.
Very descriptive and there are not only fun times but sad ones also, passion, adventure, travel and charity work and getting out of their comfort zones.
Excerpt from next book is included at the end. About the author is also included.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.

SYNOPSIS:

Architect Margaret Bradley is a rising star, renowned for her vision. In keeping with the promise she made to herself when her first mother died, she's fiercely self-reliant, traveling the country solo, enjoying her professional success.

Then she finds out she's going blind.

It's an unimaginable situation. Independence, the one thing for which she's always striven, seems impossible.

Worse, Margaret's adoptive mother, Mama Katherine, is sick. Margaret returns to her childhood home to help care for her … and to seek refuge as she grieves the loss of her sight.

Margaret is determined to prove—to her sisters, Sarah and Hannah, her mother, and herself—that she can remain self-sufficient. Then she meets Ethan, whose thoughtful gestures and provocative voice make Margaret think relying on someone else might not be so bad after all.

While one part of Margaret begins to accept this new life, another part of her—one born when she was just a little girl—fights against it. As those two sides struggle for control, Margaret must weigh losing her vision against gaining something much more significant.

If you enjoy heartwarming stories about resilience and the healing power of family, order your copy of A Dream of Home today.

MY REVIEW:

A Dream of Home by Hilary Dartt

This story starts out with Margaret and her life as a designer of buildings and her recent vision loss.

She gets enough opinions from the doctors but is still having a hard time understanding how her life with go on.

On her trip to the Grand Canyon with the others she thinks there is hope.... she take it upon herself to take a trip by herself to a new location and has a great time with her dog, Duke.

Outcome does not go well and she turns to Ethan to help her out. Love hearing of her past life and how she came to Mama Katherine’s' house.

Such troubled starts the girls have had til they reach the Seedling Homestead. Bonus material as more of journey is read...

This is a special read for me because I also have RP, no seeing eye dog and other eye issues and every day is a struggle. So glad I can listen to books.

Love advice given in the book as to how to just get your job done, just in a different manner. Love what Ethan can do for her.

Romance, travel, vision tips, family, making things work and love.

Excerpt from the third book is enclosed at the end along with about the author.

Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.

SYNOPSIS:

Previously published as The Structure of Perfection by Hilary Dartt.

A compelling story about the choices we make … and the healing power of family.

Hannah Bradley knows she's lucky: she's always lived an almost-magical existence.

In fact, when her younger sisters started new lives—Sarah as the consummate wife and mother and Margaret as an independent, jet-setting engineer—Hannah chose to remain home with Mama Katherine and become a teacher at the local elementary school.

Everything was perfect—until Mama dropped a bombshell that revealed their life was built on a foundation of secrets and deception.

As Hannah struggles to unravel the truth about her own past, she finds herself inexplicably compelled to help a new student, Sadie, whose behavior (in turns surly and charming) suggests she’s had anything but a perfect life—and that she truly needs Hannah.

Making life even more complicated, the family hires Hannah's college nemesis, Tanner Lucas, to build two new houses on the property. Despite their somewhat contentious past, he’s now oddly charming—especially in the way he interacts with Sadie.

Hannah’s connections with both Sadie and Tanner deepen, and she begins to see possibilities she’d only imagined … to want things she’d always told herself she didn’t need. But juxtaposed against that potential are the consequences of choices made long ago.

Now, at last, Hannah must define for herself what perfection really means.

If you love stories about family, love, loss, and redemption, you'll love A Promise of Forever. Order your copy now.

MY REVIEW:

A Promise of Forever (The Seedling Homestead Series Book 3) Kindle Edition by Hilary Dartt

This story focuses on Hannah, the child of Mama Katherine. It also has scenes with the other sisters so you get to catch up on what's going on in all their life.

We hear stories from Mama about Philip and her past life and good tmes they shared. Hannah is a teacher and she feels for a child that is living with relatives but they are not taking care of her properly.

She's had her come over for dinner then even to sleep over and her and Tanner who she's grown to like take her out for Halloween night.

She and her sisters get on the net and investigate about her father. she's busy with chores and schoolwork so Tanner takes her to the city for a long weekend.

Love the people at the orchard and some bitter and sad tears but also tears of joy.

When they return home she is bombarded with decisions to make as her father had given her some good advice. she needs to move on it...

Never saw the ending as it was written but love it, all wrapped up.

Hope there is another story just about mama Katherine and her prior life. I think she deserves a story of her own as we caught glimpses of it in the three stories of the girls.

Travel, love, calm, peace, sadness and so much more in this one.

Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.