I'll Stand by You (Blessings, Georgia Series #2)

by Sharon Sala Narrated by Amy Rubinate

Overview

Dori Grant is no stranger to hardship. As a young single mother in the gossip-fueled town of Blessings, Georgia, she's weathered the storm of small-town disapproval most of her life. But when Dori loses everything within the span of an evening, she realizes she has no choice but to turn to her neighbors.



Everyone says the Pine boys are no good, but Johnny Pine has been proving the gossips wrong ever since his mother died and he took over raising his brothers. His heart goes out to the young mother and child abandoned by the good people of Blessings. Maybe he can be the one to change all that . . .

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

03/23/2015
Bestselling author Sala returns to Blessings, Ga. (Curl Up and Dye), in this touching contemporary romance of underdogs working toward respectability. Orphan Dori Grant, an unwed mother at 17, refuses to tell her grandfather who fathered her baby. Her grandfather takes care of the six-month-old while she works as a dishwasher at the local cafe. A few blocks away on the wrong side of the tracks, 20-year-old Johnny Pine, head of his household now that his mom is dead of an overdose and his dad is in prison for life, gets his two young brothers ready for school and goes to work. When Dori loses her grandfather and her home in one terrible blow, her neighbors shun her, but Johnny steps in and invites her and her baby to live with him and his brothers. Neighbors and townsfolk are both devious and kind, showing the small town at its worst and its best. When the baby’s father returns, complications compound. Characterization is one of Sala’s strengths, but the repetitions and minutiae slow the pace. Agent: Meredith Bernstein, Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency. (June)

From the Publisher

"This is an amazing story by a true storyteller." — RT Book Reviews

"I will have to reread I'LL STAND BY YOU and relive the things I loved so much!" — Fresh Fiction

"I loved this book and could not put it down until I finished it. This is a character-driven book, with great backstories and a setting that is perfect for the smooth-flowing plot. " — USA Today, Happy Ever After

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170692668
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	06/02/2015
Series:	Blessings, Georgia Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

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