PROVENANCE by CARLA LAUREANO

Publication date 3/8/21
PROVENANCE by CARLA LAUREANO is a beautifully written romance novel with unforgettable characters and an encouraging story. There is a strong Christian message, namely the importance of dealing with one's past so that it does not affect our future, forgiveness and restoration.
When Kendall Green goes to Jasper Lake to accept her inheritance, she has no idea that she is part of the town's history. In fact other people seem to know more about her provenance than she does. Being a designer whose main interest is in restoring historical homes and sourcing antiques, she is the ideal person to help save the town from a huge commercial development, but will she really want to be involved in restoring something her family, who seem to have rejected her when she was five, once owned? It is in researching the provenance of her grandmother's house, with the young mayor, Gabriel Brandt's assistance, that she gradually learns the truth about where she came from. I love the comparison of the foster parents, who wanted to adopt her, with God the Father who is waiting with open arms to adopt us.
Although Gabe has issues with his father he realizes that Kendall was in a much worse situation when she was growing up. Being a "fixer" he desperately wants to save the town from being ruined by Phil Burton and his grandiose development ideas, but knows that Kendall needs the money the sale of the houses will bring in to save her design business. As he gets to know Kendall he realizes that he wants to fix her problems as well and I really like to see his kindness and strong Christian values. Both Kendall and Gabe have great depth of character in spite of, or maybe because of, what they have been through.
It is altogether a lovely read and one I highly recommend.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Tyndale House Publishers. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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