Bend Toward the Sun A Novel by Jen Devon

Book Excerpt:

""Heart-warming, sensual, beautifully written." –New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood

Jen Devon's Bend Toward the Sun is a gorgeous, emotional love story about taking unexpected paths, accepting loss, and finding strength in the transformative power of love.

Rowan McKinnon believes love isn't real. She thinks she has everything she needs with a botany Ph.D., two best friends who embrace her social quirkiness, and some occasional no-strings sex. But she hides deep wounds from the past—an emotionally negligent mother and a fiancé who treated her like a pawn in a game. The only love she's ever known came from her grandmother Edie, who taught her to care for all things that grow.

After a chance encounter at a future winery, Rowan takes on the restoration of the property's abandoned vineyard, immersing herself in nurturing the grapes back to their former glory—and trying not to think about Harrison Brady.

An obstetrician profoundly struggling after losing a patient, Harry Brady no longer believes he can keep people safe. Reeling from the loss and his crumbled romantic relationship, Harry leaves Los Angeles to emotionally recover at his parents' new vineyard in Pennsylvania. He'll work to get the place ready to open and try to pick up the pieces of his heart.

As soon as he meets Rowan, sunlight begins to crack through the darkness smothering Harry's soul. He's compelled to explore the undeniable pull between them. But, after spending a lifetime protecting herself from feeling anything for anyone, Rowan tries to keep things casual.

But even she can't ignore their explosive connection.

A powerful, emotional novel about how love can change your life, Bend Toward the Sun is an unforgettable romance and a feast for the senses and the soul."

"This is a book to be savored."—Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk.

Title: Bend Toward the Sun
Author: Jen Devon
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
"Bend Toward the Sun" by Jen Devon

My Assessment:

'Bend Toward the Sun' was quite an emotional, unique, and enjoyable storyline that featured Rowan McKinnon and Harrison Brady, who both had real-life issues. Rowan was a botanist hired to help restore a vineyard that needed much care, and Harrison, a doctor back home seeking refuge from a traumatic experience that had happened to him while living in LA. What will happen when these two meet at a turning point in their lives with all the baggage they carry? The characters, especially the Brady family and Rowan's two best friends, were enjoyable with all the bantering in the story. Indeed this was a story of 'how love can hurt us and also how it can heal us.'

Be ready for a beautiful love story that was 'romantic, satisfying, sensual and unforgettable' that would be recommended to read.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced e-book in exchange for my honest review.