Book Description:
Sometimes treasure can be found where you least expect it.
In the decade since high school graduation, Christine Sawyer has realized her dream of opening Treasure Hunting Antique Mall, the place where shoppers find gems that are new to them. Between her store, her house, and her role as a doting aunt, she’s happy with her life—if a bit lonely. But she’s used to being less lucky in love than her fraternal twin sister. Britney was always the popular one, the head cheerleader who dated the homecoming king and quarterback, while Christine stayed in the shadows.
Brent Nicholson is still trying to come to grips with the shambles his life has become. After leading his football team to a state championship, he suffered a career-ending injury. Now he’s lost his construction business thanks to his so-called best friend. So when his great-aunt Midge asks for his help readying her home to put it on the market, the opportunity to spend time with his biggest fan is a balm to his bruised soul.
But the antiques Brent finds in his aunt’s house lead him to an unexpected partnership with Christine. After being blind to her for so many years, is it too late for the former high school jock to win the heart of the self-proclaimed “nerdy twin”?
As they shift through items of the past, Christine and Brent learn to let go of the pieces they don’t want to bring into the future—and realize the value of what’s in front of them today.
My Thoughts: Charming Love Story
Something Old, Something New was an absolutely charming love story. It kept me completely engrossed as I followed Christine and Brent’s story all the while wondering how they’d be able to overcome all the obstacles in their way; obstacles that came in the form of people, past history and situations, family, and even their own plans and insecurities.
Christine and Brent were wonderfully kind and giving, and I desperately wanted to see them overcome all of the stumbling blocks in order for their relationship to grow. However, every so often the obstacles would cause them to take one step forward and two steps backwards leaving them right back in the same spot where they started. Each time this happened I was left wondering how in the world they’d be able to finally move forward in order for their relationship to grow. And that is just one of the things that made this such a charming and engaging story.
In contrast to the characters that contributed to the obstacles facing Christine and Brent, many others helped add to the charm of the story. Brent’s Aunt Midge was one of them. I absolutely loved her right from the start. Her spunkiness, boldness of speaking her mind and her matchmaking efforts kept me completely amused. On more than one occasion, Christine and Brent’s friends, Pam and Steve, as well as Christine’s young nieces significantly added to the charm and amusement.
If you like a sweet romance that combines great characters, not so nice characters, overcoming obstacles to reach a happily ever after sprinkled with charm, amusement and surprises sprinkled in, Something Old, Something New is definitely the one for you. It will not disappoint.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book. All comments and opinions are strictly my own.
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About the Author: Amy Clipston
Amy Clipston has been writing for as long as she can remember. Her fiction writing "career" began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan College and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. She is the author of the bestselling Kauffman Amish Bakery series with Zondervan, which is part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing. An advocate for organ and blood donation, Amy donated a kidney in 2011 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Through her donation, her husband received a second kidney transplant. Amy and her husband matched another couple and swapped kidneys with them. Amy's memoir, A Gift of Love, will be available in early 2014. She hopes her story inspires others to become organ and blood donors. Amy lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats. You can find her on the web at www.AmyClipston.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmyClipstonBooks.
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