Disclosure: I received a free book for posting in the tour.  Opinions shared are mine.

It’s been a while since I had the pleasure of reading a Rachel Hauck novel.  Her stories are often uplifting and sweet.  The Memory House seemed a bit more solemn to me.  Oh, but what a treat it was!

My heart still staggers from the opening chapters.  We have a sweet mini schnauzer who thinks she’s my third child.  I hugged her a little tighter after reading the first few pages of The Memory House!

There are some gentle nudges of inspiration in the book, while the world and its ways creep into the characters’ lives.  Mentions of alcohol use, drug abuse, animal cruelty, and premarital sex are not often seen in mainstream Christian fiction. For the very selective Christian reader, this probably wouldn’t be the right book.  I can’t say it didn’t bother me; the dark themes of pain and grief truly gripped me.  There’s hope in the story, though, and that kept me upright until the end.

Definitely pay attention to character development in this book.  It’s amazing to see how timelines intersect and paths cross, but even more fulfilling to see how people change and grow.

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About the book:

When Beck Holiday lost her father in the North Tower on 9/11, she also lost her memories of him. Eighteen years later, she’s a tough New York City cop burdened with a damaging secret, suspended for misconduct, and struggling to get her life in order. Meanwhile a mysterious letter arrives informing her she’s inherited a house along Florida’s northern coast, and what she discovers there will change her life forever. Matters of the heart only become more complicated when she runs into handsome Bruno Endicott, a driven sports agent who fondly recalls the connection they shared as teenagers. But Beck doesn’t remember that, either.

Decades earlier, widow Everleigh Applegate lives a steady, uneventful life with her widowed mother after a tornado ripped through Waco, Texas, and destroyed her new, young married life. When she runs into old high school friend Don Callahan, she begins to yearn for change. Yet no matter how much she longs to love again, she is hindered by a secret she can never share.

Fifty years separate the women but through the power of love and miracle of faith, they each find healing in a beautiful Victorian known affectionately as The Memory House.

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About the author:
Rachel Hauck is an award winning, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.  Her book The Wedding Dress was named Inspirational Novel of the Year by Romantic Times Book Reviews. She is a
double RITA finalist, and a Christy and Carol Award Winner.

Her book, Once Upon A Prince, first in the Royal Wedding Series, was filmed for an Original Hallmark movie.  Rachel has been awarded the prestigious Career Achievement Award for her body of original work by Romantic Times
Book Reviews.  A member of the Executive Board for American Christian Fiction Writers, she teaches workshops and leads worship at the annual conference. She is a past Mentor of The Year. At home, she’s a wife, writer, worship leader and works out at the gym semi-enthusiastically. A graduate of Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) with a degree in Journalism, she’s a former sorority girl and a devoted Ohio State football fan. Her bucket list is to stand on the sidelines with Ryan Day. She lives in sunny central Florida with her husband and ornery cat.

For more information, visit www.rachelhauck.com, Facebook (@rachelhauck), Twitter (@RachelHauck) and Instagram (@rachelhauck).