As the Light Fades by Catherine West

☆☆☆☆
ebook, 519 pages
Published September 10th 2019 by IBPA
About the Book:
Sometimes we’re placed in the strangest of circumstances for the most important reasons. After her carefully constructed life crumbles, Liz Carlisle finds herself back on Nantucket, picking up the pieces. With the family estate under renovations, the solitude she craves seems out of reach. Matthew Stone intends to steer clear of his new tenant. She’s carrying a load of baggage, but as long as she pays the rent, he’ll let her be. He’s got enough to deal with caring for his wayward niece, Mia. Liz doesn’t have time for teenagers and her track record with men is abysmal, but an unlikely friendship forms between the three. When her former boyfriend is charged with assault, Liz is called to testify against him. But he knows the darkest secrets of her life—secrets she’d hoped to keep buried forever, and he’s ready to reveal them. Telling the truth is the right thing to do, but it may cost her everything she’s worked so hard for, and all she’s come to love.

Apparently this is the second book involving the Carlisle family, but I had no trouble reading this as a stand alone. I will definitely be reading The Things We Knew, which I guess will be like reading a prequel.

As the Light Fades captured my heart from the beginning. I was sucked into this fictional world and didn't want to get out. I absolutely loved the writing from Catherine West. This book is so easy to read and you feel like you are there experiencing every emotion that is being felt by the characters. I absolutely loved the heroine, Liz, and the hero, Matt.

As the Light Fades is more than a story of family drama to tug at the heartstrings. It’s more than a mystery to unwrap. It’s more than a romance to savor. It’s more than a masterfully written piece of fiction. It is, in fact, all of those … but it is also a story rich with healing and honesty and hope. It is a novel that will hold you captive until you’ve finished the last word and one which will linger in your heart long after.

Be prepared to smile and even laugh too. Most of all, be prepared to fall in love with Nantucket, with the Carlisle family, and with Catherine West.

Thank you NetGalley, Catherine West and Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.

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