Wind Chime Summer by Sophie Moss

Wind Chime Summer

by Sophie Moss

☆☆☆☆☆

Wind Chime Summer is

Book Three of

The Wind Chimes Novels

 

I spent a few years volunteering at my local USO.

It was an amazing time. I felt like I was making a

true contribution to the great men, women and

the families of those that protect this country. I also

had the opportunity to talk to many service members,

veterans and their families. I learned a lot. There was

one subject that came up so much. PTSD.

We all know that it isn't an issue exclusive to service

members. But that is what this story is centered on.
Without question, Sophie Moss wrote a wonderful

love story including a group of characters that

are very brave, strong men and women.

Wind Chime Summer is a romantic story. But it isn't

a romance that comes easily. Both Ryan and Izzy have

to fight hard to get to the place where they can have a

true relationship with romance. Ryan is coming to terms

with his own issues. Family history mostly.

 

Then its Izzy Rivera. She has been falling deeper and

deeper into the haze, terror and anger of PTSD.
Stemming from her service time in the Army.
As with most people, she thinks she can handle it.

If she can only find a way to deal a particular person.

Of course, there is so much more to it than this one guy

or one incident. In the end, Izzy does get the help she

needed. On many fronts. And from many people.

 

Ryan and Izzy are perfect for each other, of course.

Ryan is infinitely patient. Izzy is determined.

They find their way to each other. Ryan also finds a

way to connect with his father.

And Izzy finds her way back to the kitchen.

 

Ahh, the love. The wonderful deep emotion that is

the biggest part of this wind chime summer.

The soft sounds and beauty of the wind chimes

is romantic and magical. Its proven in every story.

 

 

I want to add something. Here is a link.

If you or someone you know needs help.

I hope this will lead you to the people

you need. Maybe its just a starting point.

But I truly hope you will find the help

from somewhere.

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/where-to-get-help.asp

 

I have enjoyed every book in this series.

I bought the first book. The second two were

arcs given to me in exchange for an

honest review.

This review by Lisa Hutson

 



Wind Chime Wedding by Sophie Moss

Wind Chime Wedding

by Sophie Moss

This is book 2 of the Wind Chime Novel series.

We are back to the island. This one is the story

of Becca. She is a teacher at Heron Island Elementary.

Becca is proud of her home and the school she works

at. One day, she is told that the school is going to

be closed down and the children will have to go to 

bigger schools outside of their area. Many of the 

teachers will lose their jobs. Becca has been engaged

to Tom for a long time. They have a deep 

emotional connection from when they were very 

young. They have been together really ever since.
The wedding is coming in only 3 weeks. And then, 

she will follow him and move to Washington, DC. 

She will give up her job and her home to be with him. 

Colin is working hard to build a center to help 

veterans coming home from war. He came home

with one prosthetic leg. So Colin feels like he can

relate and help them. Colins father is a big time 

politician. He demands that his son is visible in the

political world. His father loves Colin and he uses

his sons service record to get people to pay attention.

His father has helped a lot getting the funding needed

for the center. Which is why Colin goes along with

his fathers demands.

There is a lot to this story. The people of the island are very 

involved. They are interesting to say the least. Becca 

knows where her heart is happiest. But she has been waiting 

to marry Tom for most of her adult life. 

Which does she give up?

"All love is risk, Becca," her father said gently.
"I would rather have a love as strong

as I had with your mother for a single day

than a lukewarm love that lasted a lifetime."

 Wind Chime Wedding is full of love. From every 

corner of the island. It's a place of soothing comfort.

Trusting your neighbor. The old saying about it taking

a village to raise a child. The people here live that.
I do recommend these stories if you enjoy happy,

dependable reading filled with much emotion and hope

for the future. Sometimes, the hope for the future

is brought by a wind chime. 

I was given this copy of Wind Chime Wedding in

exchange for an honest review.
Review by Lisa Hutson

Wind Chime Cafe by Sophie Moss

Wind Chime Café

by Sophie Moss

I came across this story on my kindle. Do you ever

do that? Just see a story somewhere and feel drawn to

read it? Even if you don't know the author? Or have any

connection to it?
That's how this was. I have never read Sophie Moss.
But I felt like I just had to read it.
Thank goodness!
It has been a wonderful, heart touching, demanding,

real life, emotional story. The characters were

wildly diverse. And still, came together beautifully.

I could not wait from moment to moment to find

out what was going to happen.

Annie Malone is a single mom. She is not always

lovable. She has a lovely eight year old daughter,

Taylor. Taylor is in an emotionally fragile place.

Sometimes, Annie puts people off in the process of

protecting Taylor. But she is putting everything on the

line on Heron Island to make a new, safe,
comfortable life for the two of them.

Will Dozier is a Navy Seal trying to get

a hold of his own life. He grew up here on

Heron Island. But he has not been home for

10 years. He is being forced to be here to take

care of his grandparents homestead. And do it

in such a way that it stays true to their memory.

Taylor and Will have everything in common.

Even though she is an 8 year old girl and he is

a grown man and Navy Seal. The emotions everyone

in this story goes through are written so well. They will

all settle deep in your heart. You will picture

the diner and the beach. You will hear the wind

chimes. You will feel the children in their pure

happiness and then in desperate fear.

Its been some time since I read a story that has

touched me so much. There are no slow times. Its

not all hard. But it flows and moves along steady.

I really loved this story.

Review by Lisa Hutson