JustRead Tours Blog Tour: The Way Back by Heidi Chiavaroli

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for The Way Back by Heidi Chiavaroli hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Title: The Way Back 

Series: Lights of Acadia #1 

Author: Heidi Chiavaroli 

Publisher: Hope Creek Publishers 

Release Date: June 18, 2024 

Genre: Dual Timeline Women's Fiction

Young love means everything . . . until it leaves you with nothing.

The summer before her senior year of high school, Laney Jacobs and her best friend jump from a six-story beachside cliff in an attempt to impress their boyfriends. Laney rose from the water. Her friend did not. 

Six years later, when Laney’s troubled mother’s memoir hits the bestseller list airing the family’s destructive secrets, Laney is forced to relive the trauma, this time in the public eye. To escape the scrutiny, she seeks shelter at her estranged grandmother’s seaside inn. But she can’t reconcile the loving woman with the heartless parent in her mother’s book. As she seeks answers, the boyfriend who once cost her a promising future reappears, stirring up both pain and hope. 

When her mother's vindictive fans threaten her grandmother's livelihood and the lighthouse Laney has come to love, she turns to the century-old words of a young lighthouse keeper to help her find the courage to move forward. But once truths from the past come to light and old love finds new beginnings, will Laney discover that forgiveness is the only way toward true healing?

I really enjoy Christian Historical Fiction and  Dual Timeline books. The Way Back by Heidi Chiavaroli is the most recent book in this genre that I have read. It is Book 1 in the Lights of Acadia series. 

WOW, this book had me intrigued from the very first chapter and kept my attention until the end.  The setting is in Maine in Present Day and the late 1800's. The main character, Laney Jacobs, is back in the Public Eye when her mom releases a Memoir. Her Mom's Memoir brings up many family secrets and trauma from a few years ago and Laney is distraught over this. I LOVE how Laney decides to go to her Grandmother's house to seek refuge from the scrutiny of the book release and trauma.  The character from the past, Abbie the Lighthouse Keeper, was a wonderful part of the book. Laney found Abbie's diary from many years ago and she began reading it. Abbie's story helped Laney with her healing from the Trauma from watching her friend die and other Childhood Trauma she had with her Mom. Abbey, the Lighthouse Keeper from the late 1800's, had some wisdom and truths that also led Laney to a faith in God. The author does an amazing job addressing sensitive topics in this book with grace . The book is one of Learning to Heal, Faith, Forgiveness and Hope. I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes Historical Christian Fiction and Dual Timelines. WONDERFULLY AWESOME BOOK!

 

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Heidi Chiavaroli (pronounced shev-uh-roli...sort of like Chevrolet and ravioli mushed together!) wrote her first story in third grade, titled I'd Cross the Desert for Milk. It wasn't until years later that she revisited writing, using her two small boys' nap times to pursue what she thought at the time was a foolish dream. Despite a long road to publication, she hasn't stopped writing since! Heidi writes women's fiction, combining her love of history and literature to write both split time stories and contemporary fiction. Her debut novel, Freedom's Ring, was a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist, a Romantic Times Top Pick and a Booklist Top Ten Romance Debut. Her second Carol Award-winning novel, The Orchard House, is inspired by the lesser-known events in Louisa May Alcott's life and led her to write The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast series, a contemporary twist on Little Women. Heidi makes her home in Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, and Wyatt, her standard poodle.

Connect with Heidi by visiting heidichiavaroli.com  to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.

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(1) winner will receive a print copy of The Way Back, themed canvas tote bag, bath salts, 3 specialty teas, ocean-inspired candle, magnet, gel pen, notebook, and $25 Amazon gift card!

Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule linked below. Giveaway began at midnight June 19, 2024 and lasts through 11:59 PM EST on June 26, 2024. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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