Trevor was a surgeon whose career ended when he was seriously wounded in Afghanistan. After recovering, he’s on the cusp of starting a new career as a psychiatrist helping veterans with PTSD. But first, he travels to his grandfather’s house in New Bern, NC, following his death, to tend to the man’s beehives and get his affairs in order.
Not long after arriving in town he meets Natalie, a police deputy, and he is immediately drawn to her. While Natalie feels the same about him, Trevor can sense she’s hiding something, and she doesn’t want to let her guard down.
Meanwhile, Trevor also has to deal with Callie, a sullen teenager who knew his grandfather and helped him from time to time. Why does she keep pushing Trevor away, and refusing to answer his questions about who she is?
As Trevor tries to navigate his relationship with Natalie, he also tries to figure out what led his grandfather to leave town for the first time in a long time, only to fall ill in the midst of his journey. What did the garbled words that his grandfather said before his death mean? What were the man's secrets, and how do they connect with Callie?
This was an interesting story because of the mystery part more than the romance. I felt the romance part was almost non-existent; I didn’t believe how quickly they fell for each other. I enjoy instant-love scenarios but this didn’t feel convincing. The book's pacing was also much slower that it needed to be.
I know Nicholas Sparks has lots of romantic tearjerkers, but this isn’t one of them. It's better you know that coming in, so you can adjust your expectations!
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