Balancing Act

by Emily March Narrated by Kellen Boyle, Eliana Marianes, Leanne Woodward

Overview

Return to Lake in the Clouds, Colorado, with this feel-good, emotional story about family, healing, and second chances from a New York Times bestselling author! *
*
Genevieve Prentice is learning that reinventing herself is a bit like downsizing a house. Deciding what to keep and what needs to go gets complicated. After settling into life in Lake in the Clouds, Colorado, with her sister's help, she's finally finding her balance. But Genevieve's newfound steadiness is threatened when her daughter Willow unexpectedly arrives carrying a mountain of emotional baggage.

Willow Eldridge needs a fresh start, but that can't happen until she comes clean about her family's secrets. Thankfully, between caring for her two young children and planning her brother's wedding, Willow has plenty of reasons to delay the uncomfortable heart-to-heart with her mother. Yet when Willow grows close to her kind but standoffish neighbor and suspects he is keeping secrets of his own, she realizes there's no moving forward without facing what came before...

Can Genevieve and Willow jettison the pain of the past to create the future they so desperately crave? Beneath the crystal blue skies of Lake in the Clouds, anything seems possible.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Gentle, wholesome, and satisfying, with pops of the unexpected, this tenderhearted tale with a touching, uplifting storyline will please March’s fans and anyone looking for a captivating escape."—LIbrary Journal

“The power of love and family shine through this heartwarming and relatable story of old wounds and new beginnings.”—Debbie Mason, USA Today bestselling author, on The Getaway

"Feel-good fiction at its finest."—Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author

"A brilliant writer you'll love."—Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author

"Emily March's stories are heart-wrenching and soul-satisfying."—Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author

Library Journal

10/01/2023

March revisits Lake in the Clouds, CO, (after The Getaway) with a story full of authentic family interactions, drama, and romance. The multigenerational characters are convincing and relatable; any reader with a sister will connect immediately with the sarcastic yet loving synergy between matriarch Genevieve and her sibling Helen. As Genevieve struggles to find her place in life, and her 60th birthday looms, her daughter Willow moves back to Lake in the Clouds following a tragedy that has set her little family reeling. As the larger extended-family dynamics ebb and flow, Willow realizes that confessing her own secrets may be the only way to move forward with her mother in order to embrace a new life. Add to the mix an unexpected first encounter with a man who has scars of his own, launching a slow-burn romance that winds its way through the tale. VERDICT Gentle, wholesome, and satisfying, with pops of the unexpected, this tenderhearted tale with a touching, uplifting storyline will please March's fans and anyone looking for a captivating escape.—Kelly Moore

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178142011
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	11/28/2023
Series:	Lake in the Clouds , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

Videos