by Lexi Eddings
Discussion Questions
1. A hospital setting tends to put relationships into laser-like focus. Everything becomes both intensely significant and of no import at all. How are the members of the Evans family dealing with Shirley’s cancer? With each other? What does Heather Walker see as her role in the situation?
2. Michael Evans has been wildly successful since he left Coldwater Cove in disgrace. He seems to want to keep his wealth and position a secret at first. Why do you think he came back on a Harley instead of in a limo?
3. Heather’s relationship with her parents is fraught with unexpressed feelings. How does her twin’s death continue to affect how they relate to each other?
4. Lester and Glenda Scott have been married a long time, but they haven’t lived as husband and wife for over a decade. Do you think people can change enough for a second chance to work?
5. Heather’s family is one of the wealthiest in the county. Why does she insist on making her own way in the world and not taking money from her parents? How do you think that makes her parents feel? Might they be unable to express their love in any other way and feel rejected when she won’t accept their financial help?
6. Why do you think Michael called Heather “Stilts”? What makes middle school boys act weird around girls they like? Do they sometimes revert to type as men when they feel unworthy of the women in their lives?
7. Michael has been misjudged for most of his life—by his teachers, his family, and sometimes by Heather. He and his father were estranged for a decade. What do you think would have happened if he hadn’t hidden the truth about the night Heather’s sister died? Would he and Heather have gotten together sooner? Would he still have volunteered to be a partial liver donor for her cousin?
8. Were you surprised when Michael realized that home might be the best medicine for his mother? And that him being there was an important part of her recuperation? What part does faith and the participation in church activities play in the story?
9. Why is Judith Hildebrand so intent on bringing Michael down? Does she bear any responsibility for the downward spiral in her life and career?
10. Weddings don’t always turn out as planned. Were you surprised by what happened at Jake and Lacy’s wedding? What lies ahead for them and for Michael and Heather? Where do you see them all in five years?
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THE COLDWATER WARM HEARTS CLUB
The lake is crystal blue, the hills roll for miles, and breaking news travels via the Methodist prayer chain. But don’t let the postcard fool you. Coldwater Cove, Oklahoma, leavens its small-town charm with plenty of Ozark snark.
For Lacy Evans, returning to fly-over country is the definition of failure. She had everything she wanted—an award-winning design firm, a chic city condo, a handsome, aristocratic almost-fiancé. Then her boyfriend ran off with her receptionist and her clients’ money. Now she’s out of business and crashing on her parents’ couch. When she slides into a booth at the Green Apple Grill, she’s feeling lower than a worm’s belly.
But Lacy’s old classmate Jacob Tyler is happy to see her. Coldwater’s football hero came back from Afghanistan short part of a leg and some peace of mind, but he’s counting his blessings, and Lacy could be one of them. Then there’s her ex, Daniel, wearing a sheriff’s badge and a wedding ring, but looking like young summer love. And a host of unlikely serendipities: the selfless do-gooders who sneak around taming curmudgeons and constructing second chances. The Fighting Marmots. The sprawling, take-no-prisoners Bugtussle clan.
Lacy thought she knew her hometown, and herself. She just wanted to get on her feet and keep running. But the longer she stays, the more she finds to change her mind....
“Readers of sweet romance will fall in love with Coldwater Cove. Lexi Eddings’s talent shines in this edgy, fresh story.”
—Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lexi Eddings is the pen name of multi-published author Diana Groe, who has written for Kensington, Sourcebooks, and Entangled. A classically trained soprano, she calls her historical work a cross between Grand Opera and Gilbert and Sullivan. Her historical romances have received glowing reviews from Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and RT Book Reviews.
