The Worth of a Penny
Sweetheart Penelope Davies is what her daddy calls gullible, right after he told her she was stupid and worthless. With her cheek red from being slapped by him, and her heart trampled by a worthless boyfriend, she packs up and follows her half-brother to Fox River, North Carolina, in need of a fresh start.
Dominic MacKenna is the youngest of five brothers, the friendly one with a killer smile and easy laugh. His brothers are all grown up, and one by one they’re flying the nest, leaving him out of sorts and unsure of his place. Who is he if not the youngest MacKenna?
Penny falls in with the MacKenna brothers, welcomed in as family, and offered the kind of love and support she never knew existed. With a new job and a lot of determination, she is finding out what she’s capable of. The last thing she needs now is to fall in love with the most notorious flirt in town.
Dominic falls for the sweet strong girl with a penchant for random facts and quirky homemade dresses. All he wants is to show Penny how wonderful she is, how smart and funny, and how desired and loved—even if he has to do it as her friend.
My review
I didn’t want this book to end! It’s a beautiful, enchanting story, with a lovely heroine. And just like Penny, the book is sweet but there’s a lot of strength beneath the surface in the form of determined characters and some tough issues.
The title is clever: a penny isn’t apparently worth much, and our Penny felt like that with her unforgiving family and first boyfriend. However, without pennies we’d never have pounds, and in the same way Penny gradually learns, thanks to the kind Dominic, that she is valuable, deserves to be cherished and has a lot to contribute.
The setting of Fox River is beautifully described and it quickly feels like home. We soon get to know all the characters, nice and not-so-nice. This is the third book in a series but we’re given all the information we need to enjoy this story to its fullest.
This is a novel of second chances handled in a unique and thoroughly enjoyable way. Be prepared to fun the full gamut of emotions from sadness and frustration to joy and satisfaction whilst in this author’s company. A lovely book absolutely to be recommended.
Purchase Link – mybook.to/theworthofapenny
Author biography
Jess B Moore is a writer of love stories. When she’s not writing, she’s busy mothering her talented and stubborn children, reading obscene numbers of books, and knitting scarves she’ll likely never finish.
Jess lives in small town North Carolina with her bluegrass obsessed family. She takes too many pictures of her cats, thinking the Internet loves them as much as she does. She is a firm believer of swapping stories over coffee or wine, and that there should always be dark chocolate involved.
Her novels combine her interests in family, music, and small towns into thoughtful tales of growing up and falling in love.
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