Synopsis from Jennifer Lynn Cary:
Her big mistakes cost her everything she loved…
…The pain she caused left her nothing, not even her pride
But could there still be a way to truly go home?
Cheryl Ann Day had once been a rising star in Hollywood. That is before life overwhelmed her, and she discarded everything. But she’s taken the chance, returned to Kokomo, and now her family doesn’t hate her so much.
Maybe they like her a little. Some days.
But can she ever really be a part of their lives?
Aaron Day made the difficult decision to let his mother raise his daughters halfway across the country from him when Cheryl abandoned her movie career. Their girls. Him. It made sense at the time. But what did he lose in the bargain? But now that his wife has returned, can he forgive her? Or even trust her again?
And if he did, just how bad a beating would his heart take this time?
Return to 1972 Kokomo, Indiana and the Weather Girls to see how Sunny, Stormy, and Windy’s parents find a second chance—and if they can make this gift of opportunity work.
You will fall in love with Cheryl’s Going Home, because to be accepted and loved is the true essence of home.
Publisher: Tandem Services Press
Source: Kindle Unlimited, then purchased on Amazon
Leslie’s Review: 5 Stars/A Favorite of 2023
Reading The Weather Girls series by Jennifer Lynn Cary, I always wondered what happened to Cheryl–Sunny, Stormy, and Windy Day’s Mother. Well, that question is answered in the book Cheryl’s Going Home. Many years after abandoning her family, Cheryl returns to Kokomo, Indiana and her family. Cheryl knows it’s not an easy road to reconciliation with her family, but she is willing to give it all she has – – slowly, one step at the time. As she takes baby steps toward reconciliation, Cheryl pulls back the layers and shows her family the real reasons for why she left. Through the process, the Day Family becomes whole again.
Very few books talk about reconciliation and sticking together in marriage no matter what and Cheryl’s Going Home is one of those few. I appreciated hearing Cheryl‘s true story about what happened while she was away. Reading Cheryl’s story made me sympathize with her struggles of depression, anxiety, various forms of abuse, and my heart went out to her as she tried to find ways to handle it while shielding her family from it all. I love seeing Cheryl‘s growth in Christ and the process it took her to walk in the Freedom of Christ. The way Cheryl sets up constraints and boundaries to keep her close to God and toward reconciliation with her family stays at the heart of her character and is beautiful to see. I love seeing the full character of Aaron Day. I appreciate how he cautiously cherished Cheryl despite the disappearance and miles between them. I felt that their relationship came together organically in the book and was paced in the book so it wasn’t rushed. I love how Cheryl and Aaron respected each other and their boundaries as well as the boundaries their children needed. I love how Cheryl also pays it forward, so to speak, by mentoring young Bridget, which in turn brings Cheryl a few full circle moments. If you are looking for a book that wraps you up in the Redeeming Love of Christ and the Hope of reconciliation, then I highly recommend Cheryl’s Goes Home by Jennifer Lynn Cary! It’s a wonderful addition to The Weather Girls Series!
Have you read Cheryl’s Goes Home? What did you think of the book? What other books of Jennifer Lynn Cary’s have you read?
Learn More About:
Historical Christian Romance author Jennifer Lynn Cary likes to say you can take the girl out of Indiana, but you can’t take the Hoosier out of the girl. Now transplanted to the Arizona desert, this direct descendant of Davy Crockett and her husband of forty-plus years enjoy time with family where she shares tales of her small-town heritage and family legacies with their grandchildren. She is the author of The Crockett Chronicles series, The Relentless series, and The Weather Girls trilogy as well as the stand-alone novel, Cheryl’s Going Home, and it’s spin-off series The Weather Girls Wedding Shoppe and Venue, her novella Tales of the Hob Nob Annex Café, and her split-time novels The Traveling Prayer Shawl and The Forgotten Gratitude Journal.
Website: https://www.jenniferlynncary.com
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More from Jennifer Lynn Cary:
Runaround Sue: The Weather Girls Wedding and Venue Shoppe Book 3
Sylvia’s Mother: Book Two of the of The Weather Girls Wedding Shoppe and Venue series
Leslie’s Library Escape 
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