Coming Home to Roseburn: Book 2 in the Devon Trilogy

The second book in the Devon Trilogy is the story of three women who find friendship in the local pub.

Rachel Benson, who we met in the first Devon book, Coming Home to Morningside, is struggling to work through her fears. She spends time at The Shamrock and Thistle, trying to become comfortable in noisy crowds. She forces herself to face her fears because she realizes that only when she overcomes her past experiences will she be able to be in a relationship with the man she loves and has chased away.

Sarah Fitzgerald, who is running from a past that she would just as soon forget, is a new server at the pub. The first time she sees Rachel, she takes a disliking to her simply because she reminds her of her own mother. But once she recognizes that they have something in common, she warms to the young woman who manages to see the best in everyone, even the server with a chip on her shoulder the size of Half Dome.

Darcy Murphy, who is running the pub while her parents are vacationing in Ireland, wonders if she made a mistake hiring the defensive and antagonistic woman. She has a limited amount of time to turn the unpleasant server around. But Sarah is not the only distraction in Darcy's life. Jamie McIntyre, her childhood best friend and the true love of her life, has returned to Devon after several years. it doesn't take long for Darcy to realize that, despite being married now, the feelings she had as a teenager for the reclusive and kind-hearted son of her parents' best friends, Flora and Daniel McIntyre, are still very much intact.

The three women form an unlikely friendship due to their common ground--abusive relationships. They grow close enough to support one another and help each other through difficult times and challenging decisions. In the end, that support saves one of their lives. It helps them all find a way to let go of the past. it also gives them hope for the kind of future they desire and realize they deserve.