Product Description Jodie Ladan is tired of goodbyes. People have come and gone her whole life, and she refuses to be left behind again. Its time to take control, move to New York, and live out her dream of being a journalist. Shes already been accepted into NYU and her plans are coming together. Brandon Taylors life is unravelling before his eyes. His mother is dying, hes seriously hurt a friend, and to add insult to injury, a distant relative is trying to have his fathers house demolished. Can anything else go wrong? Or can God use what others have meant for harm, for good? Brandon and Jodie discover that when they speak the truth in love, God gives them every weapon they need to demolish the strongholds of the enemy. Trinity Lakes is about to witness a battle for truth that only God can win. Other Details Author: Jenny Glazebrook Reviews 4 goodbyes, dreams, challenges, New York, journalism, family struggles, faith, truth, redemption, community Posted by Novel Insight Reviews on 30th Apr 2024 Jodie Ladan is a pastors daughter who dreams of going to NYU to become a journalist. Having grown up in a Bible College, she saw student families come and go and learned to guard her heart. Brandon is Jodies brothers best friend. He has an apprenticeship with the local mechanic. Jodie bickers with him in an attempt to guard her heart, and Brandon sees her as judgmental of him and his past. Hes only recently discovered his mother lied to him for years, and his father is the local Junk Man, Luke McAffrey, whom his mother encouraged him to ridicule. Now, the local council is threatening to demolish Brandons fathers house. When Jodie’s brother Josh becomes engaged, Jodie and Brandon are asked to organise the engagement party. Neither is keen, Jodie because she is getting ready to leave for NYU, where she has been offered a scholarship into journalism, and Brandon because his mother is dying of cancer. At the party, tensions boil over between the two and hurtful words are spoken. As he leaves, Brandon accidentally closes Jodies hand in his car door, causing serious injury. Brandon is devastated by what hes done. Jodie is convicted by how shes treated Brandon and also crushed because her injury means she wont be able to go to NYU in time to accept the scholarship. Brandon then receives a call that his mother is dying. A sweet romance about overcoming negative first impressions and supporting one another through grief.