The Secrets of Lost Stones, Melissa Payne
The Secrets of Lost Stones, Melissa Payne
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The Secrets of Lost Stones

Author: Melissa Payne

Narrator: Cris Dukehart

Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/01/2019

Synopsis

A soul-stirring novel about the bonds between mother and child and the redemption that comes with facing the past and letting it go.Thirty-two-year-old Jess Abbot has lost everything: her job, her apartment, and—most heart-wrenching—her eight-year-old son, Chance, to a tragic accident. Haunted by memories and grief, Jess packs what’s left and heads for the small mountain town of Pine Lake, where she takes a position as caregiver to an eccentric old woman.A rumored clairvoyant, Lucy is strange but welcoming and immediately intuits Jess as a “loose end” in need of closure. But Jess isn’t the only guest in Lucy’s large Victorian home. There’s also Star, a teenage runaway with a secret too painful to share. And the little boy with heart-shaped stones, who comes with a hope for reconciliation—and a warning.Soon Jess learns that she’s not the only lost soul running from the ghosts of the past. She and Star have been brought together for a reason: to be saved by the very thing that destroyed them.

About Melissa Payne

For as long as she can remember, Melissa Payne has been telling stories in one form or another—from high school newspaper articles to a graduate thesis to blogging about marriage and motherhood. But she first learned the real importance of storytelling when she worked for a residential and day treatment center for abused and neglected children. There she wrote speeches and letters to raise funds for the children. The truth in those stories was piercing and painful and written to invoke in the reader a call to action: to give, to help, to make a difference. Melissa’s love of writing and sharing stories in all forms has endured. She lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and three children, a friendly mutt, a very loud cat, and the occasional bear. The Secrets of Lost Stones is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eliza

Actual: 4.25/5 It’s not often that a new author's first novel “wows” me. Really wows me. But this one did and multiple times. The Secrets of Lost Stones is a novel I already know I’m going to have trouble explaining and reviewing. It’s one of those novels that caught me by surprise (in a good way). B......more

Goodreads review by Mary

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 / 5 rounded up. The Secrets of Lost Stones by Melissa Payne is such a jarring and emotional book, and I am so glad I had the opportunity to read it. What it's about: Jess is only 32 but she has lost everything: her job, her home, and most importantly, her son. She packs up the few things she......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom

A lovely story of secrets and forgiveness! The Secret of Lost Stones is beautiful novel of people who get the chance to find a home. The characters were believable, well written and generally balanced. Jess Abbot has lost everything: her job, her apartment, and most painfully, her eight-year-old son,......more

Goodreads review by Lynda

This book kept me up till the early hours, which says plenty about it !! It was my Kindle First selection for August. I enjoyed it so much and it held my interest throughout, so, though it's an old cliche, it was absolutely gripping !! I adore the cover and this is the author's debut novel, which is......more

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