For three years, Penny Ercanbeck has been opening other people's mail. Dead ends are a reality for clerks at the Dead Letter Office. When a letter from a brokenhearted man to his one true love falls into her hands, it becomes her mission to place this lost letter into the hands of its intended recipient. Thomas left his former life with no intention of ending up in Azure Springs, Iowa. All he wanted to do was run and never look back. In a moment of desperation, he began to write, never really expecting a reply. When Penny's undertaking leads her to the intriguing man who touched her soul with his words, everything grows more complicated. She wants to find the rightful owner of the letter and yet she finds herself caring--perhaps too much--for the one who wrote it.Gentle and sweet, this prairie romance put me in mind of Janette Oke's novels. It's the kind that can renew one's faith in humanity--that though there is evil in the world, there is good too. Though there is hurt, there is also healing.
I loved learning about the Dead Letter Office in Washington DC and the clerks who did their best to get illegible and wrongly addressed letters to their intended recipients. Penny's fascination with letters was a good reminder of how encouraging and how potent the written word can be--deeply personal, yet written to be shared.
It's a sweet, enjoyable romance.
Azure Springs
1. The Hope of Azure Springs
2. Yours Truly, Thomas
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