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A New Dawn in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen | Book Review

Sep. 26, 2024

A New Dawn in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen | Book Review

This is a Later in Life Romance and I must say that I enjoy it a lot. I am not always sure about these if I am being honest. Sometimes they feel a little more like finding out about your parents love life. However, this was nicely done.

A New Dawn in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen | Book Reviewfive-stars
A New Dawn in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen
Series: Pelican Crossing #3
Genres: Later in Life Romance, Small Town Romance

Divorce lawyer Gill Dickson thinks she has seen it all, until she finds herself in the midst of her own acrimonious divorce and estranged from her daughter. Her one certainty is that the last thing she wants in her life is another man.

Pelican Crossing mayor Joe Harris has buried himself in his work after his wife's death, finding solace with the companionship of his faithful dog, Coco. But when Joe needs Gill's legal expertise for a family matter, he is unexpectedly drawn to her.

Can Joe break through Gill’s emotional barriers and earn her trust? And can these two lonely souls find the happiness they deserve in each other?

Set in the small Queensland coastal town of Pelican Crossing, this heartwarming romance will keep you captivated until the very end.

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Gill Dickson is a great lawyer but her ex is causing problems with the divorce. We have all heard and read how nasty divorces are. It is easy to understand why Gill has sworn off men. Add in that she is estranged from her daughter then you can see why work and romance is her top priority. Then she meets the mayor and things begin to change.

While Mayor of Pelican Crossing Joe Harris is not only busy but a widower who spends time with Labrador Coco.After his wife died he had no intentions of dating or moving on in the romance department. Then his sister Erica decides to leave her abusive husband in Perth and needs a place to stay not to mention a good divorce lawyer. He asks Gill to take the case and feels a pull he hasn’t felt since his wife passed.

This is my first book in this series and I will say that it was very easy to read on its own. It was so well written and I enjoyed all of the characters so much. I went back and picked up the previous two books and am looking forward to the next one.

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After a career in education, Maggie Christensen began writing contemporary women’s fiction portraying mature women facing life-changing situations, and historical fiction set in her native Scotland. Her travels inspire her writing, be it her trips to visit family in Scotland, in Oregon, USA or her home on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast. Maggie writes of mature heroines coming to terms with changes in their lives and the heroes worthy of them. Maggie has been called the queen of mature age fiction and her writing has been described by one reviewer as like a nice warm cup of tea. It is warm, nourishing, comforting and embracing.

From the small town in Scotland where she grew up, Maggie was lured to Australia by the call to ‘Come and teach in the sun’. Once there, she worked as a primary school teacher, university lecturer and in educational management. Now living with her husband of over thirty years on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, she loves walking on the deserted beach in the early mornings and having coffee by the river on weekends. Her days are spent surrounded by books, either reading or writing them – her idea of heaven!

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