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Author: Beth MoranFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: Boldwood BooksPublication Date: 6th August 2025Rating: 5 Stars
Mary never planned to stop running.
With a past she’s desperate to leave behind and a baby on the way, she’s found a new home, deep in the forest, hidden from the world. But when the time comes to go to the hospital, she has no idea that Beckett, the quiet, steady taxi driver who braves the blizzard to reach her, will change everything.
As Mary adjusts to life with her newborn, she finds herself drawn into a local close-knit community she never expected to be part of. Beckett is always there – dependable, patient and offering a friendship she doesn’t know how to accept but slowly comes to rely on.
In a place she thought she’d only ever be passing through, Mary finally learns what it truly means to belong. And as Christmas approaches, she begins to believe that maybe, just maybe, she doesn’t have to do this alone, and that this could be the start of something wonderful...
Number one bestselling author Beth Moran writes stories packed with heart. Her characters become your immediate friends and you will feel uplifted after closing the final page!
Pretty much from the first chapter, this is a story that got under my skin and hooked me in completely. I needed to know how things would resolve, and just why it was that Mary was all alone in a house in Sherwood Forest, heavily pregnant and with absolutely no support network.
I am so thankful that Beckett was her taxi driver when she was in labour, as not many would have behaved how he did. And when you learn what else is going on in Beckett's life, well my heart just expanded in admiration for him.
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how Mary not only starts to adjust to being a new mother, but very slowly starts to make new friends and trust others around her. Although I had in part guessed where the father was, the full reveal definitely had me surprised, while wanting to wrap Mary in a great big hug.
I also really enjoyed meeting Gramps, in addition to the Christmas sisters who made me smile. I love how Mary ends up being part of a community, without really being sure if she wants to be, given most of her still feels like hibernating from the world.
I couldn't get enough of this story as I was reading it and found myself reaching for my kindle constantly, just to read a few more pages, and a few more pages.
Compulsive reading at its finest, and the top notch writing that I have come to expect from Beth Moran.
This is a book that packs a punch, might make you cry but definitely left me feeling uplifted.
Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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