Home Town Melody

Title: Home Town Melody

Series: Rhapsody of Grace #1

Author: Milla Holt

Publisher: Reinbok Limited

Genre: Christian Fiction

Source: JustReads Publicity

My Review:

Home Town Melody is the first book I have read by Milla Holt, but it won't be my last.

Home Town Melody surprised me. First, I was immediately drawn into the story. Second, I had assumed it would be set somewhere in the States and was pleased to discover it is set in England. Third, I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Fourth, there were several small twists in the story, and they were well done.

Everyone makes mistakes, but not everyone's dirty laundry is fodder for the gossip columns. Levi is a Christian musician and a leader in his church, and his behavior is to be above reproach. When he finds out his one-night stand resulted in a son, he immediately sets out to do what is right by his son. He is a flawed character who continues to make mistakes, letting his past control his present, and affect his future. He finally sees the light and works on reconciliation and forgiveness.

Adria is a single mother who had a difficult childhood and is in a hard situation. When her son picks up an unused needle on the playground, Adria decides it is time to find the father and get child support. She does not want to raise Owen in these conditions.

Home Town Melody is a beautiful story of redemption, second chances, forgiveness, what a Church family should look like, and so much more. Milla Holt has a unique voice and I look forward to continuing the series.

Thank you to JustReads Publicity for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Everything is at stake when a Christian recording artist learns he fathered a child during a one-night stand.It was just one lapse in self-control, one poor decision, one night when he was in a dark place.

Since then, Levi Falconer has done his best to move past that almost-forgotten illicit encounter. No one knows what he did, and he and his brothers are bringing their contemporary Christian music band back together for a long-awaited reunion album. But he’s about to learn that his night of forbidden passion resulted in a little boy.

Highschool dropout Adria Baines got her real education from the school of hard knocks. After aging out of foster care, she’s no stranger to struggles. She planned on making her own way, even after a surprise pregnancy. But when she runs out of options, she realizes she’ll have to do the one thing she swore she’d never get help from the father of her child.

Levi and Adria never should have met. But their lives are on a collision course once again as they learn how God can transpose the broken chords of their mistakes into a beautiful melody.