Skip Rock Shallows
Review The people of Skip Rock, KY, are hard, and they believe they know a woman’s place. Lilly Gray Corbett has just graduated from medical school and has accepted an internship in Skip Rock. With her own stubbornness, she’s determined to win over the people―and she does after saving a young miner. Lilly’s fiancé is in Boston, and she quickly becomes torn between returning to him and exploring her attraction to the man she saved. VERDICT: Great plot development and skilled character building make Watson’s latest historical a sure bet for fans of Karen Kingsbury. (Library Journal)(THREE STARS) Watson’s descriptions of early 20th-century life and the Kentucky landscape will instantly transport readers. The character’s struggles with faith and trust in God are very realistic and heartfelt. While Lilly is a character mentioned in Watson’s other books, readers do not need to have read those in order to follow this one. SUMMARY: A recent medical school graduate, Lilly Corbett moves to the small mountain town of Skip Rock, KY., to start her internship. Lilly must overcome the prejudice and skepticism of the townspeople and, as she gains their trust, she is torn between staying in Skip Rock and joining her boyfriend in Boston. The attraction she feels for a handsome coal miner confuses her even more. (Romantic Times)