"How to Knit a Heart Back Home"

In honor of Valentine's Day, I want to tell you about a book that I just finished reading. Yes, it's a LOVE story! Rachael Herron is a wonderful author I discovered thanks to Beckie. Earlier this month, I told you about Rachael's memoir "A Life in Stitches." I enjoyed it so much that I was inspired to find out if she had written anything else. Besides writing a blog called Yarn-A-Go-Go, she has also written three novels in the Cypress Hollow series. There was also a Cypress Hollow short story that I could only get on my Kindle called "Honeymooning."

I think I am reading the books out of sequence, but maybe it doesn't matter too much. The stories take place in a fictional California town called Cypress Hollow. The residents there are quirky and funny and definitely the kind of people I'd like to meet. The common theme is that most of the people in the town are knitters. Knitting is a central theme, but not so much that it takes over the story. Lucy and Owen are the main characters in this passionate love story. I was surprised by the steamy love scenes...not smutty but definitely erotic. It's been a long time since I've read anything like this. Whew...hot stuff!

If I were to compare this book to a movie, I would compare it to something like The Notebook (one of my all time favorites). If it were made into a movie, I would definitely go to see it. In fact, I could see the same actors from The Notebook playing Lucy and Owen as well! So, now I am on to my next Cypress Hollow Yarn - "How to Knit a Love Song." In the midst of all this reading, I am also learning how to knit...mostly I am teaching myself from videos on YouTube since my knitting class turned out to be a crochet class...oh well. Anyway, if you enjoy a good romance novel, I do recommend this book.