Reviewer: Lori Graham
Title: Trust in the Wind
Author: Vicki M. Taylor
Publisher: Mundania Press Production
ISBN: 1-59426-204-7
Release Date: May 2006
Genre/Sub-genre: Contemporary Romance (with a bit of suspense)
Year/Setting: Current
Overall Rating: 4.8
Sexual Content Rating: Subtle/Sensual (one scene)
Language (Profanity) Rating: Mild
Violent Content Rating: None
Vicki's Website: www.vickimtaylor.com
Trust in the Wind starts out quite dramatically introducing us first to Joanne in her neighborhood. The reader learns very quickly that this is not exactly the greatest neighborhood in town as Joanne and Sheila (her neighbor and friend) are accosted on the way back to their apartment from the laundry room. Thankfully, a neighbor calls the police and Office Roy Bonham is one of the officers dispatched.
Joanne is a single mother doing the best she can. Her family disowned her when she found herself pregnant and she hasn’t heard from them since. Her son’s father has disappeared and she has basically started her life over. She put herself through classes and has a decent job but it takes time to build things up to being able to live in a decent neighborhood. However, that is her goal and she makes things as nice as she can in the meantime.
Roy finds himself helping her in that goal. It starts slow with meeting with the apartment manager to make sure adequate lighting is installed outside the units and increases from there. He has sworn to never get involved with another woman – let alone a family – after losing his quite violently. The heart though doesn’t always listen to the head.
Things come to a very big flamboyant head when Joey (Joanne’s son) is in danger. The heart now takes full control.
Vicki Taylor showed the human side of people out there in the world with Trust in the Wind. I was warmed by the compassion created in the neighborhood surrounding Joanne and Joey. No, they didn’t live in the perfect suburban neighborhood but isn’t that reality in today’s world for many of our citizens? Joanne illustrates how you can turn a non-perfect environment into a home. The apartment wasn’t great but she brought in color and life and created a home. No the complex wasn’t the safest but if you watch your hours and are wise that isn’t as much of an issue. No, not everyone in the complex is the nicest but in their building, their neighbors became family. That family is coming together to raise all of the children and support each other – watching each other’s backs. I liked the feeling of community that I got while reading this book.
Roy also presented an interesting hero. He has been badly hurt and shut off a large portion of his human emotions because of that hurt. As readers, we got to watch the dawning of that knowledge along with the wealth of feelings rushing back as he got more and more involved with Joanne and Joey.
Very poignant and touching…
Lori
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