Review: Believe In Me

Believe In Me by Susan Lewis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Leanne and her family have many issues, but they're still family. Their crazy but idyllic home in the rural hamlet of Ash Morley is a place where friends can drop in at will, and outsiders whose lives have been shattered can find shelter.

When the opportunity arises to foster a child, ten-year-old Daniel Marks, Leanne is quick to open her doors. But her generosity is about to be put to the ultimate test.

Because Daniel's father is in prison for a gruesome murder.

Everyone deserves a place to call home, and a family to care for them, but will Ash Morley still be safe once Daniel enters their lives?

This was the first book I've read by Susan Lewis but it's unlikely to be the last. It follows Leanne & her extended family as they get to grips with family issues in a somewhat idyllic location. Then a foster child, Daniel, is thrown in to the mix, whose father is in prison for murdering a young child. Daniel is convinced his Dad is innocent. And Leanne comes to believe this too.

It skates over some of the formalities around the foster care system and the legal system but it's a good yarn, well told. If you like a feel good story that jerks tears along the way you'll probably enjoy it.

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