Gina Holmes

Dear Readers,

Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes is her second book.  I really liked Crossing Oceans but I enjoyed Dry as Rain even more.  Gina has a gift for writing issue driven stories that include wonderful characters.  The characters are very human and you like them at times and you dislike them at times.  They could be our neighbors, family or even ourselves. Which always makes for an interesting read if not a comfortable one.

Eric and Kyra had something wonderful and they promised each other it was forever.  On their way to success they lost each other and the promise they made.  When Kyra finds an incriminating email she tells Eric he needs to leave. 

When Kyra loses her memory, Eric has to decide if what they had is worth figthing for.  With support from a friend and little support from Kyra's sister, he decides it is and goes to work.  But when Kyra gets her memory back will she be able to forgive him?  Will it still be worth it?

Statictics are showing that the greatest number of divorces are happening in marriages that are 20 - 35 years old.  It is happening across the board, in and out of churches.  When asked why, infidelity is still listed as number 1, but running a close second is the "we just grew apart"  reason.  Empty nesters find themselves suddenly having lots of time on their hands and don't know what to do with each other.  They have their own lives and nothing in common with their spouse.  This can even lead into the first problem.

What makes Dry as Rain so interesting is that it is told from Eric's perspective.  He talks a lot about why he did things like earning a living and moving the family into a certain neighborhood and even why he sent and received the email.  I thought it was an interesting perspective on the story that usually gets written from the woman's perspective.  I am not sure how Gina was able to write this perspective so well, but like I said, it is interesting to get the guy's point of view. 

If you haven't had a chance to pick up a book by Gina yet, this is a great place to start.

Happy Reading