Two Roads Home, by Deborah Raney

The second book in the Chicory Inn series will trace the family crisis of another of the children of the family. Jesse and Corinne have the perfect life, at least as far as Corinne is concerned. Jesse has a great job as a Salesman for a major business and makes good enough money that they have been able to build a nice large home in a great neighborhood on a larger than normal plot of land. They have three little girls who are amazing. Corinne doesn't have to work because of the good money that Jesse makes so she is a stay at home mom.

They love the Tuesday night family dinners at the Chicory Inn where everyone gathers together with mom and dad and the siblings and their families. It is a wonderful life and couldn't be better.

But then the bottom falls out. On a business trip Jesse travels with others from work, one of those being Michaela, a young woman who happens to think Jesse is attractive. Michaela takes to flirting with Jesse and he is not smart enough to see the signs (or is it naive enough?). Bottom line when Michaela starts calling him at home on his days off Jesse realizes that there is a problem. He confronts Michaela at work and she in turn threatens to file a sexual harassment case against him with the State. Jesse's employer calls him in to tell him and things get worse.

The story will revolve around the issue with Michaela and Jesse as well as Jesse coming to terms with a thought he has had for a long time that he would like to pursue becoming a teacher. But if he does that it will change the economic status of the family and they will have to change everything.

The story does not have any real mystery to it. It is a nice story about the trials of one family and how they will deal with them. It is a true, down to earth family story. As such there are good lessons for each of us to learn from the story and to put into play in our lives.

Enjoy!