![The Regrets of Cyrus Dodd: Family Saga (A Wyattsville Novel Book 4) by [Crosby, Bette Lee]](https://i0.wp.com/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516%2B7hAX5YL.jpg?w=656&ssl=1)
Publisher: Bent Pine Publishing
Date of Publication: June 15th, 2016
Genre: Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary
Series: Wyattsville
Spare Change—Book 1
Jubilee’s Journey—Book 2
A Home in Hopeful—Book 2.5
Passing through Perfect—Book 3
The Regrets of Cyrus Dodd—Book 4
Beyond the Carousel—Book 5
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Goodreads Synopsis:
“Regret is what stands in the way of happiness,” she said then turned and walked away…
From award-winning USA TODAY Bestselling Author BETTE LEE CROSBY, comes an early twentieth century family saga of two Southern men who come up against one another. Both are prideful, iron-willed and stubborn. One will lose his farm, the other will lose his family. In a tale that delves into the heart of a small town West Virginia community two men discover that being right is not the same as being happy.
Believing he has lost everything, Cyrus Dodd has no choice but to start over. He and wife Ruth leave their farm and travel to Wyattsville. As they settle down to a life far different than what he’d planned, Cyrus is forced to deal with one challenge after another, and the regrets trail behind him like a row of ducklings.
He told Ruth they were leaving trouble behind and swore this time it would be better; but now he’s wondering if that’s a promise he can keep.
Readers View says, “An engrossing story of ordinary people…a tale richly told.”
Indie Book Awards, Historical Fiction Finalist
This book is great about what happens after you’re hit with blow after blow in life, and you don’t give up. It had a positive message woven throughout it. It shows what happens when you have everything but lose the most important thing: family.
This was an easy read and would be perfect for the beach or pool. You can put it down and not lose your page or your way with the plot. After a tense couple of first chapters, the book evens out and is smooth sailing.
I didn’t like the chapters that started Cyrus’s musing, Ruth’s, or even Bethany’s. It struck me as odd, and didn’t need to be there. I got enough from the actual story to read that. That took away from the story.
This is book 4 in a series, but it can be read as a standalone book. No reference to previous books at all. If this didn’t have a #4 after it, I wouldn’t have known it was part of the series.
I would recommend The Regrets of Cyrus Dodd to anyone over 21. There is marital rape, spousal abuse, child abuse, and murder.
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