Leah Atwood

Originally posted on Tales to Tide You Over

This novel is a sweet, inspirational, story about surviving life’s obstacles and finding your way back home as Drew and Amie did to a town they love, and the person they’d loved and lost when much younger. The characters are fun, especially some of the secondary characters like Aunt Sally and Dena.

While I didn’t feel a huge connection, and had a few quibbles, it’s a good read with some great moments. I appreciated the self-analysis in the characters as they try to find their way. The secret Drew is hiding wasn’t big enough to support the tension, but I can sort of see why he’d think so. I’m with Amie, though, in finding it not much of a barrier when it comes out.

I liked how the fact of withholding, trust, and honesty was a focus of the story, which served to make the novel a solid demonstration of how people make up from arguments or misunderstandings. This is a key elements of romances as far as I’m concerned, to teach people how to work at a relationship rather than cutting and running. It’s also a good demonstration of how Christians should behave. The characters are not perfect, nor should they be. Instead, they’re caring and willing to look beyond differences when helping those in need.

Some of the obstacles and sub-plots I enjoyed, such as the budding senior romance, while others I did not. I’m finding the blackmailing pregnancies a far too common theme, especially in inspirational romances. Maybe I hang with a different crowd, but the number of people who would go to such lengths (or pretend to) just to win a marriage that’s likely to be awful are few and far between.

That and the number of typos (which may be fixed already) are the reason I rate this one as only good because some aspects were wonderful. The fight with a potentially career-ending injury, the stubbornness that has Drew lying about his career to his step-dad because he wants to be accepted for who he is rather than just his success, and half-a-dozen other small details helped bring a rich background to the story.

Oh, and I like how Amie’s cheating ex holds to his decision to do the right thing. Yes, he was manipulated, but he chose to stray, and there’s always hope Amie’s sister will mature…along with indications of that being the case. He’s even given a voice so we understand his struggle. Some people take a while to gain perspective, another piece of realism that strengthened the book.

I read this as part of the Whispers of Love collection, which is no longer available, but while I can’t give it an unqualified recommendation, I wouldn’t have regretted the read in any case. There’s a lot of good to it.… (mais)

It is always refreshing to find books that are written with warmth, grace and God's love . This collection has that and so much more. The characters are fun, looking for their purpose or just simply trying to live life to the fullest. I loved how each author had their own unique writing style that fit so well in this engrossing collection.

The romance was clean and sweet and I found it enjoyable to read. Each book touches on different everyday issues that with capture your attention with a warm inviting story that flows with grace across the pages.

Will Bryce and Soohie find happiness with each other or is there something that will hold one of them back , and make them question if they can share their feelings.

What will happen when Claire a chef meets globe trotting handsome Noel? Is it possible to fall in love with someone that comes from a different background. Will it be hard for one of them to give up their roots in order to be together?

Serenity has come back to her hometown to start over. She has a relationship with her dad that she needs to work on. They were both hurt by something , but their love as father and daughter is deep and they strive to overcome the past. When Jackson Ross a psychiatrist , or Dr. Jack to his patients, discover why Serenity's life was shattered five years ago, he may risk losing her . Is he willing to take that chance in order to help her overcome what happened years ago?

Can a marriage of convience work between Jared and Kate? As Kate longs for a real relationship with Jared , something from his past could destroy her hope of a lasting and loving marriage. Will his past be more than Kate can handle? Can a marriage of convience turn into a real marriage filled with love and devotion to each other?

Rock Anderson, a missionary has come to save Hope from a marriage she doesn't want. He has always found her to be a handful but hard to resist. What will happen when Hope's father disowns her? Can a rich girl overcome rejection and find happiness? Will she find peace,and her purpose in life.?

Jaxton Anderson is sent to his grandfather's farm in Kansas to deal with some family business . He will find himself out of place in this rural area and meets Ami Martin. There is an immediate dislike for each other and Ami can't understand why he won't just go back where he came from. What is the reason God brought him to this place that he finds so uncomfortable?

The stories in this collection have something for everyone. I loved each story and thought the authors did a wonderful job of developing the characters . They gave readers a collection that will warm their heart and stories that you will remember long after the last page is written.… (mais)