From the Back Cover:
Jade returns home to Chapel Springs after years of protecting her fragile heart. Then along comes Daniel, making her long to dance again.
Creative and complicated, Jade McKinley felt like a weed in a rose garden growing up in Chapel Springs. When she left, she thought she'd never look back. But now, pregnant, alone, and broke, she has no other choice but to return.
The mayor of
Chapel Springs, Daniel Dawson, has been an honorary member of the
McKinley family for years. While his own home life was almost
non-existent, Daniel fit right into the boisterous McKinley family. He's
loved Jade for years, but she always saw him as a big brother. Now that
she's back, his feelings are stronger than ever.
As Jade
attempts to settle in, nothing feels right. God seems far away, she's
hiding secrets from her family, and she's strangely attracted to the man
who's always called her "squirt." Finding her way home may prove more
difficult than she imagined.
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My Review:
This story opens up with a prologue that will make you wonder where this story is going. It was definitely a shocking beginning, but ends up being an important part to the rest of the story. Jade has a lot to overcome, and is struggling to understand how she can bear all that has been dealt to her. She is someone who is at the end of her rope and must learn to accept that God really does love her. Denise has done a good job with bringing "real life" subjects into the lives of her characters that will touch the hearts of her readers. Her story will pull you in and keep you reading until the very end.
One thing that I was not too fond of was one of the love scenes that was written. While the characters eventually showed self-control, I think it went a little too far for a Christian novel. Overall, I think the book was a good read. I enjoyed reading Jade's story and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series called The Wishing Season coming out in winter 2014.
One thing that I was not too fond of was one of the love scenes that was written. While the characters eventually showed self-control, I think it went a little too far for a Christian novel. Overall, I think the book was a good read. I enjoyed reading Jade's story and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series called The Wishing Season coming out in winter 2014.
You can read more reviews about this book through the blog tour by clicking here. You can also read my review of the first book in this series called Barefoot Summer by clicking here.
***I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
About the Author:
Denise
Hunter is an internationally published best-selling author. Her books
have won The Holt Medallion Award, The Reader's Choice Award, The
Foreword Book of the Year Award, and was a RITA finalist. In 1996,
inspired by the death of her grandfather, Denise began her first book,
writing while her children napped. Two years later it was published, and
she's been writing ever since. Her husband says he inspires all of her
romantic stories, but Denise insists a good imagination helps, too. When
Denise isn't writing, she's busy raising three heroes-in-the-making
with her husband.
Learn more about Denise at: http://www.
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