“My Soul rejoices in the hope of meeting the other half. Will today be the day?”
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for February 14th anymore! Love should be celebrated every day of the year. That’s Thornton Fielding’s philosophy. In spite of a few false starts in the arena of love, he holds out hope he’ll eventually find the woman of his dreams. The problem? He loves his job, and there’s no end in sight to his travels. But when Thornton returns to his tiny hometown of Cherish, Minnesota, he meets a beautiful and intriguing woman he believes might be God’s answer to ending his bachelor status—permanently. Vara Alexandris is soured on love and scoffs at the notion of soul mates. But soon after meeting the handsome and unconventional Thornton, the speech and language pathologist suspects he might be the perfect ally to help jump-start her stroke patient’s recovery—if only Vara can keep Thornton grounded in Cherish long enough. This man who spouts romanticized and idealistic ideas about love seems all too eager to resume his world travels. Could it be Thornton actually prefers globetrotting in order to avoid a romantic relationship? Is it time for Vara to call the dreamer’s bluff? And can Thornton convince Vara to put past heartache behind her and trust in God’s plan for her heart?
My Review:
I thought this book was pretty good. It was a cute love story. It was fun to get to know Vara and Thornton. There is a very strong scripture message of hope and forgiveness in Jesus. Its such an important truth to share. I think there are important truth’s and a gospel message that the characters and the reader can learn. I found that as the story continued, almost every conversation was something spiritual or about the gospel message. It started to sound more like preaching then the natural flow of conversation which took away from the story plot. It made it a little harder to relate to the characters. I think this is a good story with great potential. I am interested in reading other books by JoAnn Durgin.
I recommend this book to family and friends.
I received this book from the publisher to read and give my honest opinion.
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About the Author:
JoAnn Durgin is the USA Today bestselling author of the beloved Lewis Legacy Series as well as Prelude, the prequel to the series. Her other works include the Amazon bestselling Catching Serenity, Heart’s Design and its sequel, Gentle Like the Rain, The Wondrous Love Series, Echoes of Edinburgh, Perchance to Dream, Whisper to My Heart, Thee Will I Cherish, The Christmas Challenge, and the popular Starlight Christmas Series. A former estate administration paralegal, JoAnn now writes contemporary Christian romance full-time and lives with her family in her native southern Indiana. Writing Christian fiction is her passion, and she loves nothing more than sharing the hope to be found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Connect with JoAnn here: Website * Facebook * Goodreads * Twitter
Giveaway:
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Blog Tours:
Reflections From My Bookshelves, January 9
Christian Author, J.E.Grace Blog, January 9
Mommynificent, January 10
Power of Words, January 10 (Spotlight)
Karen Sue Hadley, January 11
Reading is my Super Power, January 11 (Interview)
Quiet Quilter, January 12
Remembrancy, January 13
proud to be an autism mom, January 14
Bibliophile Reviews, January 15
Texas Book-aholic, January 16
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, January 17
Janices book reviews, January 18
Jeanette’s Thoughts, January 19
Carpe Diem, January 20
A Baker’s Perspective, January 21
Simple Harvest Reads, January 21 (Guest post from Mindy Houng)
God is Love, January 22
A Greater Yes, January 23
margaret kazmierczak, January 23 (Interview)
Pursuing Stacie, January 24
Bigreadersite, January 24
Love this cover 🙂
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This does sound like a wonderfully romantic book not sappy, but could be real, yet you are already yearning for them to fall in love and for her to lasso him into Cherish to stay and not be away.
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Thank you for your comment, Rosie! I like to believe Thornton and Vara’s story is quite romantic. I enjoy writing scenes with light banter and a little teasing that lead up to a sigh-inducing kiss. 🙂 Funny you should mention the word “lasso” since I’m finishing up a book now about a West Texas rancher. It made me smile. I hope you’ll have the opportunity to read The Valentine Verse or another one of my books (I have a few). Blessings!
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Sounds like a good story. Thank you for sharing about it.
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Thank you for your comment, Anne! I hope you’ll have the opportunity to read The Valentine Verse. Blessings.
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This book has a creative plot idea!
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Thank you. I try to keep my plots creative and lively to hold the reader’s interest. I hope you’ll have the opportunity to read Vara and Thornton’s story. Blessings.
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Thanks for the recommendation. It sounds like a lovely book. And yay to books that take place in Minnesota! 🙂
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Arletta, there’s a LOT of information about Minnesota in the book (as well as a surprise at the end). 🙂 I hope you’ll have the opportunity to read The Valentine Verse. Blessings.
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Thank you for your review. I have realized that I am relying on reviews more and more now. I do love books about hope and second chances and being able to bring something away from the book
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I read reviews quite a bit as well.
I’ve read several books recently that have good messages of hope and second chances.
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Thank you for your comment. I hope you’ll have the opportunity to read either The Valentine Verse or another of my books soon! Blessings.
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I just realized I’d commented without understanding this is your blog. My apologies. Thank you for reading and reviewing the book.
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No worries! 🙂 You’re welcome.
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Thank you for your comment, Lori. I hope you’ll have the opportunity to read Vara and Thornton’s story. Blessings!
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My comment posted below, Lori (sorry)! It could be that I haven’t had a lot of sleep and it’s now almost 1 a.m. here. See below. Blessings!
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