Wonderful story of Forgiveness, Healing, Restoration and LOVE
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When Love Is Led By the Spirit it's always wonderful!  Pat Simmons has written another great story. She shows how His Spirit can bring healing, restoration, forgiveness, and true love.  Rossi's and Jet's story had me crying tears of sadness because of loss and tears of joy because of love.  A great story for me is when I can feel the characters' emotions and I find myself wrapped up in their world.  Pat delivers this and more in Love Led By the Spirit. I'm waiting with great anticipation for her next release.
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This is a wonderful story about a horrible act and the healing that comes from forgiveness.
Ms. Sanders is one of my favorite authors. Sweet, gentle, with a voice like no other.
She captured small southern towns to a "tee"!
Her characters are deep, flawed and grow to their full potential before your eyes.
Lovely!
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Buddha's Wife is a lovely story of forgiveness, redemption and especially love and compassion. The light and wisdom of Yasodhara shines through each page of dialogue and adventure, a sweet journey though a magical time in Buddhist history.
by Elena Longsworth, Nurse and Psychotherapist
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"This Dance" is a beautiful story of healing and learning to trust the Lord again in spite of heartaches that threaten to overwhelm faith.  The characters are well-written, and their story will keep you engaged throughout the book.  I cant wait for the next two books of the series to be released!
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There should be more books like this, whether they're labeled Christian or not. This is an excellent story about one woman's journey through the devastation of a divorce wrought by her spouse's alcoholism to a place of forgiveness and healing. There is an emotional depth and spiritual maturity that is often missing in Christian literature. There is also an authenticity -- a discussion of how alcoholism tears families, even Christian families, apart. I found the character of Allison to be sincere and relatable. I appreciated the fact that she was a dedicated wife and mother, but that she'd always worked outside of the home too. And I found the story of her Aunt Emma to be intriguing and fascinating. Allison is greatly aided by her aunt's diaries as she seeks to forgive her ex-husband. The author does a wonderful job of weaving in the beauty of the Idaho landscape, the small town community, and the new friendships that Allison forms. Perhaps best of all, she keeps you guessing about Allison's love life until the very end! What a wonderful ending!
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What a wonderful story of healing and God's grace. A must read.
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"Love Without End" is a lovely story about people hurting, finding what's next, moving on and really putting their trust in God.  The characters in this book deal with a lot of hardships that many of us have never experienced, yet they keep trusting God and they allow Him to heal them.
Each character is beautifully developed.  Though there are many characters in this book it wasn't confusing as some books I have read have been.

I enjoyed reading about Nana Anna's past.  At first I was a bit confused with how one chapter was about her in the past and the present was about all new people.  But after the first couple chapters, it flowed better.  I did feel sorry for Nana Anna, but was inspired by her strength and faith in the Lord.

The way Chet raised his boys was something I also liked.  They were a close family even if they did have struggles and quarrels.  The internet wasn't something that they were obsessed with and they always helped each other out.

I'm glad that Tara and Kimberly started getting along and understanding each other.
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I really loved this story. I love how two people found each other, forgiveness, and renewal all while trying to forge through life on the frontier. A wonderful read!
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Andy Andrews has written one of my favorite books, and I'm not a big fiction reader. The story begins with his discovering of a "treasure" when dealing with his husbandly duties of removing a tree, and the story explodes. At first i was confused because the story developed out of reality, his journey, and wondered where the fiction or the writing would come in. All of a sudden i realized that Andrews flawlessly entered into the story only leaving me wondering where it was going to tie together. I was on the edge of my seat and really couldn't put the book down even at work! I read through the 250 some odd pages within the night. The story shows the beauty of forgiveness, and helps the reader understand the freedom in forgiveness. The freedom from the forgiveness showed the birth of love, and the healing or heart mending of the main female lead. It show me a wonderful story that in the end surprised and stupefied me. The reader will be astonished at the ending at how true this story is to everyone. I whole heatedly recommend this book to anyone interested in history. I'm on my way to give it to my dad a man who loves history.
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A heartwarming tale set along the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan in the fall, a perfect place for a holiday story! My heart was definitely full and satisfied after reading this lovely novella.
Fans of home restoration shows will really enjoy this, as the main characters come together to complete a house project in time for a Christmas special, hoping to win a competition. The stakes are high, especially for Alexis, the designer who hopes to succeed and further her fledgling career. Nothing seems to go smoothly, but God has other plans in store.

The three main characters, Alexis, Gabe and Elsie, each had their own backstory, and a need for some personal restoration. As each one was revealed, it added a lot of depth to the plot and led neatly into spiritual themes, like forgiveness, restoring faith, peace and hope in their lives, and learning to genuinely love others, particularly the unlovable. A good reminder that everyone has a story, and seeing them through God's "eyes" helps us to be compassionate. Love how this author uses word pictures to describe scenes, connecting them with spiritual truths, like the backdrop of a peaceful snowy landscape while Alexis is struggling for inner peace. She realizes that "God wasn't commanding her to be at peace. He was offering it as a gift." The writing flows so well, with just enough detail, making it easy to picture everything; felt like I was actually there. Could almost smell the coffee and cherry strudel!

Highly recommend this touching inspirational Christmas story, with a little brushing of romance!

(Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-book provided in exchange for my honest review.)
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A wonderful story about love, trust and self-forgiveness.  It is an easy read, but one you won't want to put down.
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I loved this book. I enjoy books that deal with real life adversity and teach readers that you can overcome with faith and belief in yourself. I loved how the characters grew throughout the story and how they proved that although they weren't perfect, they would continue to fight for a better life. I must admit that I was heartbroken towards the end, but there was a great message of healing and forgiveness. Ms. Galloway did an amazing job. Beautiful story of triumph and forgiveness.
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Mercy Roller has been living a lie.  Her father, the Pastor, is abusive, cruel and evil.  Taking justice into her own hands, she is abandoned by the very church community that should have protected her.
On her own, she meets a young preacher on the other side of the mountain.  Together, they set out to help a young couple that is expecting.  In the process, can her new friends help Mercy unhardened her heart, find forgiveness and maybe in the process learn to even love again?
Cindy Sproles has woven a masterful story that cannot be put down until the last word is read.  On more than one occasion you will wish to see justice handed out to the Pastor that knows how to administer, but not receive, the evil he dishes out.  Your heart will laugh and cry with Mercy on her journey and through the process of healing and forgiveness.
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It is a great story of love and the power of forgiveness with a great mystery to peak your interest. Looking forward to the next book
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A beautiful story of two women who find hope, love, family, forgiveness, and redemption!!  A story of how what we think is broken and irreparable, God can knit back together in the most perfect and unexpected way.  This book is a must read for anyone, but especially those who feel lost by choices and/or circumstance and searching for healing.  You will see God's love and faithfulness when we give our lives to him!!
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Redemption Rodeo by Teri Wilson is the story of recovering the love of two young people who have been separated by circumstances for ten years. Josie has gone on with her life and owns and operates a dog grooming parlor. Unfortunately emotionally she is caught in the past and hasn't recovered from being left at the altar.

 Luke, the runaway groom, returns to town and threatens Josie's place that she has built for herself. Luke's spiritual growth is the real story. His growth in learning that works will never replace grace is exceedingly well done. Luke has to discover that his calling to an avocation isn't as important to his Heavenly Father as God's calling to make Luke the man he can be in spirit, soul, and body. The scene with Whisper, the old, white horse, is the highlight of the book. The writing is so well-done that the author is lost and the reader feels at one with the hero. Luke's lesson is one that all of us struggle with and all of us need to learn about our Father and ourselves.

 Josie is portrayed as a loving, generous friend and member of the community. She helps her young assistant in finding a way to go to vet school.

 Josie does forgive as the story unfolds but it takes explanations and apologies for her to forgive. The love story ends happily ever after as all love stories should, but the reader knows that Josie has a road to travel to learn about forgiveness. To forgive without apologies and explanations shows a fuller spiritual walk... harder; but, the sayings of Christ are hard.

 I appreciated the way the author dealt with the old dog that she owned. The pug was always snuffling and sick. Sometimes people forget when they adopt a puppy that it will get old and sick and take special care. It was realistically portrayed. Luke, once again, got the opportunity to show his growth by coming to the rescue with a shot for the dog from his friend, the rodeo vet.

 I enjoyed this book. I found the characters easy very likeable. It is well worth the read for anyone who enjoys cowboys and cowgirls and the way they love each other.

Review by Mary at Novel Editions Reviews
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This is a tale of romance and forgiveness on a biblical scale. To be able to forgive the people that killed your wife and child is truly a grace of God. I loved the characters in this book, they were human, not saints and Morrow certainly had to work her way through to find forgiveness and when she did she found a true and healing love. I liked this story very much and would recommend it to anyone.