I received the first two books of this series as a gift... so I decided I better try them out. I have to say, the O'Connor family has endeared themselves to me. Faith... Charity... Elizabeth... and now Katie. -The youngest, and slight spoiled, shall we say, daughter of Patrick and Marcy.A Hope Un...
A delightful read that keeps you guessing. Will she get her guy in the end? Does her heart really know what's best for her? The author throws in many unexpected additions to the story and you never know where it is going. The characters grow and change in facing obstacles in their way through lif...
Julie Lessman continues to Wow me with her books!I just loved this second book in the Winds of Change trilogy by Julie Lessman. This book tells the story of Sean O'Connor and also keeps up with the rest of the O'Connor family as well. I am eager to read the next book. I can't seem to put these bo...
A Love Surrendered takes place during Prohibition and focuses on the romance that develops between Annie Kennedy and Steven O’Connor. Orphaned, Annie is almost eighteen when she and her younger sister, Glory, move from Iowa to Boston to live with their spinster aunt. Annie's father was a pastor, ...
This was the first book by Julie Lessman I had read and I was hooked. She quickly became one of my favorite authors, and I have read several of her books since.The Spunky Cowgirl From Texas Cassidy McClare heads west to California hoping to forget about her heartache and have a fun summer with he...
Such a sweet prequel to the family I fell in love with throughout the author's Daughters of Boston series! I loved reading about Marcy and Patrick O'Connor's love story, and there were many scenes where I couldn't help but smile. Although it might be fun to read the prequel before the other books...
Lacey Carmichael?” Lacey spun around on the weathered dock of Camp Hope, hand shielding her eyes from the sunlight to focus on the tall cowboy at the top of the hill. Her lips instantly curved in a smile brimming with affection at the sight of the camp’s seasoned cowboy an...
Your friendship means more than you will ever know.To the great team at Revell, thank you for your patience and support-particularly Cheryl Van Andel and Dan Thornberg for another great cover and more patience than the law allows.To my dear friends and former co-workers Carol Ann, Tammy, Cynthia,...
Mary’s Center of Hope, never more grateful his volunteer shift was almost over. Outside the storefront windows, snowflakes drifted, blanketing the street with a peaceful mantle of beauty that hid the pock marks and smells of a cobblestone street littered with garbage, oil, and manure. He nodded a...
“Man, I’m whipped. Two raids tonight and one yet to go. And to think I could be dancing with the girl of my dreams right now at the Pier.” He loosened his tie and wiped the sweat from his face with the sleeve of his coat. “Life isn’t fair.” “Sure it is,” Steven said with a...
Despite a joyous engagement, a heady sea breeze, and a melon moon hovering over a river shimmering with stars, Shannon couldn’t fully enjoy the beauty of the night. Because of Sam. Carefully picking her way down the stone pathway to their dock where...
This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.Ecclesiastes 2:26 NIVBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, LATE SUMMER, 1916Sisters are overrated, she decided. Not all of them, of course, only the beautiful ones who never let you forget it. Faith O'Connor stood on tiptoe behind the side porch, squinting throu...
She’s the girlfriend serving up temptation. He’s the pastor’s kid bent on serving God. Until tragedy separates them for eight years, turning tables—and hearts—to restore hope for them all. Many are the woes of the...