His question was soft; it surprised her. It also gave her a focus other than the man sitting beside her. She latched on to the subject change with everthing she had.
"Have you ever wanted something with all your heart?"
Clint didn't answer, just looked at her funny and then nodded. One quick nod and then he looked away again.
Lacy swallowed. "Me, too. Only, the whole picture wouldn't snap into place. Like, I knew I wanted to open my own salon. I saved every cent I could for four years, waiting on the right opportunity. There were times when I thought I'd found the right place. But things never worked out and the plans would fall apart." (p. 106)
The first in the Mule Hollow series by Debra Clopton, The Trouble With Lacy Brown is a wild ride of a read that finds a woman on a mission butting heads with a very stubborn cowboy who finds her a bit scary in so many different ways. The town of Mule Hollow is slowly dying and has more men (or cowboys) than women, single women that is. An ad in the newspaper entices Lacy and her friend Sherri to open a salon that will pamper women and make them want to live in this quaint town. But Clint has a hard time with this idea, as well as with the other crazy ideas Lacy has to help wake up this sleepy little town.
I really enjoyed this book and hope to continue with the series.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Island
... all four head to Tuckernuck Island, off the coast of Nantucket, where their family has summered for generations. No phones, no television, no grocery store --- a place without distractions where they can escape their troubles. But when sisters, daughters, ex-lovers, and long-kept secrets come together on a remote island, what might sound like a peaceful getaway becomes much more. (back cover of audio book)
I usually read one or two Elin Hilderbrand books during the summer, so when I found this audio book on my library's shelf I knew this was my next read. I was definitely pleased to find The Island as good as I anticipated if not better! Secrets that are slowly revealed by the four women make for a very interesting story, and the fact that the close-knit women are all trying to escape something that the others don't know about makes the story even better.
I definitely recommend The Island by Elin Hilderbrand to others!
I usually read one or two Elin Hilderbrand books during the summer, so when I found this audio book on my library's shelf I knew this was my next read. I was definitely pleased to find The Island as good as I anticipated if not better! Secrets that are slowly revealed by the four women make for a very interesting story, and the fact that the close-knit women are all trying to escape something that the others don't know about makes the story even better.
I definitely recommend The Island by Elin Hilderbrand to others!
Between Sundays
From what she could gather, Jesus wanted people to serve. More than that, maybe the entire reason people were created was to serve. So the world would get a better picture of Jesus, the way He had worked when He was on earth. (p. 61)
He cocked his head and stared at Aaron. "Who you are as a man, as a player, isn't about what happens out there on game day." He held up the envelope and then handed it to Aaron. "It's what you do between Sundays. That's what matters." (p. 50)
Whether it's between Sunday church services or between Sunday football games, or any other activity for that matter, it's what you do between Sundays that shapes who you are and matters in the end. That's just one message Karen Kingsbury shares in her awesome book Between Sundays. Centered around a foster mother and child, a football star and his past, and a football team and its struggles, this story carries many messages of which we can learn a little something about ourselves. A football team is looking for a Super Bowl win that is long overdue. A young boy is in search of a father he never met but watched on Sundays during the football season. And a star quarterback can not overcome his past so he lives only for the moment and at excess that brings shame to fellow teammates. The lives of these people will slowly cross, become involved, and finally find forgiveness, reconciliation, and closure for their pasts, presents and futures.
Kingsbury continues to bring to her readers characters that are so true to life that they might actually feel like the people next door. And her story has enough detail that a reader can truly find something to identify with and use to grow as a person. I love Karen Kingsbury's fiction and I now believe that Between Sundays is one of my very favorite books written by this wonderful author.
He cocked his head and stared at Aaron. "Who you are as a man, as a player, isn't about what happens out there on game day." He held up the envelope and then handed it to Aaron. "It's what you do between Sundays. That's what matters." (p. 50)
Whether it's between Sunday church services or between Sunday football games, or any other activity for that matter, it's what you do between Sundays that shapes who you are and matters in the end. That's just one message Karen Kingsbury shares in her awesome book Between Sundays. Centered around a foster mother and child, a football star and his past, and a football team and its struggles, this story carries many messages of which we can learn a little something about ourselves. A football team is looking for a Super Bowl win that is long overdue. A young boy is in search of a father he never met but watched on Sundays during the football season. And a star quarterback can not overcome his past so he lives only for the moment and at excess that brings shame to fellow teammates. The lives of these people will slowly cross, become involved, and finally find forgiveness, reconciliation, and closure for their pasts, presents and futures.
Kingsbury continues to bring to her readers characters that are so true to life that they might actually feel like the people next door. And her story has enough detail that a reader can truly find something to identify with and use to grow as a person. I love Karen Kingsbury's fiction and I now believe that Between Sundays is one of my very favorite books written by this wonderful author.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
50 Harbor Street
"You've got me."
"Do I?" She sighed. "Why do you make this so hard? Why won't you just let me go?"
"Because you're worth keeping. ..." (p. 344)
Debbie Macomber's 50 Harbor Street continues the story of the residents, families, and friends of Cedar Cove, Washington. Again weaving stories about many characters already introduced in the previous books of the series, this book also introduces a few new characters and a few new relationships.
The theme that seems most dominate in this book is that of loss. What I found most interesting about this theme is that it is explored with many different types of losses and recoveries. A secondary theme also appears to be forgiveness and redemption, again explored in several different ways.
The recent investigation into the secret postcards is solved, a marriage and birth occur, and new relationships begin to blossom. As I have stated before in my previous reviews of the first four books, I love this series and can't wait to read the next address!
"Do I?" She sighed. "Why do you make this so hard? Why won't you just let me go?"
"Because you're worth keeping. ..." (p. 344)
Debbie Macomber's 50 Harbor Street continues the story of the residents, families, and friends of Cedar Cove, Washington. Again weaving stories about many characters already introduced in the previous books of the series, this book also introduces a few new characters and a few new relationships.
The theme that seems most dominate in this book is that of loss. What I found most interesting about this theme is that it is explored with many different types of losses and recoveries. A secondary theme also appears to be forgiveness and redemption, again explored in several different ways.
The recent investigation into the secret postcards is solved, a marriage and birth occur, and new relationships begin to blossom. As I have stated before in my previous reviews of the first four books, I love this series and can't wait to read the next address!
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