Lonely hearts review.

(sorry it's late. bad storm where I live so I couldn't get on)

LONELY HEARTS written by AMANDA STEPHAN

Movie Rating: PG

Book Rating: @@@@@
Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance

Swearing: None

Inappropriate Scenes: None

Number of Pages: 226 (paperback)

Publisher: Treasureline Publishing

Back Blurb:
       Becky Callis is the widowed mother of two trying to make ends meet. Moving to a new town, things get a little complicated for Becky when her mischievous children think she's been lonely far too long and try to take romantic matters into their own hands.
       Scott Boone seems to be everything their mother could like. Handsome and friendly, Scott makes his interest in Becky clear even though she is older. Is he the handsome, debonair cowboy Becky needs, or just a rake looking for another notch in his belt?
       Jack Anderson and Becky have been friends since childhood. When they're reunited years after their lives have taken very different paths, this lonely preacher begins to wonder if God has brought her back into his life for a reason.
       Pearce Morgan is a single parent raising his young daughter. Divorced and disillusioned, an unlikely friendship arises between him and Becky when his shy daughter decides she loves Becky and her kids.

True love is more complicated than it looks.

*ONE LONELY MOTHER, TWO MATCHMAKING KIDS, THREE ELIGIBLE BACHELORS, AND SOME VERY YUMMY APPLE PIE...*

My Review:
     Amanda Stephan has done it again! Weaving her faith, romance, and humor into one Stupendous novel she has created a book that would be spectacular as a movie! (Seriously, Hollywood needs to pick this up.) I thought this book was very funny. Love the part where they enter the town and the raccoon scene! Lonely Hearts is book that can be enjoyed by people of any age! From 10 years old to 100+ years old. Lonely Hearts is a novel you Do Not want to miss! :D

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi, guys! Tomorrow (or today or yesterday--depending on when you see this) is Valentine's Day! So I thought I'd say:

Hope you guys have a really Awesome Valentine's Day! :) (and don't forget to tell your parents) 

And if you are looking for some good romance novels here are a few:

The Price of Trust by Amanda Stephan (contemporary romance)

Lonely Hearts by Amanda Stephan (contemporary romance)

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (fantasy)

Matched by Ally Condie (dystopian romance)

Divergent Review!

DIVERGENT by VERONICA ROTH

Movie Rating: PG-13 for violence, graphic images, and romance

Book Rating: @@@@@
Genre: Dystopian/Science Fiction

Time Frame: Futuristic
Page Number: 487 (Hardcover)

Swearing: 4 instances of the h-word
Inappropriate scenes: A girl is caught with her bath towel off but it doesn't go into detail

Published By: Katherine Tegen Books

Back Blurb:     

      In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago society is divided into 5 factions dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue---Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is---she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
     During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are---and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden
from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves.......or it might destroy her. ONE CHOICE decides your friends. ONE CHOICE defines your beliefs. ONE CHOICE  determines your loyalties---forever. ONE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU.

My Review:     
     Divergent is one of the bestest debut books I have ever read! As soon as you pick it up and read it you are thrust into a world of division. Everything and everyone is divided. Everything they do is different. And if you aren't as divided as others you will die. It's was very nice to read a dystopian book where the govenment doesn't control everyone and everything they do. I do wish that Veronica would have toned down the romance and put action in it's place. And everything the Dauntless do just seems to be dumb instead of brave. When I started reading the book I got confused will all the different factions and had to constantly refer to the back blurb to figure out which was which but, still this was a great book that every one (who likes blood shed and violence) will enjoy!

The Sound of Red Returning Book Tour!

THE SOUND OF RED RETURNING by  SUE DUFFY

 

Movie Rating: PG-13 for violence, and some light swearing

Book Rating: @@@

Genre: Mystery Romance

Time Frame: Contemporary

Page Number: 288 (Paperback)

Swearing: 2 or 3 instances of the da**ing

Inappropriate Scenes: None

Published By: Kregel Publications

Back Blurb:

       It's been fifteen years since fames pianist Liesl Bower saw her beloved Harvard mentor gunned down, since the CIA disclosed his double life as a Russian spy. She was interrogated and released, with no incriminating evidence against her. But now, something has happened to set Russian and CIA agents on her heels. New intelligence suggests that Liesl possesses a coded message critical to a resugence of Soviet power.

      As global tensions mount, the Russians are in a frenzy to find the code before the Americans. Standing in their way, though, is the young pianist from the tidal creeks and secret-shrouded lanes of Charleston, South Carolina. As Liesl outruns the tip of the Russian spear, she must reckon with the wounds of her past, the love of a man she never thought could be hers, and the prevailing power of God. In the final hour, on a world stage, Liesl must deliver a message of her own.

My Review:

     Liesl Bower is hiding. Not by choice. She is the possessor of the fate of the nations. And she doesn't even know it. Russian spies follow her every move and struggling to keep ahead is the CIA. This book wasn't bad but it wasn't fantastic either. Maybe Mystery Romance isn't really my genre or maybe not. I thought everything happened a little to fast. The action, the romance, etc. Also Sue seemed to describe everything to the point to where you didn't believe it anymore. I also got a little confused to by all the flashbacks. I didn't even know how old Liesl was until the 4th chapter, I thought she was a little girl. My favorite character was the grandmother. She was soo cute and funny! So although this book wasn't my favorite. It was clean and that's something that's not being promoted right now. Good Clean Books. So if you like Mystery Romance check this book out! Who knows, You might like it!

HHEELLPP!!! :O

Actually,  AMANDA STEPHAN needs your help. Here's the prob. Author Amanda Stephan is looking to republish her first book The Price of Trust through a different publisher. Which means she needs a different cover for the book. She has more than one choice (she has 4 or maybe 5) and she can't choose which one she wants. So I'm calling all bookworms to her aid. Go to her website here: http://www.thepriceoftrust.com/2011/12/book-cover-extravaganza.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThePriceOfTrust+%28The+Price+of+Trust%29 Post a comment there telling which potential cover is your favorite and which one is your least favorite. (Imagine being able to help pick a book cover for an author's book! It's a once in a life time opportunity!)
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THE PRICE OF TRUST by AMANDA STEPHAN

Movie Rating: PG (for violence and suspense)
Book Rating: @@@@@
Genre: Christian romance/suspense
Age Group: Teen-Adult
No. of Pages: 344 (paperback)
Swearing: None
Bad Scenes: None
Published By: Tate Publishing

    
Back Blurb:
    What was going on? Was she allowing herself to think too much of this little town? Or just the people in it. She blushed as she remembered how her heart had sped up as Joe had sat next to her. Carly Richards in on the run. For the last two years, she's skipped from town to town, ducking her dangerous and well-informed ex-fiance every few weeks, never settling anywhere for long. With the death of her parents, Carly's vulnerability made her trust a man with an attractive facade, now that same man tracked her across the country, always nipping at her heels, preventing her from reaching out to anyone other than her God.
    Now she's in Montana, and surely that is far enough away from Texas and her abusive past that she can rest. But her emotional scars are reluctant to heal, and Carly resists the friendliness of those in the small town she lights upon, especially handsome farmer Joe Baird. Without a car and money, though, she has little choice but to dig in and begins building back up her savings so she can run once more. Caught in the circumstances, the kind people around her begin to creep into her softening heart. God is at work, and she has to trust him to not only take care of her, but care for the people she is learning to love. Carly must learn The Price of Trust.

My Review:
     The Price of Trust is a GREAT clean Christian novel that all the girls (teens or adults) and maybe some men will enjoy to read! Amanda Stephan is one of those very rare authors that gets to point of the novel across with no swearing or *embarrassing* moments. You could give this romance book to a twelve year old and not have to worry about ANYTHING! Don't miss this wonder novel!

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