Texas Wildflowers
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Wildflower of love
Another great book. I posted a few reviews, Amazon, Barnes and Noble,Shelfari , Goodreads, Family Christian Bookstore, I tried Christiansbooks.com but the site was not takig reviwes at this time. I would guess they are doing mantanice so something. I will try again later. I am reading A Merry Little Christmas right now and hope to post tomorrow or Tuesday. Sorry it has taken me a little while, my mother in law passed away and I have been out of town. Thanks so much for allowing me to do this.May God bless you each and every day.
Texas Wildflowers by Anita Higman
This book is four stories in one. Each section is about one of the McBride sisters finding love. It is packed full of great Christian fiction romance.
EverythingâÂÂs Coming up Rosy - Henry leaves Rosy at the alter. She returns home to Galveston to mend her broken heart. Can she find true love? Larson has been a great friend to Rosy but can true love really be found in a great friendship?
For the Love of Violet - While Violet may own a business that sells romance she does not knows much about romance. Morgan Jones one of her online customers hires her to help him be more romantic. But will she be the one to learn something new. The first lesson on how to live romantically takes them on a hike in the Chisos Mountains. Maybe the lessons will turn into the real deal.
Forget Me Not Lilly - Lilly doesnâÂÂt have much confidence in herself as a counselor because she missed classes helping her sick roommate but loves helping others. As a counselor she likes to treat her patients as she would treat a friend. Ruban McCall is a new patient of LillyâÂÂs counselor business, and he seems familiar. They share a love for the outdoors. But how can she ethically date a patient?
Dreaming of Heather - Heather quits her job because they wanted her to be dishonest. She vows to live being honest. She meets her handsome neighbor Evan when he comes to her home in a tuxedo asking her to accompany him to a wedding. Can she overcome the fact that he is a motivational speaker and believe in him? He encourages her to follow her long lost dream of being a photographer; will she find the courage to pursue her dream and Evan?
These books are packed with humor and clean romantic. God has a unique plan for each sister to find love. The author Anita Higman did a wonderful job of telling each story with a twist as different as each sister. I highly recommend this book.
May 19, 2013
Enjoyable!
"Texas Wildflowers" is a delightful collection of four stories about the McBride sisters - Rosy, Lily, Violet, and Heather. Each sister has her own story, told from her own point of view. The stories include:
"Everything's Coming Up Rosy"
"Forget Me Not Lily"
"For the Love of Violet"
"Dreaming of Heather"
Entertaining and fun, each of the "Texas Wildflowers" stories can be read in a single sitting, and my favorite of the four stories was Heather's story "Dreaming of Heather." I loved how Ms. Higman used the underlying theme of God allowing the closing of one door, but opening another (much better) door.
I look forward to reading more books by Anita Higman and would recommend this book for those who love a satisfying contemporary romance read.
February 25, 2013
A typical Christian romance novel
I typically save the reviews of romance novels for my wife, Ann. I've made an exception this time around and read this one myself. I really wanted to see what it was like again. And my conclusion? Not bad.
I like the novella concept; it keeps things short and to the point. There's not time for lots of extra word fodder when you've less than 100 pages for four books-in-one.
One thing I liked about Higman's book was the trust in God each of her main female characters had. When life brought some crucial decision-making needs or tension, each one would find strength in God.
One thing I wish I could see more of in any book out of this genre: more stress on redemption through Christ Jesus. I have yet to see any 'Christian romance novel' lay this out clearly. It's mentioned only briefly, it's skirted around, or the authors seem to think that faith in God equals the same thing as trusting Christ as the Savior of their souls and forgiver of their sins. I'm not sure why this seems to be the case. I know it's a topic of conversation/debate among authors, but if they master their craft I would think they could work in a clear gospel message without it becoming cheesy.
So that would be my challenge. At the same time, I don't see any 'harm' in these types of books. I can certainly commend Higman's 4-part novella to you.
January 5, 2013
Romancing America ~ Texas Wildflowers
What is better that a good Texas Romance? Four Texas Romance books in one!
This book is about the McBride sisters. They were raised in Galveston, Texas and enjoy the fact that their mother owned a Scrapbooking Shop on Galveston's popular Strand. All three girls are on their own living in different parts of Texas. Each one of them is single and waiting for their soul mates.
Everything's Coming Up Rosy!
The girls have come together in Galveston for Rosy's wedding but it has come very apparent that she has been left at the altar. How could this happen they love each other. Where can her Henry be? She was going to Kill him!
She realizes she pushed too hard for a marriage that Henry just was not ready for. So instead of killing him she closes herself up in her old bedroom at her parent's house. Then her best bud, Lars shows up as her knight in shining armor to pull her from the pit of depression. Why had she not seen what a special man Lars was, he knew her better than anyone?
God had a better plan for Rosy.
For the Love of Violet!
Violet owns her own business called Romantic Images. Her business is doing so well she has someone else running the business for her. Violet loves hiking and living in this scenic town of Alpine, Texas. As she is enjoying a quiet day when she hears a racket coming up her driveway. Stepping out of a rattle trap of a truck is a cowboy. He introduces himself as one of her online customers and he has a very high opinion of her. This was kind of freaky that this man would drive out to her home to meet her. He wants to pay her to teach him how to be romantic. Crazy!
She was not sure how it happened but she agreed to help him for an outrageous price thinking he would not pay what she asked. But he agreed pay whatever she asked. They decided to hike up a mountain as they had their first lesson on living romantically. The more time she spent with Will the more she liked him. Maybe he was teaching her a lesson in romance.
Forget Me Not Lily!
Lily has started her own business as a Christian counselor but she does not have very much confidence in herself. When she attended school she missed a lot of classes helping a sick friend. Even though she got her degree she feels as if she miss some important lessons.
She has several patients and they all seem to be happy under her care. Her motto is to not just be there counselor but their friend.
One day a very handsome man comes to her office to make an appointment for counseling. He feels it is not necessary but his boss slash friend thinks differently. Lily and Rubin meet to access his counseling needs and decide he really doesn't need counseling. Rubin kept making advances that were hard to miss and she decided to invite him to a party she was having at her home for all of her patient slash friends. Lily is attracted to Rubin but his gorgeous female boss also has her eyes set on Rubin. Would it be ethical for Lily to date Rubin?
Dreaming of Heather!
Heather has just resigned from her job. The job had been one of deceit and lies and she did not want to have any part of that kind of business.
She felt like she had a load removed and was ready to move on to an honest profession. She owned her own home in Southeast Texas on Horseshoe Bayou. It was her beautiful relaxing haven. She likes sitting on her back porch watching God's majestic creations.
As she sits enjoying the view a handsome man in a tuxedo comes walking up with a broad smile on his face. She must be having a vision. Come to find out he was her neighbor and needed a favor. He asked her if she would be his date for a wedding he had to attend. At first she considered the fact that she did not know this man from Adam. Then he explains that his deceased aunt had left him the house. His aunt had spoken often and kindly about Heather on several occasions when she was living. So he felt like he already knew Heather. They joked around and she decided since he really wasn't a complete stranger she would help him out and be his date for the wedding. Besides he was something else!
After just one date they both knew there was a strong connection between the two of them.
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I will not tell you how things ended so you will need to grab a copy of the book to find out if there was a happy ending.
I had a great connection with this book because I live in the Piney Woods of Southeast Texas. Plus I have three daughters and two step-daughters that I had the pleasure and watching them fall in and out and in love. I would like to say they are all living happily ever after but they are all living their life the way they choose and that is what counts.
The author wrote of the diverse situations of each sister as they sought their soul mates. These stories were sad at times, definitely funny and very romantic. God had a special plan for each sister.
I found each story to be special in its own way.
I highly recommend this book.
Disclosure
I received a free copy of this book from the author for review. I was in no way compensated for this review. It is my own opinion.
January 5, 2013
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