| Title | : | Love Begins (Tender Blessings #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 |
| Publication | : | First published October 13, 2005 |
Abandoned by her parents, Michelle Hurley and her kid sister Nicole are reminded every day their livelihood depends on a grandmother who never wanted them. Nearly twenty years later, Michelle has accepted the fact she isn't worthy of the love she so desperately needed as a child. She lives alone on the family farm and is content in the niche she's carved out for herself.
All that changes the morning Nicole abandons her two young children under Michelle's lilac bushes. Michelle doesn’t want her life to change. She doesn't want to be responsible for fixing Nicole's mistakes. Nor does she want to admit she may be more like her grandmother than she ever imagined.
Two little kids suddenly dependent on her aren’t the only changes in Michelle's life. The only man to ever make her take a chance on love reenters Michelle's life. Kyle Swann reminds her of all the bad choices she ever made. He also makes her realize shutting her heart against the world might not be as easy as she thought.
This thought-provoking contemporary romance examines the changing dynamics of family relationships and issues. Infused with honesty and humor, it will capture the hearts of readers who love children, understand their challenges and appreciate the many definitions of family.
Love Begins (Tender Blessings #1) Reviews
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This book is similar to the Aggie books by Chautona Havig. If you enjoyed them you will enjoy this one.
Single sister with no plans for marriage or kids anytime soon inherits her niece and nephew. Great story! -
The writing and the story in Love Begins were first rate and a five star read except for the cliffhanger ending, which I hated.
Michelle Hurley had a rough childhood. First her father left the family, then her mom moved Michelle and her sister Nichole, age four to her mother's farm in Arkansas. Grandma Catherine did her 'Christian Duty' but never stopped belittling Michelle's mother until she left the two girls with her bitter mother. Michelle tried hard to protect and raise Nichole although she was only a fourteen year old girl.
Michelle is a ICU nurse, owns the farm and has a new car and no bills when she finds Nichole's two children out by the road under a bush early one Saturday morning with only a small backpack. This set up the story the changes Michelle's life as she cares for Emma and Jonah her preschool niece and nephew. Aunt Shell provides the basics, enrolls them in preschool and gives the two children stability all the while knowing that their mother can appear and demand them back at any time.
The story tells of their adjustment and learning to be a family together in a Christian environment. The only problem is the ending that is sudden and so up in the air I felt like I had lost track of the entire family. -
Love begins
Really enjoyed reading this book. It's no wonder Michelle didn't want to believed God could live her. Not only had both of her pArents abandoned her. Her grandmother's attitude was far from being anything near Christlike. Faced with caring for Emma and Jonah,she came to realize that she was,lovable after all. Ended a little too soon without a clear ending. Still will give it a 5 star. -
Great book
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Love brings a change
Love Begins was a great read. When she finds her neice and nephew dropped off in her front yard, her life becomes a challenge! -
While a good story, the writing was a bit confusing. Written from the first person point of view--limited the narration and the action and after a while became a bit monotonous.
Implications were made that insinuated insight into the thoughts of other characters, but never developed which when a story is told in the first-person is difficult to do. At some point, the author repeated information near the end of the story that had been fully revealed near the beginning.
I almost felt like the entire story was an attempt to heal emotional hurt actually felt by the author.
At any rate, the misplaced modifiers led to a bit of confusion and I had to reread several passages again to make sense of what was being said.
Another pair of unbiased eyes would have been helpful in proofreading this story. Like so many of us, we all need to hear the truth from those who read our work and point out the mistakes so we can fix them. -
Michelle takes on the responsibility of her sister's kids in spite of resenting the situation. Although she starts out caring for the children out of a sense of responsibility, she quickly comes to love them. At the same time, she's adjusting to a dramatic life change, she faces big changes in her romance life, and her spiritual life is unsettled. We don't find out what happened in the romance department, whether her faith deepens, or even whether she is going to get to keep the kids permanently in this book, but there was a satisfactory ending. Although this wasn't a cliffhanger, I prefer to get the complete story in one book.
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Nice st o Ryan that brought back memories!
Only someone abandoned by her mother at four can feel this book but everyone can enjoy it! I thought the author had a special window into my life. Scary! -
A good read, I would recommend
