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Series: Isle of Hope
Genre: Christian, Romance
Publisher: Julie Lessman, LLC
Publication date: September 30, 2016
Number of pages: 307
He sets hearts on fire.
She’s been burned by love.
Can hope survive the flames of the past?
School teacher by day, ghostwriter by
night, sweet and shy Shannon O’Bryen
doesn’t mind writing romance on the sly,
but to live it? No, thank you, not since
the man she loved turned out to be a
player who broke both her heart and
her spirit. Now focused more on her faith
and her fiction, she vows the next time
she falls in love, it will be safely—through
the pages of a book.
Dr. Sam Cunningham is a charismatic
player who breaks hearts as regularly as
he washes his pearl-white Corvette.
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an orphan shuffled through the foster-care system, bitterly driven to prove he is worthy of love—the kind that lasts forever. Once he learns Shannon is a romance writer, he enlists her help in winning back his ex-girlfriend. She teaches him about faith and the true definition of love, and he soon discovers he’s been seeking it in the wrong place all along—and with the wrong girl. But can he convince a woman who's been burned by love to open her eyes—and her heart—to a love everlasting?
My Rating
☆ - You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. (More Info)
My Thoughts
I can not believe the emotions that consumed me as I read Love Everlasting. The hope, the sorrow, the love and the broken heart. Out of all the books I have read, this one hit closest to home. I have a soft spot for "bad boys" reformed, because I married one myself.
Shannon and Sam had me wrapped around their little fingers from the first chapter and I was so anxious to see how everything would "play" out. Watching both of them work through the hurts and fears of the past, learning to lean on God's strength, and trust in Him. To see them open their hearts to vulnerability and grow in their faith. This is the epitome of true love. Not only between a man and woman, but between our Heavenly Father and His children. Although, the people we love are human, and are still capable of making mistakes, hurting us. God's love never fails. For HIS love is everlasting.
Will Shannon be able to pick up the pieces of her shattered past? Or will she continue to run from love? Does Sam ever find the everlasting love that his heart craves? Or will he continue to take the "easy" path of the "love them and leave them" player? This book will have you crying and yelling and sighing and fanning (oh those kisses)...Julie writes "Passion with a Purpose" and it couldn't be more beautiful or real! And for someone who only recently started reading contemporary fiction, I am SOLD!
Shannon and Sam had me wrapped around their little fingers from the first chapter and I was so anxious to see how everything would "play" out. Watching both of them work through the hurts and fears of the past, learning to lean on God's strength, and trust in Him. To see them open their hearts to vulnerability and grow in their faith. This is the epitome of true love. Not only between a man and woman, but between our Heavenly Father and His children. Although, the people we love are human, and are still capable of making mistakes, hurting us. God's love never fails. For HIS love is everlasting.
Will Shannon be able to pick up the pieces of her shattered past? Or will she continue to run from love? Does Sam ever find the everlasting love that his heart craves? Or will he continue to take the "easy" path of the "love them and leave them" player? This book will have you crying and yelling and sighing and fanning (oh those kisses)...Julie writes "Passion with a Purpose" and it couldn't be more beautiful or real! And for someone who only recently started reading contemporary fiction, I am SOLD!
Julie Lessman is an award-winning author whose tagline of “Passion With a Purpose” underscores her intense passion for both God and romance. A lover of all things Irish, she enjoys writing close-knit Irish family sagas that evolve into 3-D love stories: the hero, the heroine, and the God that brings them together.
Author of The Daughters of Boston, Winds of Change, and Heart of San Francisco series, Julie Lessman was named American Christian Fiction Writers 2009 Debut Author of the Year and has garnered 17 Romance Writers of America and other awards. Voted #1 Romance Author of the year in Family Fiction magazine’s 2012 and 2011 Readers Choice Awards, Julie was also named on Booklist’s 2010 Top 10 Inspirational Fiction and Borders Best Fiction list.
Author of The Daughters of Boston, Winds of Change, and Heart of San Francisco series, Julie Lessman was named American Christian Fiction Writers 2009 Debut Author of the Year and has garnered 17 Romance Writers of America and other awards. Voted #1 Romance Author of the year in Family Fiction magazine’s 2012 and 2011 Readers Choice Awards, Julie was also named on Booklist’s 2010 Top 10 Inspirational Fiction and Borders Best Fiction list.
Julie’s most recent novel, Isle of Hope was voted on Family Fiction magazine’s Best of 2015, and Surprised by Love appeared on Family Fiction magazine’s list of Top Ten Novels of 2014. Her independent novel A Light in the Window is an International Digital Awards winner, a 2013 Readers' Crown Award winner, and a 2013 Book Buyers Best Award winner. Julie has also written a self-help workbook for writers entitled Romance-ology 101: Writing Romantic Tension for the Sweet and Inspirational Markets. You can contact Julie through her website and read excerpts from each of her books at www.julielessman.com.
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