This story was very uplifting. It is part of a multi-author series, but these books can be enjoyed on their own, too.
Rob’s tragic event may have occurred four years earlier, but he is still carrying around guilt and pain about what happened. I felt it was very honest to show that even though Rob was a pastor, this loss had shaken his faith and made him unsure about what role he should play in people’s lives. He had checked out of life for awhile, simply going through the motions, and it was refreshing to see him pretty much begin to come alive again in this story.
Rob and Hannah’s romantic relationship grew gently and naturally within the story and it was fun to see how well he bonded with Hannah’s children.
This was the first book that I read in the series and I enjoyed getting to know the setting and the people of Tumbleweed, Texas.
(4.5 stars)
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In escaping his past,
he’s found his future…
A short-term post in small-town Tumbleweed, Texas, is just what Pastor Rob Sterling needs to find redemption from his tragic past. But when church secretary Hannah Bryant’s troubled son breaks a church window, Rob’s offer to mentor the boy leads to a surprising glimpse at a future he never thought possible. The more he gets to know the single mom and her sons, the more his heart begins to heal. With his contract coming to an end, he’ll need to find the courage to stay…for a second chance at the life he always dreamed of.
From Love Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Tumbleweed, Texas
Book 1: The Coach’s Secret Child by Lee Tobin McClain
Book 2: The Pastor’s Easter Prayer by Tina Radcliffe
Book 3: The Police Chief’s Instant Family by Mindy Obenhaus
Book 4: The Rancher’s Unlikely Match by Jill Kemerer
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Publishers Weekly bestselling author Tina Radcliffe hails from Western New York. She left home for a tour of duty with the Army Security Agency stationed in Augsburg, Germany, and ended up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While living in Tulsa, she spent ten years as a Certified Oncology R.N. before heading to Colorado as a library cataloger.
A freelance writer for over thirty years, Tina is a Romance Writers of America and American Christian Fiction Writers Honor Roll member. She has written twenty-three novels for Harlequin/Harper Collins, along with four cozy mysteries with New York Times bestseller Ellery Adams. As a short story writer, she has sold over forty short romances to Woman’s World Magazine.
Tina is also a two-time RWA Golden Heart finalist, a five-time ACFW Carol Award finalist, and a three-time ACFW Mentor of the Year finalist. Her Harlequin books have won the ACFW Carol Award and the Holt Medallion.
She is a member of Romance Writers of America, the American Christian Fiction Writers, and Central Arizona Writers. A popular workshop speaker, she currently lives in Arizona, where she writes fun, heartwarming romances and cozy mysteries.
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