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A Place to Call Home: Contemporary Christian Romance Kindle Edition
Hiring a convicted wife-killer isn't what kind-hearted Molly Finnerty bargains for as part of the prison ministry she supports. However, she begins to believe Kurt's claim of innocence and gradually finds a great deal to like about him—perhaps more to like than she should.
Can they overcome the past and find forgiveness and love?
BOOKS IN THE FRONT PORCH PROMISES SERIES
1. A Match to Call Ours
2. A Place to Call Home
3. A Love to Call Mine
4. A Family to Call Ours
5. A Song to Call Ours
6. A Baby to Call Ours
7. A Place to Find Love
Each book stands alone, but the stories are connected through setting or characters.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 13, 2013
- File size2252 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B00CCTO9BS
- Publisher : Merrillee Whren (April 13, 2013)
- Publication date : April 13, 2013
- Language : English
- File size : 2252 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 304 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1944773266
- Best Sellers Rank: #361,104 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #460 in Contemporary Religious Fiction
- #887 in Religious Romance (Books)
- #1,125 in Inspirational Religious Fiction
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
Merrillee Whren is an award-winning author who writes inspirational romance. She is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award for best inspirational romance manuscript presented by Romance Writers of America. She has also been the recipient of the RT Reviewers' Choice Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of forty-plus years, and has two grown daughters. She has lived in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Florida but now makes her home in the Arizona desert. When she's not writing or working for her husband's recruiting firm, she spends her free time playing tennis or walking while she does the plotting for her novels. Please visit her Web site at http://www.merrilleewhren.com or connect with her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MerrilleeWhren.Author. You can sign up for her newsletter by using this link. http://www.merrilleewhren.com/sign-up-for-merrillees-newsletter/
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After the first few pages, I knew that "A Place to Call Home" would required a different set of eyes. Given what I knew about the author, I decided to set aside my usual thoughts of romance. Gone was what I typically expected, and in its place was a story of inspiration, hope, forgiveness, and dare I say it...intrigue. I am not much for intriguing or mysterious story-lines. However, I found that reading the same format within a style gets old and boring. So, I decided to settle in and begin my journey.
The main characters, Molly and Kurt, work on a renovation project and along the way they have to put their history behind them so that they not only finish the project, but also have a future with one another. They each are starting over which is never easy. Facing their past, each must convince the locals and themselves that what happened long ago has been paid for in more ways than one. While it was difficult for everyone to let go of the hurt, it was clear that faith was the only way it was ever going to happen.
You will feel all of the emotions, from anger to joyful, as Merrillee Whren weaves a believable story of hope and truth in "A Place to Call Home." Hopeful because both Kurt and Molly will find what they are looking for, and truth because it always wins out in the end. Unlike other romance stories, this one did not need the traditional romantic interlude. The love was built while the hero and heroine join forces in order to get the one thing Kurt has been focused on since before he met Molly.
The deeper I got into the story, the harder I found it was to put it down. I suspect that was exactly what Ms. Whren wanted from her readers. Truthfully, I am grateful to the author on so many levels for "A Place to Call Home." The one most profound though is the fact that forgiveness, no matter what the reason for it, is always possible. After the year I have had, it was truly a blessing to be reminded of this.
The more time they spend together, the harder it is to fight their growing attraction to one another. Molly extends Kurt’s job on her property to include working on the women’s shelter she is building. She comes to believe his story of innocence and helps place him on a path to realizing his dream to win back the custody of his children. Still, as much as she cares for him, she is reluctant to share her past with him for fear he will walk away. An unforeseen circumstance brings the issue to a head and she realizes that she must tell him her secret.
This book drew me in from the start. It is a Christian romance with characters who become very real as you follow their story.
The author provided me with a copy of the e-book in exchange for an honest review. However, I am going to add that I had already purchased a paperback copy of this book as I very much enjoy her work.
Ms. Whren 's execution of of her story is very well done. The main characters have defined personalities, including their realistic struggles with trust and love.
The plot
Molly Finnerty hires Kurt Jansen to renovate her old Victorian house. He had been convicted of murdering his wife and spent six years in prison. Molly soon becomes Kurt's advocate when she believes his testimony of innocence and unjust imprisonment, but she struggles to be open with Kurt about the trauma of her own past. As their relationship develops they both learn to trust God, themselves, and each other.
The message
Of particular interest is how well Ms. Whren shows the reader the point of view from Molly and Kurt's perspectives, including the intensity of the trial to forgive oneself as it is to forgive others. Ms. Whren reminds us that the good news of Jesus Christ is that forgiveness is always victorious and available to all.