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Rhe’s Bookshelf – Echoes, Robin Jones Gunn

January 26, 2013 No Comments

Happy Saturday everyone! I am happy once again, to bring you a book from The Glenbrooke Sereis, by Robin Jones Gunn. Echoes is the third book in this wonderful series. I was able to get my hands on it and couldn’t wait to find, buy and receive number two, so I just went ahead and dove right in.

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Summary: In this dramatic contemporary romance by bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn, Lauren Phillips enters the wild, uncharted territory of the Internet on her home computer and “connects” with a man known only as “K.C.” As she struggles to recover from a broken engagement, Lauren keeps busy by working full time and striving to finish her college degree. But her correspondence with K.C. quickly becomes the thing she loves most…and the source of dreams she cannot bear to relinquish. When the opportunity comes for them to meet after a year of corresponding, Lauren faces a tough choice: Is she willing to risk everything…including a broken heart? Readers will stay “on-line” to find out in this bestselling former Palisades release, now the third book in the new Glenbrooke series.
Will Lauren risk losing her heart…to a man she’s never met?
Lauren Phillips tries to keep busy while recovering from a broken engagement. Then one day, through her home computer, Lauren accidentally connects on the Internet with a mysterious man she knows only as K.C.
Lauren’s e-mail relationship with K.C. quickly becomes the thing she loves most in life..and the source of dreams she cannot bear to relinquish.
After a year of corresponding, the opportunity appears for them to meet. Lauren faces a tough choice: Is she willing to risk everything…including another broken heart?

What I thought: As I said in my brief introduction I am a huge fan of Ms. Gunn and this series. The Glenbrooke series is a sweet series all taking place in and around the lives of those of the small town of Glenbrooke. Book Three takes place in a time when computers, email and chat rooms are a new thing. I must admit it was kind of weird to be catapulted back to a time when that was all new. I remember that time! Despite that, the book was still relate-able and didn’t feel outdated in any way. It was sweet and cute and reminded me of You’ve Got Mail, or its older inspirations – The Shop Around the Corner and In the Good Old Summertime (movies I recommend everyone check out if you haven’t!). Its a timeless story, and one that I think most women would love. Sure, it might seem unbelievable at times, finding true love through someone you’ve never met. It is a beautiful story, one full of inspiration and lessons about trusting God. This is a Christian novel, make no mistake. It is carefully woven through the story, but also carefully not rammed down your throat in a offensive way. It is full of inspiration and life lessons of trust, and letting go. I highly recommend this book, and the series as a whole to be young and adult women.

5 out of 5 stars!

I received this book as a part of the Blogging for Books program with Multnomah Publishing. I was not compensated in any other way. My thoughts are opinions are my own.

Rhe’s Bookshelf – ‘Secrets’, by Robin Jones Gunn

My first review of the New Year! Took me a bit longer than I wanted to, but this last month has proven to be quite a journey in and of itself. I felt as if this last month was like a whole year gone by. This book also describes an incredible journey. I suspect that Jessica might share my sentiments. Jessica is the leading character, perhaps heroine, of this book. ‘Secrets’ is book one of The Glenbrooke Series, a group of book that I am so very excited to begin reading.

Jessica Morgan wants desperately to forget the past and begin a new life. She chooses a small, peacefull town tucked away in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as the place to start over – Glenbrooke. Once there, Jessica conceals her identity from everyone she meets – including the compassionate paramedic who wants to protect her and the jealous women who wants nothing more than to destroy her. Will Jessica’s deceit ruin all hopes for the future? Or will she find a deeper peace that allows her to stop hiding the truth from those who lover her most of all?

The character of Jessica is one you immediately find to be sympatheic. You can tell that is she hiding something painful and deep from the very beginning. I never once suspected it to be anything sinister, but as the story progresses there are those that do. Kyle, the ever charming paramedic, had me at hello (I know, so cheesy). Ms Gunn does an absolutely marvelous job of developing these characters, portraying true and raw feelings and emotions. You love them and want nothing but the best for them. She is a wonderful writer, whose inclusion of faith and the power of it should be an inspiration to those that read this book. This is not some far-fetched fairy tale, but a story that could be very real. I always appreciate that in novels that I read. Thank you Ms. Gunn for a wonderful story and I look forward to reading more from this series.

I received this book, in exchange for an honest review, in my partnership with Multnomah Publishing and Blogging for Books. I was not compensated in any other way. The opinions expressed are my own, take them or leave them.