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BOOK REVIEW: Autumn Crescendo
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by: Vickie McDonough Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Autumn Crescendo Author: Andrea Boeshaar, Dianna Crawford, Sally Laity and DiAnn Mills Publisher: Barbour ISBN: 9-186-60228-4 Genre: Inspirational/Romance
"September Sonata" by: Andrea Boeshaar
When Krissy Robinson kisses her twin daughters goodbye and drops them off at college, she knows her life will never be the same. She is now an ‘empty nester’. Her relationship with her husband, Blaine, has changed over the years. Once a hearty and handsome, physically fit firefighter, Blaine is now overweight and has thinning hair. Krissy finds his flabby paunch disgusting and definitely unromantic. Blaine’s recovery from a debilitating injury has been slow and nerve-wracking on them both.
Matt Sawyer, a widower and the new principal at the school where Krissy teaches, shows a special interest in her. Krissy can’t help appreciating his handsome good looks and striking, blue eyes. They develop a comfortable friendship, but Krissy senses Matt wants more than mere friendship. She might too…if she were available. When Blaine confronts her about their problems, Krissy feels she has to come clean. Will the truth destroy what’s left of their tenuous relationship, or with God’s help, can they rekindle the love of their youth?
"October Waltz" by: DiAnn Mills
After, twenty-five years, Abby Martin is selling the western clothing store that she built up with her now deceased husband, Kevin. It’s time to move on. Ron Bassinger, her high school sweetheart, has made a generous offer on the store. Just sitting across the desk, discussing the business transaction with him, stirs up feelings she thought had died long ago. But Ron hasn’t changed. He stills scoffs at her mention of anything having to do with church and God.
Abby seeks her Heavenly Father and comes to believe that the handsome and wealthy businessman has come back into her life strictly so she can help him find his way back to the Lord. Having already been married to the love of her life, Abby fights Ron’s flirtatious advances. Can Abby keep focused on her mission with Ron constantly pushing her for a relationship? And what will be Ron’s reaction to the horrible secret she’s kept from him all these years?
"November Nocturne"
Jack and Jill is what their mothers named them when they were born thirty-six hours apart. They grew up together, next-door neighbors and inseparable, childhood friends. But that was over thirty years ago. Jill Lawrence is now a mother and widow, but she is happy and contented. When she isn’t working as an OB nurse; Jill is babysitting her grandchildren while her daughter works.
Returning from a trip to visit her son, Jill has a, chance encounter in the airport. Is it possible that the tall, thin man standing in front of her could actually be Jack Van Fleet…her Jack? Jill discovers that Jack has followed his dream to become a doctor and has dedicated his life to serving the Lord through medical missions in Third-World countries. Will Jack and Jill pick up where they left off so many years before? Will Jack succeed in his efforts to woo Jill to marry him and join him on the mission field, becoming the mother of his two adopted Asian boys? Or will her strong family ties prove to be their undoing?
"December Duet" by: Sally Laity
Cora Dennison’s life had centered on raising her five younger siblings after the death of their parents. Now, a forty-something church secretary, Cora has given up any desires of having a family of her own. She is happy working for the pastor. Plus being able to help others is a perk of her job. But the big family home she raised her siblings in has now become a millstone. The plumbing is bad, the wiring is fried, and the whole place is falling apart around her.
When Cora decides to revitalize her home, Michael Burgess is more than willing to come to her aide. Skeptical of the rustically handsome man, Cora’s hires him based on her pastor’s recommendation. Two lonely hearts are drawn together, one to whom love never came and the other struggling with a long-ago broken heart. This compelling story tells of two confirmed single people whose lives interweave to play a December Duet.
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