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by: Lesa Boutin
Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Country Charm
Author: DiAnn Mills
Publisher: Heartsong Presents
ISBN 1-577-48547-5
Genre:
Inspirational/Romance
Paula Franklin thought the dream she and her husband shared of owning a
Christian bed and breakfast ended with his untimely passing. Five years
later God has healed her grieving heart with a covering of cherished
memories and brought her to the doorstep of an old farmhouse to realize
that dream.
Kristi Franklin, Paula’s adult daughter, is dead set against it, adamantly
so. She wants Paula to use the inheritance left by her father to invest in
her stock brokerage firm. So much so that she will stop at nothing to get
it; including suing her mother, attempting to prove her incompetent. But
Paula believes God brought her to the farmhouse and will bless her
ministry there.
Proceeding with the purchase of the home she hires contractor Rick
Davenport to do the renovations. Paula learns Rick is a Christian and that
his grandmother was the previous owner. The two become fast friends.
Together they turn the old farm into a beautiful bed and breakfast Paula
lovingly calls The Country Charm.
Paula and Rick’s relationship develops into more than a simple friendship
when Rick declares the depth of his feelings. Still Paula is hesitant.
With the schism between Kristi and her, Paula is uncertain and somewhat
afraid of her own feelings.
Discovering Rick has a heart problem throws Paula into a tailspin. Her
husband, John, died from heart failure. Feeling Rick has not been
forthright with her, Paula questions their relationship. The idea of
loving and losing someone to a heart attack again is unbearable.
Ask anyone, anywhere and you will find all have been touched by the grief
of losing a loved one. DiAnn Mills presents a poignant story of the
effects this particular heartache brings. We see that for those who bring
their broken hearts to the cross there is hope and healing. I highly
recommend a trip to the Country Charm.
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