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The Letter Carrier by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Angela Hayes

The Letter CarrierThe Letter Carrier by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 

4.5 Stars

 

“The Nazi’s took her country, her village, and her home, but Michelle Naget discovers that freedom begins in one’s heart.”

The Letter Carrier by Laurie L.C. Lewis is a superb coming of age story set in France during WWII. What sets this story apart from others is not only Ms. Lewis’s wonderful writing and storytelling talent, but also the fact that this is a true story.
This historical story tells of a young girls experience to survive and also trying to keep her family safe- with all the dramatic details we read of family, war, faith, courage, heartache, friendship, culture, challenges, and struggles- all while giving us a window into life in those times.
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Laurie L.C. Lewis!

 

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Cross-Country Christmas by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Ashley Johnson

Cross-Country Christmas (Silver Buckle Brides #1)Cross-Country Christmas by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Christmas romances are my favorite and Laurie knocked this one out of the park. I couldn’t put it down and I can almost guarantee you that I’ll read it again before the end of the year lol. Oh, to end up with in a field of cows lol. CC and Reese will capture your heart with their story. I recommend curling up with this book and a mug of hot cocoa.

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Awakening Avery (A Second Chance Romance #3) by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Jenni Bishop

Awakening Avery (A Second Chance Romance #3)Awakening Avery by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Awakening Avery (A Second Chance Romance Book 3) Laurie Lewis is a beautiful second chance story. The story is one of healing and finding yourself after the death of your other half after being with them for many many years. This heartfelt and thought provoking story is moving and evoked many emotions as we travelled along with our main character as she struggles with her grief and subsequent depression and inability to move forward. Along her path of rediscovery and healing she meets many characters who are grieving and like her many are struggling to find that sense of purpose in their life. I must admit it took me a while to get into the story but once I did I became invested in each and everyone of the characters.

I look forward to reading other things from this author

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Awakening Avery (A Second Chance Romance #3) by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Jana Teppih

Awakening Avery (A Second Chance Romance #3)Awakening Avery by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Awakening Avery is a Second Chance Romance book by Laurie Lewis. I had read a book by this writer before that I enjoyed a lot so I decided to pick up a copy of this one. I was slightly surprised to find that she is a Christian writer as there was nothing remotely indicating that in the first book I read by her. Generally I do not go for Christian stories as very often the writers include too much of their religious views than telling the story but I have to say that the way Ms Lewis is telling Avery’s story, it does not bother me. In its essence it is a story of a woman who has lost her husband, her children have lost their father and the family and the people in their orbit simply question their faith or lack of it. We all have something we believe in and whether it is Christian or something else, Ms Lewis has asked us to listen to how her characters see it.
I loved that the heroine of the story is not a young(ish) person but someone who has lived, loved and lost; it is not so often we see that. The writer takes Avery (and us) on a journey of healing and she (and us) meets different people and it brings us laugher, tears and takes your breath away!

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Love on a Limb A Love Story For All Seasons by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Jenni Bishop

Love on a LimbLove on a Limb by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love on a Limb A Love Story For All Seasons by Laurie L.C. Lewis is a beautiful heart  wrenching, sob inducing wonderful romance story. I love reading Laurie’s work as she  puts so many emotions into her writing that it makes you feel as though you are right  there with the characters as they struggle with having to deal with life and death. This  sad yet beautiful story reached into my heart and left me devastated, it makes you  wonder what would happen if I was faced with my mortality or that of someone I loved.  This is one story where you will need the tissue box and a good stiff drink or two. The  love, hope and faith these characters had for one another will see you crying, laughing,  sobbing and fighting right alongside them in this battle to live.    I highly recommend this amazing story to anyone who loves a story that touches your  heart in such a way that it will stay with you.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Love on a Limb by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Amanda Pierce

Love on a LimbLove on a Limb by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love on a Limb by Laurie Lewis had me wanting more from the beginning. I have been in a reading funk since finishing a series not too long ago. I could not put the book down. The characters and story were relatable and I wanted to know more about them from the very first page. I have never read anything by Laurie Lewis before but I will now read anything that she writes. I hope this isn’t the end of their story, I will watch the page closely to see if their story continues. The book is written wonderfully and I would definitely give it 5 stars.

Reviewed by: @amandarae6884
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Sweet Water by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Debi Kircher

Sweet Water (Destination Billionaire Romance #5)Sweet Water by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sweet Water by Laurie Lewis is a Destination Billionaire Romance.

Have you ever started reading a book and just knew from page one that you were gonna love it? It usually takes me a few pages to know but this one just grabbed me and it physically hurt when I would have to put it down to do things like breathe or fix supper and tend to my family.

This is a story about Hudson, Olivia, and Jeff, three best friends that launched a company together. The friendship and the company was strong until one day Hudson finds out that Olivia and Jeff had eloped, shattering Hudson’s heart and all the plans he had. He took this pain and worked extremely hard with the company the three of them were to share and made billions.

Years later there is a tragic accident that has Olivia waking up in the hospital with so many questions and not enough answers. The only thing she is completely aware of is that she is now a widow. A familiar voice awakens her in her hospital room and when she opens her eyes she immediately recognizes Hudson, who has come to offer her help and his home nearby for her to stay in while she gets better. A home she had spent time in years ago when her, Jeff, and Hudson were still close. Her anger bubbles up the minute she sees him telling him to get out! She blames him for everything that was wrong in her life, he stole the company from her and Jeff which caused her marriage to always be strained leading to an accident leaving her a widow and ruining her chances of being the family she always dreamed of.

After conversations with her sister in law she realized she had no choice but to take Hudson up on his offer. Going back to this house brought back so many memories and Hudson wanting to help her confused her. He offered her a job making a real paycheck and she accepted. Little things Hudson had said to her on the few times they spoke had her tied up in knots. So many questions started popping up in her head. Memories that she tried to organize and explain, right down to Jeff’s hasty marriage proposal and their marriage that always seemed to lack any kind of feeling.

Her new job and her new quest for answers opens feelings for Olivia that she had pushed aside and buried, things start coming together in her mind. Long ago events that she always wondered about start making sense. She needs to make things right, she needs to face the feelings she’s had all these years for the man she thought she hated. Can she fix what’s gone wrong in time? Will Hudson be able to see around his hurt and listen to Olivia as she explains all the pieces to the puzzle that led them all to where they are today?

I can’t put into words how much I loved this book, Laurie Lewis has a way with a story and the way she tells it that just grabs a hold and won’t let go. I felt every emotion known to man while reading this book. Do yourself a favor and carve out some time and read this book!! I’m giving it 5 stars only because that’s all there are to give. Loved loved loved it!!!

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Sweet Water (Destination Billionaire Romance #5) by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Jenni Bishop

Sweet Water (Destination Billionaire Romance #5)Sweet Water by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Olivia is in tremendous pain, battered and bruised but alive after a tragic accident has left her with nothing. After losing the only family she had and her future she is left to put her life back together how she doesn’t know.

Hudson has come face to face with his lost love, the woman that was his life until she was stolen away from him by one of his best friends. He will do anything for this woman but at what cost to himself?

Olivia has lost her husband, can not care for herself, has nowhere to live and now has to deal with the man who ruined her life. Hudson has offered his parents beach house for her to recuperate and heal. The one place she always felt at home and provides comfort. As Olivia is healing she starts to find information that leads her to find that her life as she knew it was a lie. The one person she blamed for stealing what should have been hers, who was her enemy is the one person she must learn to trust and make amends.

Olivia believes that working helps her get her life back on track. Hudson offers Olivia a job and she helping him and his staff with humanitarian work, something they dreamed about when they were younger. Olivia finds herself looking back at those dreams and finds she wants more but in order to fully heal she must make peace with the past, and to make peace with the past she must forgive the man who was once her best friend.

Can Olivia make peace with the past and the men she has learned the truth about? Can Olivia forgive the man who kept her away. Will Olivia find the secrets the man she thought she knew has kept from her? Will Hudson be able to walk away again and leave the woman he loves? Will there be a future for Hudson and Olivia? What will bring them together or tear them apart? Will Hudson make his dreams come true and do what he wants so badly, what he has been spending his life trying to achieve?

This is a sad but sweet story and one you will enjoy.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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The Dragons of Alsace Farm by Laurie L.C. Lewis – Review by Jenni Bishop

The Dragons of Alsace FarmThe Dragons of Alsace Farm by Laurie L.C. Lewis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Agnes is an 82 years old widow who has lived a hard life and is now battling Dementia. She lives alone on her farm, Alsace and is haunted by her past, ghosts and dragons. Sarah, her neighbour is her one link to a normal world. Noah Carter’s tragic childhood has left him a shy and unsure loner. He has made a life for himself in Myrtle Beach South Carolina but that life is about to be turned upside down as he finally faces and Uncle who has been searching for him for many years. Finally reunited with family and to help ease Sarah’s burden, Noah finds himself at Alsace farm helping the often confused old lady. Tayte was left alone and neglected as a child and finds it hard to trust and let people in. As she arrives in town for the funeral of her estranged parents, Tayte is reunited with a Grandmother she has not seen since she was a little girl. The unlikely three are thrown together, under very trying circumstances, with each of them fighting their own demons and secrets from the past. Will they each be able to heal and find their own redemption and love and be able to make a normal life or will they fail in this thing called life? Will the secrets be too much and cause trouble than they can handle?

The Dragons of Alsace Farm is a very emotional journey and the characters definitely capture your heart. It is well worth the read.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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