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Monday, October 8, 2012

Review and Giveaway of Julie Lessman's A Love Surrendered!

Oh lordy lordy. Julie Lessman. Her name is synonymous with passion with a purpose in the Christian romance world. Lucky me, I'm on the permanent influencer list, so I'll never miss a new release of hers! Her 3rd book in the Winds of Change series (and 6th book about the O'Connor family) is up for grabs for one lucky commenter!

Here's a blurb from Julie's website:

He broke her sister’s heart …
will she be next?

Orphaned in Iowa, Annie Kennedy moves to Boston to stay with her spinster aunt, longing for romance to fill the void of her parent’s death. But when she falls hard for Steven O’Connor, the man who broke an engagement to her sister, Annie is worried. Will he break her heart, too, when he discovers she’s Maggie’s sister?

With heart-pounding romance, intense family drama, and the emotional twists and turns Julie Lessman fans have come to expect, A Love Surrendered will ignite your senses and inspire your spirit.

This book was my favorite of the Winds of Change series, mainly because Steven is dealing with some serious emotional issues that cripple him in the present, and the secret of Annie's identity is one to keep you on the edge of your seat!

Steven's kind of been one of my fav O'Connors because Julie did a wonderful job of dropping little tidbits about him through the other books. We've gotten to watch him grow up from the sidelines, essentially, and come into a maturity that wasn't without it's scarring. Lessman fans have waited a long time for him to bite the romantic bullet!

I have to imagine that there are many, many young men out there with Steven's background...who have done things they aren't proud of, and carry around a load of guilt as a result. He's apprehensive about being around a certain type of girl (namely, one just like Annie!), though they are irresistible to him, and call to him like a Siren. Yet he's not able to trust himself with his passionate response to them.

Julie deals with passion in her books so well....I can rave on and on. It's God-given, nothing to be ashamed of....when in the confines of marriage. I so appreciate the family saga of Julie's series, because we get glimpses of Faith and Charity and Katie and Sean (and their parents, Marci and Patrick)...and various marital issues they now face, such as infertility, infidelity scares, and keeping secrets. These are marital issues everyone can relate to, and it's so refreshing that these couples live on in a fictional reality beyond the happily ever after we got in the books where they were featured.

Now I'm looking forward to the most-anticipated prequel in the history of the CBA, surely....the story of Marci and Patrick! A Light in the Window releases Nov. 9th, so GET READY!

Leave a comment below to be entered to win my review copy of Julie's book. Giveaways on my blog are perks for my readership, so please click "Follow" on my Google Friend Connect and then leave your email address below.

Available October 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, 
a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Let's Analyze

Julie's written 6 incredible books so far, featuring one O'Connor each. Which is your favorite and why?

Comments (14)

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Oh, JEANNIE!!! WOW ... thank you for the WONDERFUL review!!! I am totally blessed by your kind comments, not only because you are THE CHARACTER THERAPIST who looks at characters under the microscope, but because you are a dear friend, and I LOVE it when good friends enjoy my books. Somehow it's better than the general public, you know??

Please let me know where you post this review because I am running my usual "review" contest, and I am entering you with this blog review and will add points for wherever you post it, okay?

You are SUCH a blessing to me, girl -- THANK YOU!!

Hugs,
Julie
I really need to win this because I love
all her books but have no money to buy
this one, I don't want to miss it.
1 reply · active 639 weeks ago
Hey, GAIL ... There are LOTS of giveaways going on, girl, so check out my website calendar at JULIE'S CALENDAR or come over to Seekerville for my KISS-ology 301 blog today through Friday at KISS-ology 301, okay?

Good luck, girl!!

Hugs,
Julie
Sounds like such a riveting story. I hope Gail wins. :)
1 reply · active 639 weeks ago
Aw, Racquel ... you are SUCH a sweetie!! Hope you win too!!

Hugs,
Julie
I haven't read any of the series yet, but it sounds like I should. (:
1 reply · active 639 weeks ago
Jeannie...a wonderful posting, as always :)
Julie...great to 'find' you on this fabulous blog...looking forward to reading steven's story..

ps...i don't think i have a 'favourite' o'connor novel....i LOVE them all.
1 reply · active 639 weeks ago
Hey, KAREN ... Jeannie's blog is GREAT, isn't it??? And, of course, her reviews are to die for!! ;)

Hugs,
Julie
I really identified with Faith, because when I was about her age I watched my first love run off with a shrew who proceeded to destroy his life. Thankfully it was not my sister!

Obviously I didn't get him back, but like Faith I grew from it and became a stronger person.
2 replies · active 639 weeks ago
i really loved faith's story as well. glad to hear you grew from your experience.
WOW, RACHEL ... that stinks, but God always has a plan, doesn't He? Like using even the sad and hurtful things to make us grow.

Hugs,
Julie
Hey, JEANNIE ... thanks again for the GREAT review, my friend, and for featuring a giveaway -- you are THE BEST!!

Hugs,
Julie
I love Julie's books! Marci and Patrick are my favorites, but I'm enamored with the whole O'Connor clan. I'm a bit behind on the saga and need to catch up.

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