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I've got another exciting upcoming release to review for you all today, and I can't wait to share it with all of you guys.
On Magnolia Lane by Denise Hunter:
Source: Publisher (Thomas Nelson) Via NetGalley
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: November 6th, 2018
Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary
Series: Blue Ridge Romance
Synopsis:
From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes the final book in Hunter’s Blue Ridge Romance series.
Pastor Jack McReady has secretly carried a torch for Daisy for two long years. She’s a member of his congregation, after all, and she’ll never see him as more than a trusted counselor. Jack’s best friend Noah has taken every opportunity to encourage his lovesick friend, but when Noah catches wind that Daisy has joined an online dating site, he takes matters into his own hands and orchestrates a meet-cute of the most unconventional kind.
Owner of the local flower shop, Daisy Pendleton is content with her small-town life, but she’d sure like someone to share it with. After several disastrous first dates, she’s about to give up—and then she finds a seemingly wonderful man online. Daisy gets to know TJ through a series of messages but finds herself spending more time with Pastor Jack outside of the church at the same time. What she doesn’t know is that her online prospect and Jack are one and the same.
Just as Daisy’s love life starts to look promising, a mysterious woman appears in town. Daisy is faced with a revelation about her family that turns her world upside down, and she looks to both TJ and Jack for help.
Jack must find a way to reveal himself as her online suitor without breaking her heart and losing her trust. As Daisy faces Jack’s betrayal, she’ll have to learn to extend grace to herself, her family, and the man she’s grown to love.
******synopsis from goodreads*****
My Review:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Denise Hunter ends her Blue Ridge Romance trilogy with Pastor Jack and Daisy's story in On Magnolia Lane, and in my opinion it's the best yet. She's a master storyteller in the way her small town's come to feel like real places, her character's come to feel like old friends, and her writing keeps you entranced in the story from start to finish.
Pastor Jack has been falling in love with Daisy for a long time, but he doesn't feel he's in any right place to do anything about it. He's quite a bit older than her, she's a member of his congregation, and he doesn't feel it would be respectful for him to try to pursue her. Daisy has never thought of Jack romantically, but he's always one of the first people she turns to in a crisis. All of a sudden she starts to realize that her feelings towards him may not be entirely platonic, and she doesn't feel she's in the position to ever be a proper minister's wife. Plus, she has to admit that she's also carrying feelings for the man she's recently been talking to on a new dating site. With lots of odds stacked against them, Jack and Daisy's relationship is definitely not off to a great start, but only through following God's plans and purposes for their lives will they truly discover what they never could have expected.
While I really enjoyed the last installment in this series, this was definitely the one that I've been silently waiting for. On Magnolia Lane is right up there with some of Denise Hunter's best novels of all time, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Pastor Jack is one of the most humble, down to earth protagonists I've ever seen in a contemporary novel before, and I adored him on the spot. It was refreshing to see how he was determined to not act upon his feelings, as he didn't want Daisy to ever feel pressured or uncomfortable. In the process, the reader gets a beautiful love story that starts out as a strong friendship and builds from there, and while that's definitely one of my favorite type of love story tropes, this one went even further and gave me all the warm fuzzies.
In my review of the first novel of this series, I'd mentioned that I wasn't happy with the lack of faith content in my opinion, and I'm so happy to say that isn't the case with this one. Jack and Daisy both strongly rely on their faith, especially in the midst of obstacles, family secrets, and community troubles that are thrown their way, and they both insist on serving the Lord in whatever means they are humbly able to.
I can't possibly recommend this one enough, and I think that everyone who picks it up is going to fall head over heels for Jack and Daisy.
Final Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the opportunity to advance read this!
I hope you're all doing well.
I've got another exciting upcoming release to review for you all today, and I can't wait to share it with all of you guys.
On Magnolia Lane by Denise Hunter:
Source: Publisher (Thomas Nelson) Via NetGalley
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: November 6th, 2018
Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary
Series: Blue Ridge Romance
Synopsis:
From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes the final book in Hunter’s Blue Ridge Romance series.
Pastor Jack McReady has secretly carried a torch for Daisy for two long years. She’s a member of his congregation, after all, and she’ll never see him as more than a trusted counselor. Jack’s best friend Noah has taken every opportunity to encourage his lovesick friend, but when Noah catches wind that Daisy has joined an online dating site, he takes matters into his own hands and orchestrates a meet-cute of the most unconventional kind.
Owner of the local flower shop, Daisy Pendleton is content with her small-town life, but she’d sure like someone to share it with. After several disastrous first dates, she’s about to give up—and then she finds a seemingly wonderful man online. Daisy gets to know TJ through a series of messages but finds herself spending more time with Pastor Jack outside of the church at the same time. What she doesn’t know is that her online prospect and Jack are one and the same.
Just as Daisy’s love life starts to look promising, a mysterious woman appears in town. Daisy is faced with a revelation about her family that turns her world upside down, and she looks to both TJ and Jack for help.
Jack must find a way to reveal himself as her online suitor without breaking her heart and losing her trust. As Daisy faces Jack’s betrayal, she’ll have to learn to extend grace to herself, her family, and the man she’s grown to love.
******synopsis from goodreads*****
My Review:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Denise Hunter ends her Blue Ridge Romance trilogy with Pastor Jack and Daisy's story in On Magnolia Lane, and in my opinion it's the best yet. She's a master storyteller in the way her small town's come to feel like real places, her character's come to feel like old friends, and her writing keeps you entranced in the story from start to finish.
Pastor Jack has been falling in love with Daisy for a long time, but he doesn't feel he's in any right place to do anything about it. He's quite a bit older than her, she's a member of his congregation, and he doesn't feel it would be respectful for him to try to pursue her. Daisy has never thought of Jack romantically, but he's always one of the first people she turns to in a crisis. All of a sudden she starts to realize that her feelings towards him may not be entirely platonic, and she doesn't feel she's in the position to ever be a proper minister's wife. Plus, she has to admit that she's also carrying feelings for the man she's recently been talking to on a new dating site. With lots of odds stacked against them, Jack and Daisy's relationship is definitely not off to a great start, but only through following God's plans and purposes for their lives will they truly discover what they never could have expected.
While I really enjoyed the last installment in this series, this was definitely the one that I've been silently waiting for. On Magnolia Lane is right up there with some of Denise Hunter's best novels of all time, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Pastor Jack is one of the most humble, down to earth protagonists I've ever seen in a contemporary novel before, and I adored him on the spot. It was refreshing to see how he was determined to not act upon his feelings, as he didn't want Daisy to ever feel pressured or uncomfortable. In the process, the reader gets a beautiful love story that starts out as a strong friendship and builds from there, and while that's definitely one of my favorite type of love story tropes, this one went even further and gave me all the warm fuzzies.
In my review of the first novel of this series, I'd mentioned that I wasn't happy with the lack of faith content in my opinion, and I'm so happy to say that isn't the case with this one. Jack and Daisy both strongly rely on their faith, especially in the midst of obstacles, family secrets, and community troubles that are thrown their way, and they both insist on serving the Lord in whatever means they are humbly able to.
I can't possibly recommend this one enough, and I think that everyone who picks it up is going to fall head over heels for Jack and Daisy.
Final Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the opportunity to advance read this!
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