He’s a police officer from a huge family. She’s a lonely widow with a son. Will their relationship move beyond friendship this Christmas season?After graduation, Melody Clarke said goodbye to her high school crush, Grant Brooks, believing she would never see him again. She was moving to the east coast for college, and he planned to remain in Hillcrest, California, to pursue his dream of becoming … Hillcrest, California, to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer.
Ten years later, Melody returned to Hillcrest to raise her son after her husband died. She didn’t count on seeing Grant again, thinking he’d probably moved out of town by now. When Grant pulled Melody over for a safety violation, he asked her to join him for coffee. Melody had always kept them firmly in the friendzone, but after being reacquainted again, she was ready to reconsider.
Meanwhile, a thief was loose in their hometown, and when Melody’s home was broken into, Grant determined to bring the thief to justice. No one stole presents from children and got away with it as long as Grant Brooks was around.
If catching a thief was difficult, convincing Melody that they were destined to be more than friends might be even harder.
Or maybe it wasn’t so hard after all.
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Evangeline Kelly’s books are so beautifully well written with clean romance suitable for young teens and women and centered around a love and belief in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Lawfully Blessed centers around Melody a widowed single mom who makes a new start in her hometown of Hillcrest, California and Grant an old friend from high school and local police officer, searching for the right woman to share a life with. This was a fantastic new read from Evangeline Kelly. Lawfully Blessed is a great book to read to get readers into the spirit of Christmas with it being gospel oriented as well as it’s reminder of what Christmas is all about. Evangeline Kelly has become one of my most favorite clean Christian romance authors. I can’t wait to read more upcoming books.
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I enjoyed this sweet Christmas story. A nice relationship develops between old high school friends.
Lawfully Blessed is a lovely, heartwarming second chance romance. The story focuses on family, love and faith and is delightfully written. A lovely Christmas romance with a HEA.
This is a happy reunion story about a police officer and the woman he let get away. She back in town and he is not making the same mistake twice. Melody is a little bit of a downer, but recently widowed from a bad marriage; the one good thing she has going is her son. Grant is self assured and maybe just a little too arrogant, but seeing Melody again gives him hope. The story is heartwarming and good by the fireplace with a cup of cocoa.
Lovely story, I laughed, smiled and felt all warm inside. I loved it entangled the true meaning of Christmas also. I highly recommend Lawfully Blessed if you love clean inspirational stories.
This was a great book that I couldn’t put down. I loved the characters and how they interacted. I loved Grant’s down-to-earth ways and how honorable he was. Melody was a strong character herself in making the best of her situation in life. The chemistry was amazing between the couple, but they also had a past from which to draw on. Each character had situations that helped them grow their characters. Overall this was a sweet second-chance romance.
Lawfully Blessed is the newest book by Evangeline Kelly. It’s a Christmas story and about second chances. The book was really good. I enjoyed it immensely. It is so nice to pick up a book that you know will be “clean” and easy to read. I became immersed in the story after the first couple of pages. As with all of Ms. Kelly’s books there is a HEA ending. The characters are likeable and the story flows. I think that anyone who reads romance should read Lawfully Blessed .
Loved this story by Evangeline Kelly!! I fell in love with the main characters Melody and Grant. They are a beautiful pair together and I wish I could meet them in person!! I loved the plot, and the added mystery, even though it wasn’t too difficult to guess the ‘baddie’.
Overall, this is a great, sweet romance that I would highly recommend!
SCALE: 4.5 points
1-5 SCALE:
1: I couldn’t even finish it
2: I hope I didn’t pay for this / disappointing
3: I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t like it either
3.5: On the line between good and ok
4: Solid story / worth reading
4.5: Close to perfection! / must read
5: I could not put it down and I’m still thinking about it!
I really enjoyed this Book! I liked all the characters especially Grants family. Most of the story had to do with Christmas and that had me feeling nostalgic. The Christmas carols to the Christmas shows make me excited for all those family traditions. There was romance and it was beautifully done and was God honoring to even a small mystery to solve with an arrest being made. I would give more than 5 stars if possible!
Lawfully Blessed is another sweet, heartwarming romance from Evangeline Kelly. Her stories never disappoint. This book is a second chance friends to lovers meets the Grinch who stole Christmas tale. I loved all the characters, not just the main ones. These characters are just like the people I know. This story had my attention from page one as I said the heck with household chores, found a comfy seat, a fleecy blanket and hot chocolate. Then I enjoyed this wonderful story!
Wow!! This is one of the best “clean” romance stories that I have ever read! Even though there were a few tense (drama) moments thrown in the mix, as I flipped through the pages of this story, a smile remained plastered on my face from beginning to end. Grant is such a great godly man, he is practical, kind and straight-forward even his rambunctious family is kindhearted. I really like Melody too, she is a great mom and her son is so sweet. I think she deserves a Christmas blessing and a second chance to get it right with Grant. Love this, on those days when I need a little help”smiling” this will be my go-to.
I received a free copy and am voluntarily reviewing.
A sweet second chance romance that happens around Christmas. Even though Melody was returning as a widow with her son they do not see a big Christmas ahead of them. But moving back to her hometown gave her a sense of home, and her meeting up with Grant, her friend from high school that followed his dream to become a police officer, she was finding another chance at love. But the one thing she didn’t think she would be finding was a Christmas thief in town that would hit her apartment stealing all of the presents for Adam. She couldn’t bear his sadness and unfortunately she couldn’t afford to replace all his gifts, but she found that Grant loved Adam and made possible that what she couldn’t replace he gave Adam as a gift himself. But Grant had waited all his life for Melody and he was ready to make them a family and to wish for a large family like he was raised in and they decided to give it to the Lord and let Him decide the number of children they would have to bless their home. Yes a home built around love for God, each other, and family. Lawfully Blessed is a wonderful Christmas addition to the Lawkeepers series.
ONE INCREDIBLE CHRISTMAS READ!!!
OMG! I love this little gem. Talk about stealing Christmas. This is one exciting, heartwarming, pulse racing, intriguing, page turning sweet treat that captivates from the first paragraph. With all the twists, unexpected circumstances and unpredictable surprises around every corner make for one enjoyable experience. Following this fantastic storyline and amazing plot you feel a part of the tale instead of on the sidelines. The characters and scenes are written with such realism it really pulls this baby together beautifully. Evangeline gives us such a graphically detailed overview and such depth is easy to relate to and bond with the characters. Her scenes are so vivid and detailed it’s easy to picture each scenario as they play off one another in perfect balance. Evangeline did an amazing job bringing this read to life brilliantly. Awesome job Evangeline, thanks for sharing this little gem with us.