Her grandfather’s sudden death left the ranch in her hands. Will she find the strength to manage operations and a new relationship? Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a … now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations.
Living River Ranch is in turmoil with the sudden death of the patriarchal grandfather. Margaret is left as heir to keep the therapy ranch afloat for the many that depend on it for treatment and jobs. Having the responsibility of her brother weighs on her, yet provides strength in what she feels is God’s mission for the ranch.
Noah, the ranch manager has known Margaret for years but only through a looking glass relationship that has until this point never crossed the friend boundary. Now having to work together on new ranch challenges, Margaret and Noah find themselves working much closer in other ways.
A Time To Be Born and A Time To Die is the first book in the Living River Ranch contemporary Christian romance series. All books written in this series follow Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 “A Time for Everything” If you like a cleanly written romance series with fully developed characters that move through a series of books, you will love the A Time for Everything Series.
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Omg fantastic. Love how tragedy can come happiness.
Love how simple and sweet this ranch is and everyone in this town.
I want to live and work on this ranch.
I received this book as an ARC from the author and omg love her so much. I recommend this book for all
When Margaret’s grandfather who started Living River Ranch dies, she takes over running it. Everlee Whitman continues the series with Margaret’s growth in leadership and her life in general as well as a life mate. I would recommend reading this book.
This is a very short story, but it shows how much people in a small town really care about each other. They were there for Margaret and her brother when their grandfather passed away. A young woman who was nine months pregnant came there to work after her husband was killed in an accident. She was treated like she belonged there.
Margaret and Noah have had to face the loss of all of their parent figures. But both have become stronger because of that. For a love story it contains almost no romance.
Loved the idea of the ranch, people involved and the way the whole town came together to support each other. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
A sweet story you want to know more and more about that wonderful rance. I am curious about the next book
A sweet story of hope
A sweet story you want to know more and more about that wonderful rance. I am curious about the next book
This short story was lovely. The characters were developed, but everything was rushed as opposed to a novel. Margaret taking over the ranch after her grandfather passed away was one thing, but the new housekeeper giving birth at work the first day? Exciting times. I loved the mission of the ranch, and am looking forward to continuing the series! I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I love the cover and the premise of the story. I love the characters’ names and the minor characters’ personalities and backgrounds. I love the setting.
I gave it two stars because I felt like I was getting snippets of a story throughout…kind of like seeing a movie trailer. It was enough to get me to want to see the full-length feature film. I checked to see if this was a prequel or a snippet of a larger book. Nope. I guess I should have checked the page length before diving in. 🙂
Some things that bothered me: the characters seemed to talk in different tense here and there so I wasn’t sure if someone else was talking, or a narrator, or maybe if there was a typo with the quotation marks. The flow of the story was interrupted by the doubt I had of if I was reading thoughts or dialogue or descriptions. Another aspect that tripped me up was how so much information and plot was dumped into such a meager number of pages. It didn’t allow for much development. I couldn’t get a feel of the distinct voice of any of the characters and found myself continuously trying to give the story and the author the benefit of the doubt, saying to myself, “Just keep reading. It has possibilities.” I love the little snapshots of romance, but wasn’t able to really feel like I knew either main character and so I couldn’t appreciate the tension or humor or spark nor could I feel them.
I don’t think I’ll read any more of the series due to the number of shortcomings in this novella.
On a positive note, I love that the story is clean and uplifting.
Very good quick read. Clean and good characters.
I received an advance ebook and I am voluntarily leaving my review.
This is the series debut from Everlee Whitman of her A Time for Everything series. The book’s setting is the Living River Ranch, the biggest employer for Little Bend, Michigan and the surrounding towns. Margaret’s grandfather has passed away and she’s left to carry on. Will she succeed or will she fail? I’m looking forward to reading more of this series to see what happens. This is a sweet, clean read appropriate for all ages. Grab your copy and see what’s in store for Margaret and the Living River Ranch employees and residents.
I received an advanced reader copy of this book and this is my voluntary and honest review.
This is the first book in the Living River Ranch contemporary Christian romance series and is a great start to the series. This is the story of Margaret and Noah who have known each other since childhood. After her grandfather’s death, Margaret inherits the ranch and the responsibility that goes with it. What was once a thriving cattle ranch on the shores of Lake Michigan has been turned into a special needs ranch. This is a sweet Christian romance that is based on scripture. Well written with well developed likable characters and a slow burn romance. I read an arc and voluntarily chose to review.
I think this book was well written. The characters fit the story line so well. Adding a Down Syndrome child to the story was a real blessing. I very much enjoyed this book and believe Everlee will write several more books just as great. I can’t wait for the next book to come out. Don’t miss out on a great thing.