Terra Froese would never win Citizen of the Year and that’s fine with her. She lives life on her own terms, bouncing from job to job and going her own way. But when a relationship goes sour she heads out of the city and across the country to find temporary refuge with her sister, Leslie.
She figures Leslie might be able to help her sort out her life, though Terra still can’t figure out what her … out what her career driven, city sister is doing living out on a farm of all places. Terra takes her own emotional baggage on her trip to her sister, hoping to dump it somewhere along the way. But when she is forced to stay in Holmes Crossing, Terra has to come face to face with her past and the decisions that haunt her still.
What others have to say about All In One Place:
“I literally could not put this book down. A poignant, touching story that made me reassess the way I view the lost souls who wander across might. You have to read this book.”
Colleen Coble, author of The Inn at Ocean’s Edge
“With sure, strong strokes and a touch of humor, Carolyne Aarsen paints an intriguing portrait of a woman on the run, a sister who’s settled in, and a town as rugged as the people who populate it. You’ll know you’re in the hands of a master storyteller within the first few pages of All In One Place.”
Angela Hunt, author of the Reluctant Beauty series
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So much redemption & not condemnation in this book which we all need. In one place Jack says what you did for Amelia was an atonement. I don’t agree with this statement as atonement was made for us. We don’t do things for others as an atonement but a reciprocal embace back to our atoner Jesus Christ & that same embrace out to others.
Great read for Christian readers. Clean romance. Sweet story of love and redemption.
It kept me interested.
I like that it starts after the main character has left an abusive relationship. So we get to see the aftermath but not live it with her. As the main story takes place after leaving, it would have only dragged the plot to have started while she was still in the relationship. The pacing throughout matches the small-town setting, allowing for more focus on character development (always a plus for me). I appreciated that there was enough info given initially and then hinted periodically to keep the reader aware of future conflicts. When I finished, the ending was a little too Christian cheese for my taste. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it wasn’t as if I expected any different. That being said, it still just felt kind of meh to me. To be fair, fiction books with religious themes can be hit or miss for me. I can be very picky when it comes to how a religion is woven into the plot. Almost as picky as I am about story endings, but that’s a conversation for another time.
I enjoyed this book – great story & characters & I loved the scriptures & strong Christian message. However, it needs way better editing.
Insightful …
Beautiful story of forgiveness and grace.
A very slow moving book. Author keeps repeating herself with the same information in many chapters
I couldn’t get into the book . It just didn’t hold my aatention