Tori’s life was perfect—a successful job, a doctor for a husband, and a pristine loft in Chicago—until her husband left her for someone else. With her divorce comes a surprise cabin in the Deep South, and she wants nothing more than to get rid of it so she can get her life back in order.Marcus is the self-appointed guardian of his sister and three brothers, while their mother lives a toxic … a toxic lifestyle, but one call to his auto repair shop from an entitled city girl turns his world upside down. He’s a master of reading people, but the feisty newcomer poses an interesting challenge.
As their lonely hearts search for help and healing with each other and God, the dangers of the world come knocking. Will Tori be able to save Marcus’ family and make him see that their differences aren’t enough to keep them apart?
A sweet, Christian romance that shows us that love is greater than our circumstances.
Beautiful Storm is book four in the Unfailing Love series, but the books can be read in any order.
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Deep dark and broody Marcus has always been a man of few words. He doesn’t let many people close and while we have seen mostly his good side with the new additions to the group we now get a closer look. Tori’s world has flipped. More angry and a maybe even feeling a little betrayed she finds Marcus. Neither one have any idea what’s about to happen but these two find something neither was looking for. She finds family and friends and a new outlook on life. This author brings us two who couldn’t be more different who find the difference works. Finding oneself means first surrendering preconceived notions and letting it all go. As Tori welcomes the changes to her heart and learns more about the God she knew yet never sought. I love the last book of this series as much as I did the first and plan on reading much more of this author.
This is an excellent story of what love can really be like and how hard it can be to obtain. I loved Marcus and his dedication to his family! This is a really sweet, clean romance.
I devoured this book in one sitting!!! Tori and Marcus are just and incredible couple and are perfect for each other. Loved getting to know his siblings. Romance, family, loser ex, troubled mom and a group of amazing friends are the main parts this book. Forgiveness given and received especially when not deserved really made me think. I was sad when it ended but left me with a smile. A definite re read or listen.
Tori was living an empty life in Chicago working as many hours as she could and barely seeing her husband when he tells her he’s been seeing another woman and wants a divorce and offers her a cabin in Georgia as part of the settlement. Tori is not very likable at the beginning of the book, with a superior attitude and thought she would only spend as much time at the cabin as it took to get it ready to sell. Marcus was closed off, protective of the troubled siblings he is guardian for, and suspicious of strangers like Tori. They have both been hurt by a parent who should have loved them and he pushes her away several times in the book. Tori was not religious at first, but the book talks heavily about her spiritual conversion and giving herself to Jesus. I liked Marcus siblings, especially his teenage sister Megan who was worried about her wardrobe and excited to go shopping with Tori. But it must have been hard for Tori to consider being with someone who comes with a good sized instant family. This book wasn’t as suspenseful as other books in the series as Tori’s ex Scott was a jerk at times but not a cruel person. But it still had plenty of sweet and funny moments.
The narrator, Lorana Hoopes, is also a wonderful Christian author who adds emotional inflections, voice tones and changes, and intensity to the story.
I totally enjoyed this book. It was wonderful to watch Tori and Marcus slowly open up and change. Marcus totally undervalued what he did, Tori was unable to trust and connect to people. The story is a sweet love story that neither expected. I highly recommend this story.
Wow!!! What a wonderful story of healing and love!
Tori (Victoria) is still reeling from the surprise announcement from her husband that he wants a divorce. As a part of the divorce, she gets a cabin in the Deep South. She is a city girl from Chicago who has never been down south but she determines to see the cabin so she needs to go check it out and ready it for sale. Her car breaks down and that is when she meets Marcus.
Marcus appears to be a brooding, bad boy type of guy. In reality, he is kind and loving and has taken on raising four of his younger siblings because of their mom’s addiction issues. The more time he and Tori are around each other, the more they soften. She becomes less citified and he becomes more open with her. Both have experienced pain and loss and disappointment and both can help each other to heal and to love.
I absolutely loved this story. I have read one other book by this author and felt similarly about it, as well. Her books are real and honest and clean. The story is told without sex or violence or foul language.
I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
Love this well written story with Marcus and Tori. Marcus is a mechanic who has stepped up to care for his siblings and Tori is in town to sell the cabin she received in the divorce from her ex husband. This is a sweet clean romance with a Christian theme and I was so happy that Marcus and Tori found their way to each. Lovely story!
This is the first book I’ve read by Mandi Blake. It’s such a sweet romantic story. It’s a clean, christian based story. I love the characters Tori and Marcus. They came into each others lives at just the right time. I will definitely be checking out more books by Mandi!
I received a complimentary copy of the book, and the opinions expressed are my own.
Well written, clean romance. Mandi Blake tells a beautiful story of love, faith and learning from life that will warm your heart. Complex characters that find peace and happiness as they accept who God made them to be.
I enjoyed reading Beautiful Storm. I like Mandi Blake’s writing style and find it easy to read. There were many, many things that I liked about the book: Tori and Marcus were well-developed and likable, Tori’s close relationship with her mom, Marcus’s love, care, and protection of his younger siblings, observing Tori coming to a saving faith in Christ, Marcus’s chivalry, and Tori’s determination, plus others; but I don’t want to give plot spoilers. My problems with the book are theological. I don’t think Christians should start a romantic relationship with unbelievers. Also, Tori’s divorce is made out to be kind of a good thing because it got her to her soulmate. With those caveats, I recommend the book to clean/wholesome romance readers and to Christian romance readers. There’s a great HEA and an epilogue. I received a complimentary copy. I chose to write a review and share my opinion.
Another great book by Mandi Blake!! Marcus and Tori’s story was great!!! We met Marcus in the earlier books, but didn’t know too much about him. In this one, we find out why he’s the quiet loner. He has a strong faith, and helps Tori to find her way to God. He just has to learn to open himself up to love, and that he’s worthy of being loved. He figures it out in the story, and we get our happy ending. So glad that the story doesn’t end there, though!! We’ll be able to keep up with them in the next book, too, like we did with the others in the earlier books here. This can be read as a stand alone, you won’t miss much if you don’t read the others, but to me, they’re best read in order.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and was not required to leave a review. The opinion expressed is totally my own.
This one was a sweet one, I loved the characters and the storyline. Beautiful Storm is the fourth book in Mandi Blake’s Unfailing Love series. Marcus and Tori were two broken characters who had to figure out if loving someone was worth the pain they could bring. They were flawed characters who I grew to love.
Marcus was just trying to do his best to raise his younger brothers and sisters, he wants to give them a better life than the one their mom is living. He has everything under control but then a feisty city girl comes in and turns his world upside down. Tori had the perfect life until her husband left her for someone else. Trying to come to grips with her divorce, she finds herself in the Deep South fixing up a cabin that came with the divorce. Will Tori and Marcus help each other heal and learn to trust God, or will their differences keep them apart?
I really enjoyed this book! I loved the family aspect of it and it was fun to see old characters. Marcus was trying so hard to care for his siblings, but he was at his wits ends. I liked Marcus and I found him sweet, he was the strong silent type. He didn’t say much but he cared. His relationship with his siblings was super cute, and I loved reading those parts.
Tori was a sweet character, she was reeling from a detour that she did not see coming, so she was just trying to pick up the pieces of her life. However, she was also trying to protect herself and so she never truly gave her husband her heart, meeting Marcus changed everything. But loving someone means being vulnerable and that is a hard thing to handle.
Tori and Marcus had to work through their trust issues in order to make a relationship work. They had to learn to trust God. I really enjoyed this book and I would definitely recommend it! I love the title and I think that it fits this book perfectly. Beautiful Storm is a clean Christian romance.
This was such a great read/listen. I received an audible and was only asked to listen to it. I share my opinion by my choice. There are the same great characters from the other books in the Unfailing Love series. You can read it alone though just fine. The aches and pains of infidelity and alcohol/drugs on the other family members is brought to life in this book. The healing of our Savior and other loved ones to help us through our daily lives, is also felt. This is worth the read/listen.
If you like a sweet Hallmark style book, then I think you’d like Beautiful Storm. This is a sweet and clean romance with a Biblical message. This is the fourth in the series but can be read as a stand alone.
*I was given a book by the author. This is my honest opinion.
3.5 stars