Do you believe in second chances?You will… maintaining a perfect family image, former in-laws, and a mind, heart, and soul that refuse to forget, and Jenna might not be able to move on at all…
Finding love has never come easy for Doctor Scott Browning. His first marriage ended in soul-crushing disaster, and his second looks like it might never even make it to the altar. Can he learn how to be the husband Jenna needs him to be, and does he have what it takes to be the man her friends and family think she deserves?
“Some Say Love,” the finale novel in The Hope Series trilogy, takes a hard look at life after loss, the process of grief, and becoming the whole person God meant for us to be. It delves into hope, healing, and recovery always being mindful that none of those happen overnight.
You are invited to take this journey along with Jenna and Scott as they navigate what Christian love really means in this romantic, sometimes funny, often poignant romance by USA Today bestselling Christian romance author, Staci Stallings. Because God definitely believes in second chances!
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The book was easy to read and I didn’t want to put it down. It did have parts that were a tear jerker.
Very in depth look at grief.
Recovering from tragic loss, Jenna must come to terms with unbearable grief over the loss of three of the most beloved people in her life. Through the love of her fiance, family and friends, trust in God and after much, willingness to express her deepest feelings to a counselor and those she loves, she is able to slowly emerge from deepest darkness into light. Gripping story with detailed descriptions of the feelings of the one who is grieving. A patient man who loves her and gets stellar advice from spiritual counselors, she is able to experience “normal” once again. Through her tragic experience, she becomes very sensitive to those who are hurting and empathize with their situation. Family drama and other issues come into play, but the over riding theme is hope after grief, no matter how lengthy the journey is to achieve wellness again.
Book3: Wrapping up a wonderful series with hope!
Things I liked (many repeated from prior book reviews):
1) Faith based story that educates navigating through the grieving process as well as being an entertaining story of hope and romance.
2) Amazing characters.
3) The author does not rush the story.
4) A journey of what genuine love looks like, not “chicken love” (what truly loving someone else really means).
5) Genealogy is not what makes a family.
6) Golden nuggets of truth throughout.
7) This book is hard to put down.
8) Part of a series.
9) A teaching story about loss, trauma, PTSD, grief, love, friendship, family, commitment, forgiveness, and hope… to name a few. (I went through one-on-one grief counseling in 2014 and 2015 with a secular health professional. While it was helpful, it did not help me understand “why” did this happen the way it did and “how” am I going to get through this grief to find my new normal. I was “stuck” in my grief. In 2018, I joined GriefShare, a faith-based grief support group which helped me immensely, I learned some coping skills, but still wasn’t completely satisfied with the “why and how” I still didn’t fully understand. While reading Book 3, I finally began to understand the “why and how”. I have not made so many notes while reading a book (other than when I was in school) than I did while reading through Book 3.)
10) This series has been a Godsend to me. I highly recommend it to anyone. Besides being a very inspirational Contemporary Christian Romance Series, I found it to be a great roadmap for understanding and navigating the grieving process through the grief counseling provided to the characters in the story.
11) There are just so many good reasons to read this series. I hope you do yourself a favor and pick it up today.
I appreciate that this book was ‘clean’. I am a Christian and enjoy Christian novels, but for only the second time in my life, I quit reading a book before it was completed. At 17% into the book I just couldn’t go on being preached at. I had already read two sermons in the book and it seemed like the author was trying to compile every tidbit of Bible study she had learned into the pages of her book. She obviously tried to use all ideas on how to write with different sentence starters and various words, but they just did not flow. In addition, there were editing issues with words misplaced or non-existent. The book was going nowhere quickly and I decided that while I got the book for free, I didn’t need to waste any more of my time finishing it. Try again Ms. Stallings – but just let it flow instead of preaching, I already have Bible studies and a pastor for that.
Great read of loss and grief ,strength and courage to love and be loved again.
Staci Stallings is superb
Great story! God’s healing in a woman after a tragic accident. Showed her struggles and her family. Loved reading and learned a lot. Thank you.
Great book for someone who is grieving. Wonderful wisdom straight from the word of God.
I loved the characters and how true to life they were. I was glad of the in depth talks between pastor John and Scott. I was also glad for the information on grieving. I’ve had a lot of deaths in the family in the past and this was helpful information. Praise God you put the information in the book. God bless you.
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She always adds lots of great Christian insights tucked in to the pages of her books. This one doesn’t disappoint.
Other than the frustrating misuse of the word too/to and the many typographical errors the story was good. I especially liked the advice the two different preachers so perfectly gave. Spiritual guidance is essential in this setting and they delivered to perfection.
I gleaned from the story about a fourth of the way in, that the writer had to have experienced great grief herself, or helped someone very close to her go through it, to have been able to describe and relate so accurately the mental and emotional tolls one endures when faced with tragedy.
The book was a beautiful lesson in love, patience, caring, the importance of family, human frailty and the ever present need for God in our lives.
I found the book to be an encouragement for introspection of our own relationships with family and friends and a realization of just what is REALLY important to our lives.
Thank you Ms. Stallings for you beautiful book. May God keep your heart in His hands and your life in His loving light.
Every person should read this book, it is life changing.
One of my favorite arthurs
Haven’t quite finished, so much good information for real life issues. Not a book you can zip through.
Needs some editing, but a nice story and well written.
If you have ever lost a loved one you can learn a lot about how to grieve from this well written book.
This series makes me thank God for the talent He has given Staci Stallings. I’ve learned so much about how to help grief stricken friends and about Godly love. This isn’t a sappy romantic novel. This is a challenging, realistic story that teaches Christianity in the trenches. I’m awed and overwhelmed by this series. One of my all-time favorites.