Hope's Garden (Love Inspired)

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Summary: Lyn Scores A Hat Trick
Review: To borrow a hockey term, Lyn Cote has scored three winning goals in a row with her third and latest novel, Hope's Garden. If possible, this author just keeps getting better. I've been a fan since her first release, Never Alone. I enjoyed the setting and the plot. Lyn really shines when it comes to characterization. In Hope's Garden she creates unforgetable characters. The quirky brother, Harry, the domineering mother, and Catherine, the heroine, are all memorable. Catherine's growth and confidence as a woman, were a highlight for this reader. It set this novel heads above the usual romance genre. I'm looking forward to Lyn's next release.

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Summary: He Wants Change, She Doesn't, Can They Get Together?
Review: When Catherine "Cat" Simmons needed financial backing for her nursery, Hope's Garden, in Eden Iowa, she didn't expect that her new partner would be such a hands on guy. That wasn't what she'd had in mind at all. However, she soon learns that Gabe Farrell and his new ideas are just what the little stick-in-the-mud town needs. And, of course, eventually Cat comes to see that Gabe is also good for her.

Gabe has suffered an accident in his past that let him both emotionally and physically scarred. He'd come to Eden for peace and quiet in the laid back town. However now he's ready for a change. When he'd invested in Hope's Garden he didn't expect his new partner to fight his attempts to drag the nursery into the new millennium, but he can take anything she can throw at him, because he's determined to both make some changes and to make the partnership work.

Ms. Cote has delivered a wonderfully sweet inspirational romance. One that I enjoyed immensely and one that moved me as well. I highly recommend this one.