The publisher of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. She is also the author of the Spirit and Soul series of novels.ĭisclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. As the two of them deal with the skeletons in their closets they decide to come back to each other and start over. Rachelle has to find God and resolve her lingering feelings for Troy before she can make things work with her husband.Īs she begins to work on her relationship with God her husband does the same on his mission trip in Uganda. She is repeatedly thrown into the path of her ex-husband Troy and she comes to realize that maybe it isnt coincidence that has brought them both back to Jubilant Texas. She needs a break from her ambitious self-centered husband and ends up in her old college town. When she tries to make a list of goals she wants to achieve before she dies Rachelle realizes she doesnt have any hopes that arent her husbands or childrens. Rachelle realizes she hardly knows herself after she attends a farewell party for a friend who is dying of cancer. By the end of Hope Springs, you'll feel as if you're cheering on members of your extended family.The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams (Revell 978-0-8007-3266-0) is another story about dealing with the past and finding God in the process. She is a master at crafting characters who make you forget you're reading fiction. 'Kim Cash Tate draws us into a world where the dreams, desires, missteps, and matters of the heart we discover mirror our own. God's plan for them in Hope Springs-and for Hope Springs itself-is bigger than they ever imagined.

It's a decision that will forever change her.Īs these women come together, they soon recognize that healing is needed in their hearts, their families, and their churches that have long been divided along racial lines. When her cousin Janelle volunteers to stay in Hope Springs and care for their grandmother, she feels compelled to do the same. Stephanie London is married to a doctor in St. Will small-town living affect her big ministry dreams? But her husband feels called to become the pastor of his late father's church in Hope Springs. Having been in the ministry trenches for years, she's been recruited as the newest speaker of a large Christian women's conference. It isn't long before she runs into her first love, and feelings that have been dormant for more than a decade are reawakened.īecca Anderson is finally on the trajectory she's longed for. But when she arrives for Christmas and learns that her grandmother is gravely ill, she decides to extend the stay.

Janelle Evans hasn't gone back to Hope Springs for family reunions since losing her husband. God's plans for three women-and the small town of Hope Springs-may be bigger than anyone could have imagined.