Susan
May Warren is one of my favorite authors. I picked up her Team Hope book
because Dee Henderson recommended the book with a quote on the cover. Being an
avid fan of Dee Henderson’s book, I trusted her opinion on a new author I never
heard of. Personally, I thank Dee for that recommendation.
Warren
doesn’t just write in romantic suspense, which Team Hope is. She has written
historical novels with Heiress, Baroness,
and Duchess, and written cozy
mysteries with Nothing but Trouble,
Double Trouble, and Licensed for
Trouble. Her Deep Haven novels, however, are contemporary romance novel. I
have enjoyed them all. Susan May Warren’s writings are memorable and great to
escape with.
Evergreen, her latest
novella, continues the Christiansen family saga, which includes Take a Chance on Me, It Had to Be You, When
I Fall in Love, and coming in 2015, Always
on My Mind. This time around the story features the parents, John and
Ingrid Christiansen, not one of the six children.
John
and Ingrid have an empty nest. Two of their children are married. One is
engaged to be married. One went to Prague for a year for college, and the other
two are roaming around, trying to figure out who they are as men. Meanwhile,
John had been saving money for a while and wants to surprise Ingrid with a trip
to England for the coming holidays, maybe renew their vows on the Eiffel Tower
in Paris. But Ingrid has been acting moody lately.
To
further complicate their relationship, Ingrid sister’s Kari, needs someone to
watch her sixteen-year-old son, Romeo as she goes to treatment. John doesn’t
want to become a father again, whereas, Ingrid lavishes the moments to create a
home for Romeo.
Even
though I lean toward suspense when I read books, I enjoy everything Susan May
Warren writes. I am even an active member of her My Book Therapy, where I put
her advice on writing books to work in my stories. Warren creates different
types of books and helps novice writers, like me, to strengthen our abilities to
tell a story the readers will remember after they put down the book.
Evergreen is a great
read. I enjoy the moments when Susan May Warren paints the changing of the
seasons from fall to winter. My favorite seasons are fall and winter. I truly
could live somewhere where summer and spring don’t exist. I smiled as Susan
described the changing fall leaves or the gentle blanket of snow covering the
ground. Ingrid lights a gingerbread candle in the living room, and John
describes the wonderful smell, which brought the scent of the ginger and spices
to the forefront of my memory.
I
highly recommend this book to anyone. I also recommend any of Susan May Warren’s
books. You won’t be disappointed. She’s a great writer with a great eye for
detail.
I
received a complimentary copy of this book from Tyndale. All my opinions are my
own.
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