Seeking His Love (Bayside Treasures, #1) (Love Inspired Larger Print) (Love Inspired)

by Carrie Turansky

Since losing his wife and child, widower Cam McKenna has tried to avoid children. But when he must temporarily care for his niece, Cam opens his home.

With no idea how to relate to a fourteen-year-old girl, he seeks the advice of the new Christian Youth theater director. He's touched when Rachel Clark gives his niece a scholarship-and teaches him a thing or two about teens...and love. But why is Rachel so secretive about her past? The truth threatens their fragile relationship yet promises to bring them closer to each other-and the Lord-than either dreamed possible.

• ISBN10: 0373876297
• ISBN13: 9780373876297
• Publish Date: 28 September 2010
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Imprint: Love Inspired
• Edition: Original ed.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[phyllish]

A sweet story, with a touch of mystery, of a prodigal coming home 

My rating is 4.5 stars

Cam is a hero who is hard to not admire. Despite the fact that he doesn't want Rachel's theater group to rent space from the co-op, once the decision is made, he can't stop himself from helping and protecting her. I loved his care and concern for her and for his teen-aged niece.

Rachel is both full of faith and insecure. She had been badly hurt by the accusations that drove her from Seattle. Now, in her new place, she is very hopeful she will be able to put her past behind her. Yet when it appears that her stalker may have followed her, she is afraid to tell Cam lest he reject her.

This is a lovely Prodigal Son themed story. Though that parable is clearly used to help turn the prodigal back to the Father, it is neither trite nor predictable. I cared for the characters and the heartaches they faced. The answer to the mystery and the outcome of the story were a complete surprise.

If you are looking for a shorter book full of hope and faith that will remind you of God's love through trials, this may be just the book for you.


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I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.