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In the aftermath of a massive Los Angeles earthquake, the perfect existence Teal Morgan-Adams has built begins to crumble. Teal’s daughter, Maiya, is determined to learn the identity of her biological father, despite the loving devotion of her stepdad, River Adams. But that’s a secret Teal hoped would remain buried forever. She has never shared the truth with anyone . . . not her family, not River, not even Maiya’s father.
As Maiya’s rebellion escalates, Teal receives tragic news from her sister and decides to take Maiya home to Cedar Pointe, Oregon, a place she’s avoided most of her adult life. But will her already-strained marriage survive the distance and the secrets she’ll be forced to face there? And can Teal erase the lies that echo in her heart?
As Maiya’s rebellion escalates, Teal receives tragic news from her sister and decides to take Maiya home to Cedar Pointe, Oregon, a place she’s avoided most of her adult life. But will her already-strained marriage survive the distance and the secrets she’ll be forced to face there? And can Teal erase the lies that echo in her heart?
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Heart Echoes, April 30 2012
By cowgirlsmom - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Heart Echoes (Paperback)
In the aftermath of a massive Los Angeles earthquake, the perfect existence Teal Morgan-Adams has built begins to crumble. Teal's daughter, Maiya, is determined to learn the identity of her biological father, despite the loving devotion of her stepdad, River Adams. But that's a secret Teal hoped would remain buried forever. She has never shared the truth with anyone . . . not her family, not River, not even Maiya's father.As Maiya's rebellion escalates, Teal receives tragic news from her sister and decides to take Maiya home to Cedar Pointe, Oregon, a place she's avoided most of her adult life. But will her already-strained marriage survive the distance and the secrets she'll be forced to face there? And can Teal erase the lies that echo in her heart?
This is not the first book of Sally John I have read and was not disappointed by this book. The story gets your attention immediately with the description of the earthquake. As the story goes on it deals with secrets, relationships and God's grace. This would be a great book to share with a friend who has yet to experience the peace which only comes through God. I enjoyed the characters and the plot.I would encourage my friends to read this book.
Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book or ARC.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Story of God's Acceptance, April 24 2012
By Janet Reeves - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Heart Echoes (Paperback)
Teal has a long-kept secret. The people closest to her know she's keeping this secret, but they're okay with that. Until a California earthquake reveals her teenage daughter's secret. Suddenly Teal's secret begs to be told, leaving Teal desperate to keep the truth from being revealed.I could hardly put this book down!
A conversation between Teal and her half-sister, Lacey, seemed especially profound to me. During this conversation, Lacey told Teal to:
"Just act like God adores you, no matter how awful you think you are, and after a while, it will become your first thought every day. It will be what echoes in your heart instead of those lies from the hurts." P. 238
She continued:
"There's so much more to this relationship with the holy Father. I mean, God is absolutely crazy about us. He can't stop thinking about us. He's always watching over us, waiting for us to notice Him so He can show us what new gift He's got in His hand." P. 239
I love that!
"Heart Echoes" helps readers understand they don't have to prove their worth to God because He already loves and accepts them. It also shows that they don't have to prove their worth to others because we're all messed up in some way. God offers grace and teaches us to pass it on freely to the people He's placed in our lives.
I'm happy to recommend this book to you and thank Tyndale House Publishers for sending a complimentary copy for my honest review.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Didn't Hold My Interest, April 19 2012
By Two Beard Books - Published on Amazon.com
Heart Echoes by author Sally John is a fictional, contemporary novel about an attorney, Teal, and her daughter. The book begins when Teal discovers she is in the middle of a very bad L.A. earthquake. The earthquake scares her and shakes up her life with her husband and daughter. Teal became pregnant with her daughter at the tail end of college, then raised her as a single mother while putting herself through law school. Later in life, she met her husband when he came into her law firm to help his sister find an attorney. When Teal's daughter is suspended from school, Teal decides it is time to head back to her small, hometown on the Oregon Coast and face her childhood demons in an effort to reunite with her family and "mother" her daughter. The book follows Teal's struggle to meet these goals and overcome hurtful life experiences that she has long buried.When I started reading this book, I thought it was a promising story. The author portrayed Teal as a strong attorney and made her marriage and relationship with her daughter believable. I continued to enjoy the book until I read through the first quarter of it. But after Teal and her daughter arrived in Oregon, I found the book hard to slog through. The plot basically stopped moving for about 70 pages and it wasn't until the end of the book that I became interested again because the plot picked back up. I do enjoy relationally based plots but this was simply too slow and too contrived at the end for my taste.
Genre: Fiction
Overall Rating: 2/5
Character development: 3
Plot: 2
Fluidity: 2
Originality: 2
Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book but all opinions are my own.
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