Softly and Tenderly - Songbird, Bk 2 Author:Sara Evans, Rachel Hauck Maybe out there in the country she could catch her breath, learn to breathe again ... Happily married and owner of two successful boutiques, Jade longs to begin a family with her husband, Max. But when she discovers that Max has an illegitimate son -- who he wants her to help raise -- Jade's life is turned upside down. — She flees to her chil... more »dhood home, a rambling Iowa farmhouse, with enough room to breathe. There -- while her mother's health grows fragile, and the tug of her first love grows stronger -- Jade begins to question everything she thought she knew about family, love, and motherhood. In the wide-open landscape, Jade begins to see a future that doesn't rest on the power of her past but in the goodness of God's tender mercies.« less
This was a great sweet story. It is excellent escape reading that also brings in issues of faith, commitment and family.
As a long time fan of Sara Evans as a singer and songwriter I was interested to see if she would also be a good novelist. I'm pleased to find that she is.
A wonderful sequel that lives up to the first book and even more! After reading the first book, I was hestitant because I loved it in so many ways - can the second live up to how much I loved the first. It did and even more, it made me excited that there are rumored to be two more books in this series.
As the first book centers solely around Jade, the main character, I think the strong suit for this book was to share the central focus on Jade, her mother and her mother-in-law. Each of these three women had a journey in this book and there were similarities in each of their struggles. The reader was able to get to go both mother figures in a deeper way - some of the story was even told from their perspective.
A wonderfully heartfelt book that made me cry as I journeyed through the days with all three women. I am calling this the perfect series to curl up with this winter. The third book will be arriving early after the new year, I will definitely be looking for it.
Susan G. reviewed Softly and Tenderly (Songbird, Bk 2) on
I just finished this book and loved it. It's light, easy to read, and is very entertaining. I enjoyed the story line continuing from The Sweet By and By and had to know what happened to Jade and Max. It hits close to home for me and although Christianity isn't "in your face" throughout the book, it is there in a gentle nudging way much like how the Holy Spirit operates in my life. I found it refreshing, and contains real life situations that the world and we as Christians face today. Highly recommend for anyone and especially new Christians. Loved it.
