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Forevermore (Only in Gooding #2)
The author of "Letter Perfect" and "Bittersweet" returns with this romantic, humorous tale featuring the charming Hope Ladley.
Paperback, 350 pages
Published
January 1st 2008
by Bethany House Publishers
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Jul 19, 2008
Kimberly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who enjoy books with a Christian message
Shelves:
gentle-reads
I picked up "Forevermore" and "Fancy Pants," both by Cathy Marie Hake, at the library and read "Fancy Pants" first. After finishing that one I wasn't sure if I wanted to try "Forevermore," but I'm glad that I did. "Forevermore" was a thousand times better than "Fancy Pants."
I found the character of Hope to be quite humorous and I really liked her. She reminded me of Amelia Bedelia, only Hope actually gets things accomplished, in more of a Mary Poppins kind of way. I can see how some readers woul...more
I found the character of Hope to be quite humorous and I really liked her. She reminded me of Amelia Bedelia, only Hope actually gets things accomplished, in more of a Mary Poppins kind of way. I can see how some readers woul...more
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May 14, 2011
Kepola (Stop talking, brain thinking, hush!)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
10+ Christian Romance lovers
Recommended to Kepola (Stop talking, brain thinking, hush!) by:
My sister
I thought I had read all of Cathy Marie Hake's books, but then I found this one at the library and was excited that there was another one so I got it. I liked this one a lot. I like that all the books are woven together and you can read one of them and it has little bits of other characters lives. I thought this one was very well done and had a good story line.
One thing that I don't like about Hake's writing is that for like, the first 2/3 of the story the two main characters don't like each ot...more
One thing that I don't like about Hake's writing is that for like, the first 2/3 of the story the two main characters don't like each ot...more
Hope Ladley drifts about the Texas farmlands like a dandelion "wishie"--helping out wherever she's needed, then moving on to the next place God sends her. But when she and her mule, Hattie, stop at the Stauffer farm, Hope's life takes on a drastic change. This time her heart gets tangled up as hopelessly as does her tongue on the endless string of quips she constantly misquotes (with strangely accurate results).
Jakob Stauffer farms his land while sheltering an abused sister, raising an adorable...more
Jakob Stauffer farms his land while sheltering an abused sister, raising an adorable...more
I thought for sure I had read all of Hake's books, but when riffling through my bookshelf I stumbled upon Forevermore and was pleasantly surprised. I love Hake's writing and was getting antsy for her next release, so finding one I hadn't read was a treat. As all of Hake's books I give it a 10 out of 10. She does a great job of tying in a little suspense to her historical romance books, that keep you turning the pages even faster. I read this book in 2 sittings, and although could predict how th...more
Hope goes around and help family when they need it. When Hope comes to a family that has a lot of problems. But when they hired Hope they didn't know what they where geting their self.
When Jacob sister Hannah baby is do any day know so he hires Hope. But when Hope sees that Jacob's daught might be going blind she tells Jacob so he takes his daughter and a eye dorter tells him that she well probly be bind when she is in her teen years. He didn't like what he is hearing. When he told Hannah, his...more
When Jacob sister Hannah baby is do any day know so he hires Hope. But when Hope sees that Jacob's daught might be going blind she tells Jacob so he takes his daughter and a eye dorter tells him that she well probly be bind when she is in her teen years. He didn't like what he is hearing. When he told Hannah, his...more
Hope Ladely is unconventional, charming, and a hard-worker. She's happy to ride her hat wearing donkey Hattie all over the land in order to go where God leads her. She's lead to the home of Jake, his daughter Emmy Lou, and sister Annie. When she sees the house, she knows right away that this is the place God meant for her to help out.
Jake doesn't trust many people, and with good reason. He's bent on protecting his daughter and sister. When Hope rides in on a donkey wearing a nicer hat than sh...more
Jake doesn't trust many people, and with good reason. He's bent on protecting his daughter and sister. When Hope rides in on a donkey wearing a nicer hat than sh...more
Listened to Forevermore by Cathy Marie Hake. I fell in love with Hope Ladley she is a woman after Gods own heart. The story is about her Like a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows from one farm to the next, helping cook for the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate and often twisting cliches and Bible verses into mind-boggling observations, Hope leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by her unconventional ways. But her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different ki...more
This is the first of Cathy Marie Hake's books I read. It made me a true fan of her writing. Hope who goes where God sends her to those in need is unable to read due most likely due to dyslexia, is a loving giving young woman. Talented in housekeeping skills she arrives at Jakob's house looking for work. Her goal is to stay as long as she is needed.
Jakob, a Texas farmer and widow, has his doubts about Hope, but his abused pregnant sister needs help and his toddler daughter needs more attention t...more
Jakob, a Texas farmer and widow, has his doubts about Hope, but his abused pregnant sister needs help and his toddler daughter needs more attention t...more
This novel has potential. Like the novels of Nicolas Sparks, this would be a better movie than book. My biggest complaint was the author's difficulty in allowing her story to "unfold." Indeed, she was often redundant, almost seeming to want to assure the reader did not miss a single point she intended. Also, her use of dialogue to build her characters detracted rather than added to the story and at times, created inconsistent cartoons, rather than the charming people intended. I liked the positi...more
I liked how she moved around to work with different families, going where the Lord led her and where she was needed. She liked to help families and she was needed here since the Annie needed someone to believe in her and that she could think on her own. What Annie felt mattered. Hope seemed to have a way of knowing what to say to make someone feel better about themselves. Good book. I would like to read another like this. Neighbors helping each other at harvest time. Ladies all coming together t...more
Sep 14, 2012
Wendy Sparkes
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
christian-historical,
christian-audiobooks
#2 Texas Gooding Series.
Hope is a bubbly person with a love for the Lord that shines out in all she says & does. She is an itinerant cook blowing from farm to farm like a dandelion wishy going where God sends her & people need her.
She arrives at the Stauffer farm on Hattie with her cart & few belongings, & settles in to help surrounding the family with friendliness, warmth & a sunny disposition.
Jakob Stauffer is grateful for the help & support Hope can give his pregnant s...more
Hope is a bubbly person with a love for the Lord that shines out in all she says & does. She is an itinerant cook blowing from farm to farm like a dandelion wishy going where God sends her & people need her.
She arrives at the Stauffer farm on Hattie with her cart & few belongings, & settles in to help surrounding the family with friendliness, warmth & a sunny disposition.
Jakob Stauffer is grateful for the help & support Hope can give his pregnant s...more
Again, Ms. Hake did a wonderful job in writing a book. The characters were believable, along with the plot, and it moved at a good pace.
Hope is a young woman who travels around where God leads her, helping people when they need it, and moving on when God tells her to. She comes to the Stauffer farm, and moves in as a housekeeper and helper to Jacob Stauffer's pregnant sister, Annie. She fits in well at the town of Gooding, and bit by bit the Stauffers' lives are uncovered. Can she find a way to...more
Hope is a young woman who travels around where God leads her, helping people when they need it, and moving on when God tells her to. She comes to the Stauffer farm, and moves in as a housekeeper and helper to Jacob Stauffer's pregnant sister, Annie. She fits in well at the town of Gooding, and bit by bit the Stauffers' lives are uncovered. Can she find a way to...more
Picked this book up at a thrift store and wasn't really sure what to expect...but I absolutely loved it. From the minute you start reading you are drawn in by Hope's way of seeing things. Her view of commonly used phrases may seem odd at first glance but she has a way of making the phrases more true, and definitely all Hope. As you fall Hope through her time with the Stauffers, you fall in love with her, her donkey Hattie, and the entire Stauffer family. And in the end you learn that hope is the...more
I found this to be a good story diminished by gimmicky writing. Two things bothered me. The story was set in Texas, but the main character seemed modeled after Ruby in Cold Mountain, including the Appalachian dialect. It might have worked if the other characters in the area spoke the same dialect, but no one else did, so to me it stuck out as annoyingly weird. She also kept speaking in muddled cliches that really grated on my nerves, and even if you found them cutesy at first, the gimmick was va...more
Hope Ladley travels with her trusty mule from one farm to the next going wherever the Lord pulls her. Arriving at the farm of widower Jakob Stauffer she finds him still grieving for his deceased wife. Jakob is overwhelmed caring for his farm, his young daughter Emmy Lou and protect his heavily pregnant sister Annie from a violent husband. Hope’s personality is wonderful, and it is impossible not to fall in love with her.
Loved this book, I read it in two days. If you like Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers, then this series is one you will like too. The silly and loving ways of Hope will keep you wanting to read more and more. By the end of the book I felt like I new each one of the characters and hoping for the story line to continue. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
This is the 3rd book I have read in the inspirational romance genre or Christian romance genre. The romance part of the story was not as great as other stories I have read but all together I loved the story. I especially loved Hope. Despite her illiteracy she is the first character in a book I have read where I thought I need/should be more like Hope. She is an amazing women with impeccable faith.
I am partial to good Christian romance fiction, and this was that. We picked up the story on CDs to listen on a road trip, and the reader was FANTASTIC, giving a consistent but different voice to each character - you could tell who was speaking, even though ti was the same reader! She had different accents, and all! Very fun book, especially fun to listen to!
Pleasant enough, I suppose. This book's tender moments felt even sillier than Cathy Hake's books usually do (which is a fair amount). I'll keep reading her books because they are fast and light and they make me feel like I'm reading stories from a town like Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman's, but I sure am glad I didn't read this one first.
I was actually kind of dissapointed a little in this book. It had very little romance, and all towards the end, just kind of thrown in there, and a ton of hardships, which I know, life back then was a series of them. The other thing was the main character. The author wrote her so I imagined a old cook lady instead of a pretty young girl...it was hard to get pass her grammer...oh well.
Clean though...
Clean though...
I LOVE the main character in this book, Hope Ladley. She's such an unusual heroine - she can't speak properly, can't read and is always messing up idioms, metaphors and Scripture verses. But she loves fiercely and takes the family she serves as her own, working energetically for them, and staunchly defending and protecting them.
This book is such a sweet story! From the beginning I was pulled into Hope's crazy antics and sayings and Emmy-Lou's sweet love. The whole family has their unique characteristics that help them band together when trouble hits. This story is a great story and I definitely recommend it!
I liked this book and enjoyed the quirkiness of the heroine, the honorable hero and the secondary characters and their stories. My only complaint would be that I enjoy a little more spark and romance between the characters. I don't think the romance began until about 2/3 through and then it was over too fast.
I really enjoyed this book by Cathy Marie Hake. It is the third book that I've read by this author. It was lively and entertaining with characters that had depth. I look forward to reading another book from her!
Loved this book. I found myself laughing out loud at some of the funny sayings Hope would come up with. These endeared me to her character. I love her positive attitude and her determination. Read it.
Jul 24, 2011
Kiersten
added it
This is a great book - emotional, compelling, and hilarious. Hope is amazing - she's so funny! and she has such a real relationship with God. I wish she were an actual person so i could meet her. A really sweet story - I love love loved this!
I think this was the wittiest of the four books in this series. The author really brought Hope alive with her ability to misunderstand cliches but somehow have them make more sense. Very clever.
Loved it! It's old school book which I couldn't put done. Had humorous parts with hope messing up sayings but good light book to read. Makes you wonder what world would be like if we still lived like that. The characters showed a lot of faith in God.
I really did not like this one by Cathy, which was surprising since I usually enjoy her books. I just couldn't relate to the heroine and found her character really annoying.
Picked this up as a kindle freebie and read it via my phone.
I picked it entirely because of the cover. :)
Forevermore was a very sweet, but predictable love story.
I picked it entirely because of the cover. :)
Forevermore was a very sweet, but predictable love story.
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As a child, Cathy Marie Hake had an imaginary playmate. Now "grown up," she indulges in a host of imaginary friends as she writes. She teasingly says she decided if those voices in her head were talking, she might as well write down what they said and make a living by doing it. She met her sweetheart in the High School department at church and married him after finishing nursing school. They live...more
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