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Rekindled (Fountain Creek Chronicles #1)
by
Tamera Alexander (Goodreads Author)
At a different time, in a different place, under different circumstances... could two people fall in love once again?
Ten years ago Kathryn Jennings made a vow. For better or worse. And that promise still holds true, even though her marriage has not turned out as she expected. When her husband fails to return home one stormy winter night, she struggles to keep their ranch,...more
Ten years ago Kathryn Jennings made a vow. For better or worse. And that promise still holds true, even though her marriage has not turned out as she expected. When her husband fails to return home one stormy winter night, she struggles to keep their ranch,...more
Paperback, 334 pages
Published
March 1st 2006
by Bethany House Publishers
(first published 2006)
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I’m not sure if I can really give this one a fair review. I enjoyed the overall story, but I did skim or skip over a lot of the book. I think the book was just too long and boring. The book was written by a Christian author, so overall it was pretty clean. However, these type books just take on such a serious note, and it’s like the authors try and throw in all the horrible things that can go on in the world, just to eventually prove the point of God’s love and forgiveness. In a lot of ways it r...more
I totally picked this book up at the library knowing nothing about it. My dad always used to read westerns (and still does) and I've been known to read a few of his in the past. But this was a love story too. Intriguing! It actually ended up being a christan love story. Which is nice that you don't have to worry about skipping over any nastiness. The main two characters, Kathryn and Larson are ranchers in the Colorado Territory who aren't fairing so well. They have never gotten the baby they so...more
It was one of my friends who send this book to me and just going by the genre I didn't pick up this book for long..Finally I gave upon over her insisting...I love to read romantic novels...Off late though I haven't been able to do ample justice to it....This book was passed on to me from a friend...As the title suggests its about the rekindled love between Katryn Jennings who leaves behind her family and wealth for the love of her life Larson..But soon after her wedding she moves to Colarado Ter...more
Although I haven't read many of Tamera's books, this has been my favorite. This is the first in a series of three (I believe) books (Fountain Creek Chronicles). I have read all three in the series, but found this to be the best.
I do overall like Christian fiction a great deal but I get so frustrated with a few things about Christian fiction:
1. Some Christian fiction books seem sort of fluffy and seem to lack a real substantial plot. This isn't really the case with Rekindled as it actually has su...more
I do overall like Christian fiction a great deal but I get so frustrated with a few things about Christian fiction:
1. Some Christian fiction books seem sort of fluffy and seem to lack a real substantial plot. This isn't really the case with Rekindled as it actually has su...more
I always think of God as, among other things, the "God of Second Chances". Even when we make mistakes or wrong turns that diverge from God's will for our lives, God's grace and mercy intervenes, if we're faithful and seek it. Rekindled is a love story. It is a love story about second chances, as experienced by hero and heroine Larson and Kathryn Jennings. The book seemed a bit long and detailed in its introduction, but perhaps that foundation was needed to enable the reader to fully appreciate w...more
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The threat of war and a final request send Veronique Girard from France to a distant and uninviting country. In the Colorado Territory, she searches for the man who has held her heart since childhood--her father. Pierre Girard left Paris for the Americas to seek his fortune in fur trading, vowing to send for his wife and daughter. But twenty-five years have passed and his vow remains unfulfilled. Sifting through shards of broken promises, Veronique embarks on a dangerous search for a...more
The threat of war and a final request send Veronique Girard from France to a distant and uninviting country. In the Colorado Territory, she searches for the man who has held her heart since childhood--her father. Pierre Girard left Paris for the Americas to seek his fortune in fur trading, vowing to send for his wife and daughter. But twenty-five years have passed and his vow remains unfulfilled. Sifting through shards of broken promises, Veronique embarks on a dangerous search for a...more
It started very slow... I was half-way through the book when the pace picked up and I really enjoyed the book, but then I loved it. I wouldn't throw away the first half of the book, as a lot of important story-telling happens there, but I almost stopped reading. What's also off-putting for me, is when a book starts with a scene and then jumps into the past, and that's what happened here.
Other than that, it was an enjoyable book. The characters became more real as the story progressed, and here a...more
Other than that, it was an enjoyable book. The characters became more real as the story progressed, and here a...more
REKINDLED is a wonderful novel filled with emotion and characters you can't help but fall in love with. Kathryn Jennings' life has been difficult, but she soon learns that her most difficult times are yet to come. REVEALED is about second chances, new discoveries, and the importance of looking past a person and into their soul. Kathryn learns that lesson well and soon finds what she was looking for all along. At times, the book moves slower than the reader might like, but never so slow that you...more
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I generally like Tamera Alexander stories and consider her one of the better Christian authors, but there was something about the ending of this book that was sorely lacking in both realism and detail. I found that I enjoyed the book up to the denouement in the stable and then suddenly, after that, everything gets tied up with all kinds of neat little bows, skipping any adequate explanation on exactly how all that happened. I hate deux ex machina cop-out endings and personally felt that this sto...more
I love all of her books. They are well written and very poignent! Her characters are believable and very human.
This was another excellent read by Tamera Alexander. There was so much going on in this first book in the Fountain Creek series, a mystery as well as several subplots. I enjoyed it so much! This was evidence that you can set up a series in the first book and still do an outstanding job on the characters and keep people enthralled.
The relationships in this book are heartbreaking at times, but the presence of God is felt throughout the book, and you know it's all going to get worked out one way o...more
The relationships in this book are heartbreaking at times, but the presence of God is felt throughout the book, and you know it's all going to get worked out one way o...more
This is the first book in a series by Ms. Alexander, and other books outside the series as well, followed. She is a good writer, bringing a lot of human feeling into her people, but in this book does a little too much repetition of the same fears in her major characters without expressing the emotions in new ways. Otherwise, the book was very good. I am looking forward to the next one in the series, and have already ordered it. I want to see if she has matured any in her writing techniques. If s...more
I had been looking forward to reading a Tamera Alexander novel for quite a while, ready to like her as much as others I know. Unfortunately, I must agree with the reviewer who found themselves quickly disappointed. As a fan of tight dialogue, the overly descriptive style was driving me batty and I felt the emotional side of the story was exposed too soon, making it very unrealistic for the time period. However, once the two main characters were back in contact with each other I found the story p...more
When I chose this novel, I did not realise that it was a religeous one. I was very skeptical of whether or not I would enjoy it because of that fact, but it turned out to be completely unfounded.
I loved this book. The story is wonderfully woven, each of the characters stirs emotion within - both good and bad - and you fall in love with the true value of who someone is. It opens the eyes further to the true value of love how much it is the inner self that one truly falls in love with, through and...more
I loved this book. The story is wonderfully woven, each of the characters stirs emotion within - both good and bad - and you fall in love with the true value of who someone is. It opens the eyes further to the true value of love how much it is the inner self that one truly falls in love with, through and...more
This book started off pretty good. I enjoyed learning about Kathryn and Larson. As the first chapters peeled, I could hardly read the tragics that they went through. My heart broke for Kathryn as she thought her husband was dead...but never felt it. Larson was badly burned and beyond recollection. Kathryn just about loses her ranch--Larson's dream--and she works hard to save it. As Larson grows closer to God and realizes his mistakes. A true gem of a novel that was greatly written by the author!...more
A review from my old blog...
I have found a new author that I love to read. As I have been adding books to my grand list and tentatively branching out and sampling the works of authors I had never even heard of before I find myself rewarded on at least 2 out of 3 bites.
The beginning of this book sets the stage for a flashback that takes up a quarter of the plot. I believe that Alexander could have done without the beginning few pages and made it a little more suspenseful for the reader, for me pe...more
I have found a new author that I love to read. As I have been adding books to my grand list and tentatively branching out and sampling the works of authors I had never even heard of before I find myself rewarded on at least 2 out of 3 bites.
The beginning of this book sets the stage for a flashback that takes up a quarter of the plot. I believe that Alexander could have done without the beginning few pages and made it a little more suspenseful for the reader, for me pe...more
I read this book almost 8 months ago, but when I read the description again, I went, "OH, I remember this one!" That must be a good thing, right?
I remember that this book DID take a while to really get going. Kathryn and Larson's marriage isn't really going the way she thought it would. For one, they've been married 10 years and have yet to have a baby, and I think he was also distant for some reason, but I don't remember why. Then Larson goes to do some ranch business in a nearby large city (De...more
I remember that this book DID take a while to really get going. Kathryn and Larson's marriage isn't really going the way she thought it would. For one, they've been married 10 years and have yet to have a baby, and I think he was also distant for some reason, but I don't remember why. Then Larson goes to do some ranch business in a nearby large city (De...more
Although this book/author was highly recommended by sisters/friends, it took me awhile to actually pick it up and read it, for a variety of reasons. It's probably strange, but I like knowing that there are great books out there that I haven't read yet...if I read them, well, then I don't have them to look forward to, right? Like I said, strange, but there you have it. Anyways...as I said, this was a highly recommended book. It did take me awhile to get into it for some reason. And it lay, partly...more
I was really excited to discover this book as I was browsing through the A’s in our library (looking to see if I could quickly spot any more Lynn Austin books — always love those). The beautiful cover caught my eye and I noted that it was published by Bethany House (a Christian publisher). I pulled it from the shelf and read the back:
"At a different time, in a different place, under different circumstances … could two people fall in love once again?"
It then went into more detail:
"Ten years ago...more
"At a different time, in a different place, under different circumstances … could two people fall in love once again?"
It then went into more detail:
"Ten years ago...more
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kathryn faces a heartrending situation when her husband leaves their ranch for a business trip and doesn't return. alone in the homestead, kathryn has only her memories of her distant husband and his dreams. but he also left them deeply in debt, and kathryn also discovers that she is carrying his child. she is forced to move to town and endure some unpleasant living circumstances and jobs. she is also harrassed by the banker handling her husbands loan. meanwhile, her husband larson is not dead a...more
I don't usually read romances, but this one I really enjoyed. The emotions of the characters took front stage, not sex. I enjoyed reading about Larson's emotional and spiritual growth as the book progressed. Kathryn was more one dimensional in her goodness, but I'm not sure what could have been done to change that. I would definitely read books from this author.
I would recommend this book to readers of regency romances and not so explicit romances. After all, it is a Christian romance.
I would recommend this book to readers of regency romances and not so explicit romances. After all, it is a Christian romance.
I usually don't like Historical Fiction but this book was pretty good. I went to the library the other day and just happened to pick this book up. I'm happy I did. This book didn't have much historical stuff in it other then being set in the 1860's. This book made me thankful for mail, telephones and all the modern conviences that we have in today's time. I also loved how it was a Christian book so it had alot of prayers from the characters in it and when I was reading those prayers it made me s...more
A husband and wife drift apart in hard times, their misunderstandings fanned by disappointment and regret. Then the husband is attacked and nearly burned to death in a fire, and his scars keep him in hiding. He watches his wife from afar, desperate for her to still want him, but distrustful and afraid of rejection.
When I read a story with a slower pace, I like to have something that keeps my attention--if not nail-biting suspense and action, then beautiful prose, wonderfully descriptive settings...more
When I read a story with a slower pace, I like to have something that keeps my attention--if not nail-biting suspense and action, then beautiful prose, wonderfully descriptive settings...more
I loved this book. I've read several of Tamera Alexander's books and each one is my favorite till I pick up the next. This story is about a couple, Larson and Kathryn. They have a good marriage but neither of them are giving their all. They have gotten comfortable. That changes when they suddenly loose each other and they are left to pick up the pieces of their lives.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a bit predictable at times but what's wrong with that? :)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a bit predictable at times but what's wrong with that? :)
This book really kept me reading and a part I want to remember When you talk to God be honest but remember he is Alpha and Omega the first and the last, and your not. That was Isaiah talking to Larson. I enjoyed Kathryn's story and really liked her as a person. Larson I did not like and after he was injured and took the name of Jacob I started liking him better and rooting for him.The book is a great read I would recommend it.
This book started EXTREMELY SLOWLY. The story didn't actually start getting interesting until the latter half of the text. Despite the fact that she took a lot of time setting the scene for this new series, and there was no action until the last 100pgs, I still plan on reading the 2nd book in this series. She did introduce some interesting characters who's stories I'd like to discover, so I'm giving this author a second chance.
Kathryn and Larson Jennings were are married couple once in love that had drifted apart. When Larson was in an accident that took him away from home, they both had to find a way to handle the loss of one another, which showed them each the love that they had for one-another. They were also able to grow in their faith in God through the loss. This was a great book full of laughter and tears!
I love the idea of this book... the old west, establishing rugged land, love between husband and wife that has evolved and changed because of the challenges they face. And then as the story progresses, I really enjoyed the character development and storyline. That being said, it was hard to read over and over the "sob" story of the main character. He made so many false accusations that frustrated me! I don't want to leave any spoilers, so I won't... but it was a good story. Just a bit frustratin...more
Didn't like this that much. I thought that the guy was a jerk at the beginning and didn't think he changed to much. In all the angst of dealing with his tragedy, he never thought what his wife went through thinking he was dead and loosing the farm. And the bad guys never really get taken care of. The story just didn't happen for me.
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Fiction...: ❀Abbi and Megan❀ Rekindled by Tamera Alexander | 1 | 1 | Feb 26, 2013 08:16pm | |
| Fears | 2 | 8 | Dec 28, 2007 10:13pm | |
| What enabled Larson (Jacob) and Kathryn to have a deeper relationship with each other the second time around? | 2 | 8 | Dec 28, 2007 10:10pm | |
| Honesty | 1 | 3 | Nov 21, 2007 08:39am | |
| Larson's point of reconciliation | 1 | 0 | Nov 21, 2007 08:38am | |
| Gabriel | 1 | 9 | Nov 21, 2007 08:38am | |
| Jumping to conclusions | 1 | 0 | Nov 21, 2007 08:36am |
USA Today bestselling author Tamera Alexander is a novelist whose deeply drawn characters, thought-provoking plots, and poignant prose have earned her devoted readers worldwide as well as multiple industry awards. Tamera enjoys a devoted international following with her books being translated into German, Dutch, and Polish. She recently returned from a book tour in The Netherlands for the release...more
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