Charlotte Leaves the Light On

Ruby Prairie #3

by Annette Smith

Here is the third and final book in the Ruby Prairie series about a small town in Texas and the quirky characters who live there. Life in Ruby Prairie is seen through the eyes of Charlotte, a widow in her mid-thirties, who has come to the town to open her home and be a foster mother for girls.

Genres: Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads catalog with this name. This entry is for Annette ^2 Smith.

Annette Smith, a writer and home health nurse, is the author of A Town Called Ruby Prairie and other inspirational works.

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice conclusion to an enjoyable series.

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Third and final book in the wonderful Ruby Prairie trilogy. So sad to see it end. Would love to read more about Charlotte, Jock, and the girls who will come to live with them as fosters

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some interesting twists in this final book of the trilogy. Enjoyable.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charlotte Carter and her house of girls in Ruby Prairie, Texas are living from day to day never knowing when it will be time for the girls to go back home. Charlotte knows their stay is only temporary, but she can't help but fall in love with every single on of them. She knows it will only be harder when they leave, but love is the only way to live - even when it breaks your heart.

When Jock Masters, the pastor of Lighted Way, makes a discovery inside the church, it changes things between him and Charlotte. Will Charlotte be able to bring more needy children to Tanglewood, or will loosing the ones she has break her heart for good?

In this final installment to the Coming Home to Ruby Prairie Series, Smith does not disappoint. Charlotte returns to us yet again for another scoop of southern fried love. The quirky characters yet again, captured my heart and made me wish Ruby Prairie was a real place I could go and visit. The series does not disappoint, and is every bit as heartwarming as a heaping serving of comfort food on a cold winter evening. A recommended read for anyone who enjoys a good book.

[Lynnda Ell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charlotte Leaves the Light On is the delightful conclusion of the Ruby Prairie triology. Without spoiling the end, it ties up loose ends from the other two books and leaves the reader with enough material to imagine life continuing in totally unexpected ways in Ruby Prairie.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and enjoyable even though I didn't read the rest of the series. The characters are easy to love. One is a...wait for it...CHRISTIAN massage therapist! I would look for the rest of the books.

[Karen Gibson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 3 in the Ruby Prairie series. Easy, light, fun reading.