Paige Bradshaw investigates her grandmother's past when a mysterious man appears, claiming to be her father's older half-brother, and worries that her adopted cousin, Evan, cannot accept her Christian family's unconditional love.
Judy Baer was born and grew up on a farm on the prairies of North Dakota, USA. An only child, she spent most of her days with imaginary people-either those she read about or those she made up in her head. Her most ambitious conjuring did not succeed, however. She kept a clean stall with hay and oats for the horse she imagined would come but unfortunately, it never did. As an adult, however, she managed to make that dream come true and raised foundation quarter horses and buffalo for some years. A voracious reader, Judy learned to read with comic books, anything from Little Lulu and Superman to the Rawhide Kid. She sold her first story for $10.00 to a farm magazine. She still has the $10.00.
She graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota with a major in English and education and a minor in religion. At the time, she was simply studying what interested her, but now realizes that she was educating herself for her future career as an inspirational christian romance writer.
Judy wanted to write for Harlequin even in high school but it wasn't until her youngest child learned to say "No" that she realized that she'd better consider a second career to fall back on when mothering was done. Her first book was written with her little girl on her lap. Judy would type a few words, say "Now, Jennifer," at which time her daughter would hit the space bar before Judy continued typing. It wasn't the fastest way to work, but it offered a lot of mother-daughter time together. An over-achiever, she's written 71 books for various publishers. The mother of two and step-mother of three, she now has lots of family to enjoy.
In 2001, she went back to school and became a certified professional life coach. Currently she is working on her Master's in Human Development in the areas of writing, coaching and spirituality and writing inspirational Chick Lit which, she says, is the most fun she's ever had writing.
Judy Baer really knows how to make a mystery funny and heartwarming. I’ve never read a mystery book like this because the plot’s like something from a movie.
Bare Necessities # Springsong #1 Decent yarn which looks at the past and the present, not too schmaltzy or tied up in romantic guff, just a genuine story which was of some interest.
I had high hopes for this book since I loved the other book I've read by this author. However, it was par for the course in this series. I like that the author tried a mystery, but the story fell flat in execution. The plot had merit, but I don't think it flowed well or read easily. Not my favorite.