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A Love So Tender
All her life, Aimee longed to secure Greg's affections. When she finally admits failure, Aimee flees to the sanctuary of her aunt and uncle's orphanage and finds Georgie - or rather, the motherless baby finds her. The 1870s lend little assistance to Rex Donnelly as he searches for his son. After six years he locates the boy in the company of the spirited Aimee Riley and knows he's got his work cut out for him. She is determined to keep her "son" and refuses to extend the slightest courtesy to the widower. Yet, there is an attraction that sparks between the adults. Could the Lord have plans to draw them together in a love so tender - not just as a father and mother for little Georgie, but also as man and wife? Fall in love with this inspiring love story and our entire collection of Christian romance novels from Heartsong Presents!
176 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2005
About the author
Tracey Victoria Bateman
28 books19 followersTracey Bateman is also published as Tracey Cross, is the Christy award-winning author of more than thirty titles and has nearly a million books in print. She lives in Missouri's Ozarks with her husband and four children.
also published under the name Tracey Bateman
also published under the name Tracey Bateman
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June 21, 2017
*To those who usually read my reviews: I apologize for the duplication of this review.
A Love So Tender by Tracey Victoria Bateman,
set in 1875 in Oregon City, Oregon
Note that the cover says Tracey V. Bateman, but there doesn't seem to be a Goodreads author page for the author under that name. There is an author page for her under the name Tracey Bateman, as well as Tracey Cross, and Victoria Bateman. I'm extremely curious about all these names! Are there any more?
5 stars
Aimee Riley has had an unrequited love for her cousin Greg for years, and everyone knows it. Once he makes it clear that he wishes to court another lady, she feels that she needs to leave town. Aimee leaves her family's home without warning to anyone and appears at her aunt and uncle's house unannounced. She decides to give them much needed help in caring for their home full of orphans. On the very night of her arrival, Aimee is entrusted with the care of a new orphan: an infant whose mother died in childbirth. The baby's mother has named him Georgie, and Aimee becomes his foster mother. However, it turns out the child is not a true orphan. Georgie's father, Rex Donnelly, was away from his wife when the tragedy occurred. He is searching for Georgie and is determined to be reunited with him.
This story is a romance, so I don't think it's a spoiler to say that Aimee and Rex gradually transition from an antagonistic relationship to a caring one. The subject matter is dear to my heart as a foster and adoptive parent, and I think the feelings and concerns portrayed in both parents are written realistically. Georgie's reaction to Rex seemed true-to-life, as well.
What I liked:
*The gradual change in Rex and Aimee's relationship was written so skillfully. It happened over time, time enough for each to understand the other's viewpoints and to start to truly know one another.
What I disliked:
*This book is a bit more angsty than I prefer, but I didn't feel overwhelmed, so Ms. Bateman must have done a good job!
I'd recommend this book to fans of sweet historical Christian romances. Another Tracey Bateman book will definitely be on my to-read list.
A Love So Tender by Tracey Victoria Bateman,
set in 1875 in Oregon City, Oregon
Note that the cover says Tracey V. Bateman, but there doesn't seem to be a Goodreads author page for the author under that name. There is an author page for her under the name Tracey Bateman, as well as Tracey Cross, and Victoria Bateman. I'm extremely curious about all these names! Are there any more?
5 stars
Aimee Riley has had an unrequited love for her cousin Greg for years, and everyone knows it. Once he makes it clear that he wishes to court another lady, she feels that she needs to leave town. Aimee leaves her family's home without warning to anyone and appears at her aunt and uncle's house unannounced. She decides to give them much needed help in caring for their home full of orphans. On the very night of her arrival, Aimee is entrusted with the care of a new orphan: an infant whose mother died in childbirth. The baby's mother has named him Georgie, and Aimee becomes his foster mother. However, it turns out the child is not a true orphan. Georgie's father, Rex Donnelly, was away from his wife when the tragedy occurred. He is searching for Georgie and is determined to be reunited with him.
This story is a romance, so I don't think it's a spoiler to say that Aimee and Rex gradually transition from an antagonistic relationship to a caring one. The subject matter is dear to my heart as a foster and adoptive parent, and I think the feelings and concerns portrayed in both parents are written realistically. Georgie's reaction to Rex seemed true-to-life, as well.
What I liked:
*The gradual change in Rex and Aimee's relationship was written so skillfully. It happened over time, time enough for each to understand the other's viewpoints and to start to truly know one another.
What I disliked:
*This book is a bit more angsty than I prefer, but I didn't feel overwhelmed, so Ms. Bateman must have done a good job!
I'd recommend this book to fans of sweet historical Christian romances. Another Tracey Bateman book will definitely be on my to-read list.
May 2, 2020
sorry not a lot of tender love in this book. Aimee loves georgie and he loves her but selfish jerk Rex and her disloyal parents want to destroy that. I wont read this book again and I dont recommend it. donation pile is all its good for
October 16, 2023
I loved this book. Neither Aimee nor Rex wanted to give up the boy that they both loved. This story had me in tears a good lot of the time, but there was a happy ending.
May 5, 2016
A delightful story of the self-giving love required to raise a child. Aimee , who had raised Georgie, delivered to the orphanage as a baby, to a child of six and Rex, his father who had searched to find the son his wife had borne before dying in childbirth. Pursuing his son with the law on his side as birth father didn't earn Rex the access to Georgie he expected. Years of mothering and established family ties with the Rileys formed Georgie's life and he wasn't interested in giving those up for a stranger. Neither was Aimee.
Good humour as Aimee and Rex wrangle their way through personal issues and conflicts enroute to becoming who Georgie needs most. And definitely enjoyed, the development of A Love So Tender!
Good humour as Aimee and Rex wrangle their way through personal issues and conflicts enroute to becoming who Georgie needs most. And definitely enjoyed, the development of A Love So Tender!
April 4, 2015
A story to really make you think.
The difference between lifestyles is never more apparent
then when something happens like the dinner party in. This story. The two classes of people trying to mix can only end in hurt.
The difference between lifestyles is never more apparent
then when something happens like the dinner party in. This story. The two classes of people trying to mix can only end in hurt.
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