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The Note #2
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
Newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder has returned to her job after covering the story of an ill-fated Pan World flight. Having recently discovered Christine, the daughter she gave up to an adoption agency nineteen years ago, she is reluctant to commit to the handsome sportswriter Kingston Danville. She feels she owes it to Christine to set her love life aside and make up for lost time. But when a reader challenges Peyton’s advice to “let caution trump passion,” Peyton determines to learn the reason behind her reader’s cynicism . . . and in the process, discovers answers to her own heart-rending dilemma.
A sequel to Angela Hunt’s best-selling novel, The Note, on which the Hallmark movie was based. This novelization based on the Hallmark movie sequel will contain color images from the second movie.
A sequel to Angela Hunt’s best-selling novel, The Note, on which the Hallmark movie was based. This novelization based on the Hallmark movie sequel will contain color images from the second movie.
223 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Angela Elwell Hunt
271 books1,981 followersChristy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected in novels from this versatile author. With nearly six million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the best-selling author of more than 165 works ranging from picture books (The Tale of Three Trees) to novels.
Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Turner and Hooch and Sandlot too many times). This affinity for mastiffs has not been without its rewards--one of their dogs was featured on Live with Regis and Kelly as the second-largest canine in America. Their dog received this dubious honor after an all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan for the dog and the Hunts, complete with VIP air travel and a stretch limo in which they toured New York City.
Afterward, the dog gave out pawtographs at the airport.
Angela admits to being fascinated by animals, medicine, psychology, unexplained phenomena, and “just about everything” except sports. Books, she says, have always shaped her life— in the fifth grade she learned how to flirt from reading Gone with the Wind.
Her books have won the coveted Christy Award, several Angel Awards from Excellence in Media, and the Gold and Silver Medallions from Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award. In 2007, her novel The Note was featured as a Christmas movie on the Hallmark channel. Romantic Times Book Club presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, and American Christian Fiction Writers bestowed the same award in 2019.
In 2006, Angela completed her Master of Biblical Studies in Theology degree and completed her second doctorate in 2015. When she’s not home reading or writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers’ conferences. And to talk about her dogs, of course.
Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Turner and Hooch and Sandlot too many times). This affinity for mastiffs has not been without its rewards--one of their dogs was featured on Live with Regis and Kelly as the second-largest canine in America. Their dog received this dubious honor after an all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan for the dog and the Hunts, complete with VIP air travel and a stretch limo in which they toured New York City.
Afterward, the dog gave out pawtographs at the airport.
Angela admits to being fascinated by animals, medicine, psychology, unexplained phenomena, and “just about everything” except sports. Books, she says, have always shaped her life— in the fifth grade she learned how to flirt from reading Gone with the Wind.
Her books have won the coveted Christy Award, several Angel Awards from Excellence in Media, and the Gold and Silver Medallions from Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award. In 2007, her novel The Note was featured as a Christmas movie on the Hallmark channel. Romantic Times Book Club presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, and American Christian Fiction Writers bestowed the same award in 2019.
In 2006, Angela completed her Master of Biblical Studies in Theology degree and completed her second doctorate in 2015. When she’s not home reading or writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers’ conferences. And to talk about her dogs, of course.
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April 28, 2020
Newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder is doing her job as the Heart Healer writer. She has two loves in her life - her daughter she gave up for adoption 19 years ago and Kingston Danville, a sports editor. Will Peyton be able to let go of her old baggage and love wholeheartedly without fear her two new loves? Or will she give up a chance at a new life with Kingston? A good read.
August 20, 2010
Again, book better than the movie. And not sure why the movie had to change the daughters name. Even though author addressed it, it was just weird! this to me was almost a novella, not real long and rushed. it could have been better, and I cant put my finger on what. Maybe just her not wanting to marry the man of her dreams, cause a daughter that she just met MAY not agree. It would be pretty selfish of an 18 yr old to demand her mom not have a life.
May 23, 2009
After giving five stars to The Note, I am sorry to say I am only giving three to the sequel. Unfortunately it was not written to be a sequel to the book but rather to a Hallmark Channel movie of the same name. Hunt changed a character's name as well as the location to match the movie and the story just didn't have the same quality as the original.
November 26, 2022
Incredible! The Note II completely fulfills the hopes and dreams of The Note I!
Incredible! The Note II completely fulfills the hopes and dreams of The Note I! As a child of the 60’s, the author had me with the musical references of “The Mother and Child Reunion,” “When A Man Loves A Woman,” and “Cherish.” It was as if I could hear the soundtrack to my own life as an abandoned, rejected baby girl, adopted at four months of age by loving Christian parents, reunited with my birthmother at age 30, and learning day-by-day to trust the plans, hope, and future of my loving Heavenly Father. Thank you, again, for another wonderful book!
Incredible! The Note II completely fulfills the hopes and dreams of The Note I! As a child of the 60’s, the author had me with the musical references of “The Mother and Child Reunion,” “When A Man Loves A Woman,” and “Cherish.” It was as if I could hear the soundtrack to my own life as an abandoned, rejected baby girl, adopted at four months of age by loving Christian parents, reunited with my birthmother at age 30, and learning day-by-day to trust the plans, hope, and future of my loving Heavenly Father. Thank you, again, for another wonderful book!
November 1, 2017
Widow and newspaper columnist Peyton's first marriage was less than perfect so she is afraid to take a chance on marriage to King. King and Peyton are well-written main characters. Eve is a great secondary character who writes to Peyton regarding one of her columns. A friendship of sorts develops between Eve and Peyton which has great influence on Peyton's decisions. I had a hard time getting into the book in the beginning but it turned out to be a great story.
December 6, 2017
It pains me to only give two stars to a book by Angela Hunt, who is one of my favorite authors, but when I realized that this is the novelization of a movie which is a sequel to a movie based on a book of hers - I felt better about it. I thought the story was so-so, hence the two starts. Angela's writing, as always, was very good.
August 22, 2022
A continuation of The Note, this wraps up the story of Kingston and Peyton and includes more material on their children, David and Christine from their first marriages.
April 16, 2009
I guess I was bound to be disappointed, as much as I loved The Note, but I was hoping Angela Hunt could write a sequel that I would love as much as the original. Unfortunately, she did not. She wrote a Hallmark movie--sappy sweet, cast with beautiful people and all tied up with a bow at the end. I can't say much about plot details without them being a spoiler either for this book or for The Note, so I won't say much except that the main character is a newspaper columnist whose column is titled Heart Healer. The story focuses on a statement she made in one column "Passion. It should always be tempered with caution. Especially when it comes to affairs of the heart." and a reader's disagreement with that statement.
At the end of the book there is a note from Hunt, who explains that the setting and a character name have changed from The Note. Actually they were changed when The Note was made into a Hallmark movie. I think a big difference in the books is that while Hallmark took The Note and made it into a movie (which I'll assume had Hallmarks usual sweet style) The Note II was written to be a Hallmark movie, and it shows. This book has a center section with glossy photos of the movie, which stars Genie Francis and Ted McGinley.
While characterized as Christian fiction, I stated that religion played almost no part in The Note and that I thought anyone could enjoy the book, even if not Christian. The Note II is more obviously Christian. We go to church with Peyton and hear part of the sermon. Peyton mentions God in some of her columns. The religious aspects aren't overbearing, but they are there, not really relevant to the story and probably are enough to turn off someone who doesn't want to read about religion in a novel.
If I hadn't read The Note, I might have been happier with The Note II. As it is, I'd characterize it as fair--a quick easy read, another visit with friends from The Note, but nothing exceptional.
At the end of the book there is a note from Hunt, who explains that the setting and a character name have changed from The Note. Actually they were changed when The Note was made into a Hallmark movie. I think a big difference in the books is that while Hallmark took The Note and made it into a movie (which I'll assume had Hallmarks usual sweet style) The Note II was written to be a Hallmark movie, and it shows. This book has a center section with glossy photos of the movie, which stars Genie Francis and Ted McGinley.
While characterized as Christian fiction, I stated that religion played almost no part in The Note and that I thought anyone could enjoy the book, even if not Christian. The Note II is more obviously Christian. We go to church with Peyton and hear part of the sermon. Peyton mentions God in some of her columns. The religious aspects aren't overbearing, but they are there, not really relevant to the story and probably are enough to turn off someone who doesn't want to read about religion in a novel.
If I hadn't read The Note, I might have been happier with The Note II. As it is, I'd characterize it as fair--a quick easy read, another visit with friends from The Note, but nothing exceptional.
July 22, 2013
The Note was one of Hallmark's most popular movies so they wanted a sequel. Angela Hunt had not written a sequel, but they created a screenplay anyway. Hunt then created a novel based on the screenplay. This is more of a sequel to the Hallmark movie rather than the novel. That explains the differences.
Like the previous movie but unlike the previous book, the story is set in Middleborough, NC at the Middleborough Times. Peyton MacGruder is still The Heart Healer. In the book she was given a two week notice to turn her writing around, but in the movie she was just reprimanded for not being like the previous Heart Healer. In The Note II she has gained a following and has hopes for getting syndicated.
Peyton has to figure herself out in The Note II as she did in the original. She receives harsh criticism from a reader. "Interviewing" or having a conversation as she calls it, the author of the criticism helps Peyton discover herself as well as connecting the criticizer with something from her past.
I don't fault Hunt for anything in this book. As I recall, she had no plans for a sequel but Hallmark wanted one. At the end of the book is an explanation from Angela Hunt as to why this book is remarkably different than the first. This isn't her story as much as it is the screenwriter, Douglas Barr's.
Hallmark has a third movie, Notes From the Heart Healer, coming out later this year, but I don't think we'll see a companion novel from Angela Hunt any time soon.
I read this for pure pleasure. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review in any way.
Like the previous movie but unlike the previous book, the story is set in Middleborough, NC at the Middleborough Times. Peyton MacGruder is still The Heart Healer. In the book she was given a two week notice to turn her writing around, but in the movie she was just reprimanded for not being like the previous Heart Healer. In The Note II she has gained a following and has hopes for getting syndicated.
Peyton has to figure herself out in The Note II as she did in the original. She receives harsh criticism from a reader. "Interviewing" or having a conversation as she calls it, the author of the criticism helps Peyton discover herself as well as connecting the criticizer with something from her past.
I don't fault Hunt for anything in this book. As I recall, she had no plans for a sequel but Hallmark wanted one. At the end of the book is an explanation from Angela Hunt as to why this book is remarkably different than the first. This isn't her story as much as it is the screenwriter, Douglas Barr's.
Hallmark has a third movie, Notes From the Heart Healer, coming out later this year, but I don't think we'll see a companion novel from Angela Hunt any time soon.
I read this for pure pleasure. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review in any way.
July 16, 2016
This might get 2.5 stars. I haven't read the first book for years, so I had forgotten most of it. I don't know if that influenced my reading of the second book or not. This book is kind of interesting because it's a sequel to the movie more than to the book. Angela explains in her afterword that she changed a name and location, but that's it. I wish that explanation had been in the beginning of the book, though. I could see how people could get confused if they'd just read the first book. This story is about Peyton and Kingston's continuing relationship and her difficulty to commit.
The investigation that Peyton is doing in this story isn't nearly as interesting or in-depth as the first one (from what I remember). This story just felt so short to me. Every time a problem came up, I never had the opportunity to actually be worried about it before it was resolved. I didn't really care about the characters because I didn't feel like I had enough time to get to know them. It wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't that interesting or engaging. I would recommend only reading this book if you've just read the first one. Otherwise, it falls short.
The investigation that Peyton is doing in this story isn't nearly as interesting or in-depth as the first one (from what I remember). This story just felt so short to me. Every time a problem came up, I never had the opportunity to actually be worried about it before it was resolved. I didn't really care about the characters because I didn't feel like I had enough time to get to know them. It wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't that interesting or engaging. I would recommend only reading this book if you've just read the first one. Otherwise, it falls short.
September 23, 2013
Peyton receives a letter one day that helps to change her prospective on life. She goes to meet the letter writer and finds the meeting to be unsettling and confusing. Can she juggle her new found daughter and boyfriend without hurting someone? Could it be possible that her approach to love is all wrong? Take a short journey with Peyton as she discovers what love is really about.
I have not read the first book or watched the movie (or movies). So I started the book feeling a little confused. The style of writing felt more like a movie than the author's typical style of writing. Other reviewers also mentioned that it felt more like reading a screen play than reading a novel. Perhaps this might have contributed to the unrealistic feel that the entire book left me with. The secondary story of the older woman was intriguing, but has definitely been done before. While I enjoyed the story for the most part, it didn't leave me with the desire to go back and check out the first book.
I received this book free of charge from Tyndale in exchange for my honest review.
I have not read the first book or watched the movie (or movies). So I started the book feeling a little confused. The style of writing felt more like a movie than the author's typical style of writing. Other reviewers also mentioned that it felt more like reading a screen play than reading a novel. Perhaps this might have contributed to the unrealistic feel that the entire book left me with. The secondary story of the older woman was intriguing, but has definitely been done before. While I enjoyed the story for the most part, it didn't leave me with the desire to go back and check out the first book.
I received this book free of charge from Tyndale in exchange for my honest review.
August 13, 2009
This was a nice love story spanning two intertwining between a 1960's Vietnam War love story and that of Peyton and King. Peyton is a journalist who has been dating one of the editors Kingston Danville who is in her eyes the perfect man but she does not feel worthy of his marriage proposal. She is also trying to build a relationship with her 18 year daughter that she gave up at birth while King is having his own struggles with a college age son who wants to change from baseball to art. When one of her readers (Eve) sends her a letter saying she is mistaken about placing caution over passion it spirals into the tale of Eve's past and a relationship that helps both Peyton and Eve today.
January 14, 2014
I really enjoy Angela Hunt books, this was no exception, Peyton had a lot of issues to sort through before she accepted Kingston's proposal. Eve added to those issues, but it all worked out for both of them.
June 20, 2019
This is a sequel to the Note movie, not the book. Sweet but really surface-y.
August 27, 2009
A heartwarming story about the consequences of following your heart versus your head.
October 25, 2010
It's a good story and I enjoyed the movie. I just don't tend to care for books based on movies... it feels like I'm reading a movie, not a book.
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February 25, 2016book 2 of the Note
September 17, 2012
This is anther one that I have not read, but saw the film and really liked it. This is a neat one for connecting the present with the past and happy endings are possible all around.
March 6, 2013
I wish I could give this book three and a half stars. Not nearly as moving as The Note, but it was still a very good book.
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August 22, 2013Loved it. Great series.
November 14, 2014
Don't recommend reading books like this. It was in our house to resell, and I got distracted by it and read most of it. ;P
It's not bad, but the Christian message is vague.
It's not bad, but the Christian message is vague.
August 16, 2015
good book
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