Ready-Made Family

Wings of Refuge #3

by Cheryl Wyatt

Amelia North needs refuge, and finds it-in Refuge, Illinois. Stranded there after a car wreck, the single mother expects to be cold-shouldered. After all, she's already been rejected by her parents, her church and her daughter's father. Instead, she finds a town full of people with open hands and open hearts…including pararescue jumper Ben Dillinger. Ben wants to help Amelia and her daughter find safety and stability. Instead, he finds himself free-falling-right into love with the ready-made family.

Genres: Love Inspired, Christian Fiction, Christian, Romance, Contemporary, Christian Romance

282 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 I did not like how Ben treated his brother.

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was alright. It was corny at times with too many coincidences.

[D.L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I prefer heroines who are more gutsy and independent than the one presented in this book. Amelia was very woe-is-me and all this bad stuff kept happening to her, so much so, that she let life beat her down and then the hero had to keep saving her. It got a little pathetic. A Cinderella story is nice but in these modern times, I like to read books where the woman saves herself (and her kid) with her own ingenuity and backbone. Women can be the engineers of their destiny, you know.

[Sandra Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my, what a great book! Very, very good storyline that at times is very emotional. In fact, at the end, I was wiping tears to read the last few sentences. Can recommend this book without any reservations!

[Mandy Makarewicz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. For a rather short book it invoked a lot of different emotions. I laughed and cried several times. It was very heartwarming and really showed what small town America is all about. The kindness of the characters was vert inspiring.

[Barbara Quintin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Lots of caring and love. Shows how families can love instead of hate. A brother who is challenged and so accepted by a wonderful town. Loved this book.

[Jessie Cumpson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

[Shannon]

no longer interested

[Jeanne (love2cook) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author did an excellent job of portraying her characters in this story. It was an enjoyable read.

[Cathy Bryant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ready-Made Family tells the story of Amelia North, a single mom who is desperately trying to build a life for her and her daughter, Reece. The story opens in a mall parking lot in Refuge, Illinois. Amelia passes out in the summer heat and wrecks her car. Reece goes in search of help.

Ben Dillinger, a pararescue jumper, steps in and saves Amelia from a situation that has turned critical. Something about the young mother and daughter has captured his compassion and concern, and he vows to do all he can to help them find refuge and a home.

I loved this story so much, that I took the time to do an in-depth analysis. Here are the things I appreciated about this book:

(Read a more in-depth review at http://wordvessel.blogspot.com.)

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amelia North is a character I truly admire. She has made some mistakes, but she does everything she can to provide for her daughter as a single mom, overcoming some very tough circumstances in the process. Ben Dillinger is a very compassionate, understanding person who has some challenges in his own life. The story is interesting throughout, but one character changed so much, and so suddenly, that I wished the author had more time to develop his part of the story and make it seem a little bit more realistic. This is a pleasant, clean Christian book.

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book on a blog drawing and Cheryl Wyatt signed and sent it to me. I think this personal touch made me like it more than I normally would have. To "know" the author and then read the story that she wrote makes it extra special. This really was a very sweet book. A story that really touches your heart. Cheryl did an amazing job bringing the characters to life.

[Michelle Bacon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little spiritual romance that really needed to be edited a bit better. Some of the words the seven year old used were not conducive of her age while other times I figured she was younger than her age with other phrases she used. The child's age should have been researched better. These kind of books are not my kind of reading really, but it was a happy, quick read.

[Kym McNabney · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first book I read by this author, and she has now been added to my, "favorite authors", list. I can't say anything bad about her writing or the story. It was wonderfully written, and I loved the characters and their stories. Who wouldn't want a, Ben in their life? You can bet I'll be looking for her name when I'm scanning the books at the store.

[Shawnee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first two, but still pretty neat.

[Lonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't my favorite of hers, but it was still good...

[Sarah Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

such a sweet book. def would recommend it

[Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review haiku:

She has accident
He rescues her and daughter
Heart-warming story

[Alisha Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

love this story n series

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!!!!

[Rainbow Unicorn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pleasant series, clean romance, strong men, tough women and their journey with/towards finding faith, in not just each other, but religion too.