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Hideaway
Devastated by her sister's death while under her care, ER doctor Cheyenne Allison retreats to an isolated farm in Hideaway, Missouri. The community is terrorized by a vandal, who soon targets Cheyenne. Now only her trust in her charismatic neighbor and her faith can help her.
352 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2003
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Hannah Alexander
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READY FOR THE NEW YEAR?
At this time of year, we have just finished reflecting on Christmas, when God gave us the greatest Gift ever possible. Now our thoughts are to the new year, with its upcoming rewards and challenges. Many of us will once again come up with New Year’s resolutions. This year I’m going to stick to my diet. This year I’m going to get into shape. This year I’m going to break that 5-minute mile. Okay, okay; it’s been a LONG time since I had that New Year’s resolution. And many will once again fail to live up to those resolutions, with their often unrealistic expectations. But enough about that.
Cheryl has chosen her word for the new year. It is solace. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, solace means:
1. comfort in grief: alleviation of grief or anxiety
2. a source of relief or consolation
Rather than discouraging anyone, our prayer for you is that God will grant you solace as you face the new year's rewards and challenges.
Happy reading and God bless you.
READY FOR THE NEW YEAR?
At this time of year, we have just finished reflecting on Christmas, when God gave us the greatest Gift ever possible. Now our thoughts are to the new year, with its upcoming rewards and challenges. Many of us will once again come up with New Year’s resolutions. This year I’m going to stick to my diet. This year I’m going to get into shape. This year I’m going to break that 5-minute mile. Okay, okay; it’s been a LONG time since I had that New Year’s resolution. And many will once again fail to live up to those resolutions, with their often unrealistic expectations. But enough about that.
Cheryl has chosen her word for the new year. It is solace. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, solace means:
1. comfort in grief: alleviation of grief or anxiety
2. a source of relief or consolation
Rather than discouraging anyone, our prayer for you is that God will grant you solace as you face the new year's rewards and challenges.
Happy reading and God bless you.
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June 18, 2024
I really liked Cheyenne's story.
March 11, 2010
Nice christian book. Doesn't hit you over the head, feels like a Hallmark Movie Special.
December 31, 2012
I enjoyed this book very much. This is a series about people in a small town called Hideaway. In this first in the series. Cheyenne Allison comes to Hideaway to escape her nightmares. She is an ER doctor who is struggling with the death of her sister. She is offered the use of a home in Hideaway to help her heal from this devastating loss. It doesn't take long for the small town residents to start rumors about why she is visiting their town. With to suitors who are at odds with each other, her short stay could get interesting.
The characters are well developed and you and relate to the grief and struggles they go through. The thread of faith and God's love is well done. I love reading books by Christian authors, but sometimes they can be overwhelmingly preachy. I look forward to reading more in the series.
The characters are well developed and you and relate to the grief and struggles they go through. The thread of faith and God's love is well done. I love reading books by Christian authors, but sometimes they can be overwhelmingly preachy. I look forward to reading more in the series.
January 31, 2018
Pretty normal fare for Christian fiction fluff! When I saw one of the pop sugar challenge prompts was “ a book by an author with the same first or last name as you” I knew immediately I’d read this author since Hannah Alexander is my maiden name! :) quick, mindless read, perfect for the beach. :)
Read for 2018 popsugar challenge prompt:
A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
Read for 2018 popsugar challenge prompt:
A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
October 21, 2008
It took me until chapter 11 to really begin to enjoy this book. Before that I kept losing concentration. I nearly quit reading but glad I didn't because it was a pretty good book after all.
December 7, 2023
Love the charcters and plot in this book!
May 6, 2024
I enjoyed reading this book of how an ER doctor found herself, what she loved, who she loved, and God.
January 29, 2013
A review from my old blog...
I read a couple of books by this author, a pen name for a husband and wife duo, a few years back. I enjoyed the books but I must not have been absolutely captivated by them because I didn't rush out or even casually pursue subsequent books published by the pair.
The jury is out on whether or not I will still hold to that assumption.
After this book, the first in the Hideaway series, I would go out and check out the next book from the library.
I did enjoy this book and enjoyed it even more when Alexander brought the two seemingly unconnected plot lines together. The book begins with Cheyenne Allison, a doctor working in the ER of Missouri Regional Hospital and Dane Gideon, a rancher who runs a ranch for troubled (though that's not the best word for it) teens in little ole Hideaway, Missouri.
At the beginning of the book the two plot lines continue on completely separate paths but gel when Alexander brings Cheyenne to Hideaway after a tragic event back home. Though the romance between Dane and Cheyenne is evident in the beginning of the book Alexander does not push the romance on the readers or let the budding romance overwhelm the bigger issues in Hideaway or back at Missouri Regional, issues which actually drive the plot.
I enjoyed this book and believe that I will enjoy the next book even if the main characters are no longer Dane and Cheyenne.
I read a couple of books by this author, a pen name for a husband and wife duo, a few years back. I enjoyed the books but I must not have been absolutely captivated by them because I didn't rush out or even casually pursue subsequent books published by the pair.
The jury is out on whether or not I will still hold to that assumption.
After this book, the first in the Hideaway series, I would go out and check out the next book from the library.
I did enjoy this book and enjoyed it even more when Alexander brought the two seemingly unconnected plot lines together. The book begins with Cheyenne Allison, a doctor working in the ER of Missouri Regional Hospital and Dane Gideon, a rancher who runs a ranch for troubled (though that's not the best word for it) teens in little ole Hideaway, Missouri.
At the beginning of the book the two plot lines continue on completely separate paths but gel when Alexander brings Cheyenne to Hideaway after a tragic event back home. Though the romance between Dane and Cheyenne is evident in the beginning of the book Alexander does not push the romance on the readers or let the budding romance overwhelm the bigger issues in Hideaway or back at Missouri Regional, issues which actually drive the plot.
I enjoyed this book and believe that I will enjoy the next book even if the main characters are no longer Dane and Cheyenne.
December 18, 2023
Firstly, I would like to begin by saying, this book ended up being completely enjoyable and one I won’t forget. It was a slow start, but if you give it to about chapters 10-12, it actually picks up and you really start investing in the characters and wanting to know what happens. I love how this story weaved in a relationship with Christ — a life walk — instead of just having religious themes in the background. In fact, it tackled hard times and taught a person how to see Christ despite that. I also loved that it called out the religious people in the way Jesus does the Pharisees. The characters were real, human. They were relatable — to the point you can get frustrated with them. It doesn’t get a five star from me just because I wish the pacing in the beginning and end was a bit better and not so drawn out. However, this book is worth it, (a SOLID four!!) and makes you invest in the characters and town, and leaves you wanting more in the end.
April 19, 2009
While I like books that deal with issues of faith I haven't read many that are classified as "Christian Fiction". I started this book because I was looking for books either written by Missouri authors, or set in Missouri, and this series takes place in the Ozarks. I liked the familiar names of places I have often been, and the book turned out to be enjoyable. The main character, Cheyenne Allison, is an ER physician who is forced to take a leave of absence from her Columbia Mo hospital following the death of her sister. Cheyenne takes her leave at the cabin of a friend, cllose to the Arkansas/Mo border, near Blue Eye Mo. There she meets folks from the local community who are sometimes lovable, sometimes eccentric, who mostly seem to share a belief in God that she does not. There is some mystery and romance thrown in, I will probably read more of this series.
August 24, 2017
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Prepare for a suspenseful story, that compels you to continue as long as possible to find out what is going to happen.
Nice to find a Christian based series, reflecting their struggles and growth.
A clean, stand alone, with an HEA.
Prepare for a suspenseful story, that compels you to continue as long as possible to find out what is going to happen.
Nice to find a Christian based series, reflecting their struggles and growth.
A clean, stand alone, with an HEA.
July 26, 2017
Die verhaal speel af op die prentjiemooi dorp, Skuilhoek. Die naam van die dorp is baie beskrywend, want dit is 'n skuilplek vir baie mense wat op een of ander wyse deur die samelewing verwerp word en 'n nuwe lewe op dié dorp wil begin.
Carla Avenant is 'n dokter by Ongevalle en haar werk is vir haar baie belangrik. As 'n mens elke dag van jou lewe noodgevalle hanteer, onstel dit jou nie meer nie – of so dink mens. Haar suster sterf in die ongevalle afdeling nadat sy in ‘n noodlottige motorongeluk was. Alhoewel sy nie die ongeluk veroorsaaak het nie, was sy nie veronderstel om te bestuur nie aangesien sy vroeër die dag in ongevalle was as gevolg van ‘n angsaanval en die medikasie wat Carla vir haar gegee het. Hoekom het sy dan bestuur nadat Carla uitdruklik vir haar gesê het dat sy nie mag bestuur nie? Carla is platgeslaan wanneer sy uitvind dat haar swaer ‘n hofgeding aanhandig gemaak het teen haar en haar van nalatigheid aankla. Sy word op verlof gestuur en onttrek haar op 'n afgeleë plaas by Skuilhoek. Maar rus en vrede is skaars artikels, selfs op hierdie prentjiemooi dorpie. ‘n Gevaarlike krimineel saai verskrikking in die gemeenskap, en Carla vind dat haar mediese kennis onverwags benodig word en dat sy op Deon en Sollie of soos hy genoem wil word Vonk, staat kan maak.
Deon bly oorkant die meer op sy plaas waar hy seuns inneem wat ‘n hulp nodig het. Sollie of Vonk is een van die nuuste aankomelinge wat daarvan verdink word dat hy sy ma se huis opsetlik aan die brand gesteek het. Maar hy is onskuldig – hy is eintlik ‘n kind wat baie lief is vir diere. Sy pa wat ‘n jaar tevore oorlede is was ‘n veearts en Sollie het na sy ouers se egskeiding by sy pa gebly en hom gehelp.
Die bure help Carla om haar voete te vind en gou het sy ook ‘n huismaat, Wollie aangesien tannie Betsie daarop aandring dat sy nie so alleen in die huis moet bly nie. Die burgermeester van die dorp het gou ‘n oog op Carla en sy seun is maats met Sollie. Die seuns hou hulle vriendskap stil vir die pa aangesien hy niks van Deon en sy seuns hou nie. Na ‘n brand op Deon se plaas sien mens darem dat die burgermeester darem ‘n hart het wanneer Sollie beseer word wanneer hy deur ‘n elektriese kabel geskok word. Sollie word per helikopter na die naaste hospitaal gevat waar hy ‘n paar dae moet aansterk. Daar ontmoet Carla Sollie se ma maar is nie beindruk met die vrou nie. Nou kan sy sien waar Sollie aan sy verwyte kom.
Ongelukkig verdwyn een van die geliefde inwoners, tannie Betsie se man en later vind Sollie en Carla hom op die eiland. Wie sou die arme ou man alleen daar laat? Wie is vir sy dood verantwoordelik?
Carla se verlof is verb yen sy moet weer begin werk, maar die vreugde wat haar werk haar altyd gegee het is weg. Nie alleenlik wil die hospitaal met haar swaer skik nie, maar dit is asof ‘n dolk deur haar gesteek word aangesien dit ‘n klad op haar naam sal wees en sy nie die kans gegun word om haar kant te stel nie. Voor haar vertrek na Skuilhoek is sy na haar suster en swaer se huis om die foto album te kry en daar het alreeds ‘n ander vrou by haar swaer ingetrek wat vvir haar net een ding kan beteken. Carla gaan spreek die vrou in die straat met wie haar suster die middag van haar dood ‘n afspraak gehad het, en sy vertel aan Carla dat haar suster toe haar man gebel het, duidelik vir hom gesê het dat sy nie mag motor bestuur nie maar dat hy toe op haar geskree het. Sy het selfs voorgestel dat hy ‘n huurmotor kry maar hy wou niks weet nie. Haar suster het juis die angsaanval gekry as gevolg van die feit dat sy en haar man die oggend ‘n argument gehad het. Hy het al die geld uit hulle gesamentlike bank rekening getrek en dit in ‘n ander rekening gesit en sy het by sy sekretaresse uitgeving dat hy op die inkomstebelasting kul. Sy buurvrou is gewillig om ‘n verklaring te gaan aflê oor alles. Kort voor lank werk alles ten gunste van Carla uit aangesien die hof haar swaer sy aansoek uitgooi en boonop het sy sekretaresse hom gaan aangee by die inkomste diens vir die bedrog wat hy pleeg. Carla het haar pos bedank en gaan terug Skuilhoek toe om daar ‘n praktyk te begin. Natuurlik is Deon ook deel van haar besluit.
Sy is skaars terug of sy word byna vermoor deur Riaan, die burgermeester se psigotiese seun. Gelukkig het Sollie agtergekom dat elke keer as daar vandalisme plaasvind dat Riaan nooit te vinde is nie. Deon en Sollie vind Carla net betyds nadat Riaan haar van die boot af stamp en sy haar kom teen ‘n stomp stamp. Dit kom uit dat Riaan ook vir sy ma se moord verantwoordlik was. Deon help Carla om nie net weer haar voete te vind nie maar om ook ‘n pad na die Here te vind.
Regtig ‘n baie mooi verhaal en ek gaan beslis kyk of ek die ander boeke in die reeks kan kry.
Carla Avenant is 'n dokter by Ongevalle en haar werk is vir haar baie belangrik. As 'n mens elke dag van jou lewe noodgevalle hanteer, onstel dit jou nie meer nie – of so dink mens. Haar suster sterf in die ongevalle afdeling nadat sy in ‘n noodlottige motorongeluk was. Alhoewel sy nie die ongeluk veroorsaaak het nie, was sy nie veronderstel om te bestuur nie aangesien sy vroeër die dag in ongevalle was as gevolg van ‘n angsaanval en die medikasie wat Carla vir haar gegee het. Hoekom het sy dan bestuur nadat Carla uitdruklik vir haar gesê het dat sy nie mag bestuur nie? Carla is platgeslaan wanneer sy uitvind dat haar swaer ‘n hofgeding aanhandig gemaak het teen haar en haar van nalatigheid aankla. Sy word op verlof gestuur en onttrek haar op 'n afgeleë plaas by Skuilhoek. Maar rus en vrede is skaars artikels, selfs op hierdie prentjiemooi dorpie. ‘n Gevaarlike krimineel saai verskrikking in die gemeenskap, en Carla vind dat haar mediese kennis onverwags benodig word en dat sy op Deon en Sollie of soos hy genoem wil word Vonk, staat kan maak.
Deon bly oorkant die meer op sy plaas waar hy seuns inneem wat ‘n hulp nodig het. Sollie of Vonk is een van die nuuste aankomelinge wat daarvan verdink word dat hy sy ma se huis opsetlik aan die brand gesteek het. Maar hy is onskuldig – hy is eintlik ‘n kind wat baie lief is vir diere. Sy pa wat ‘n jaar tevore oorlede is was ‘n veearts en Sollie het na sy ouers se egskeiding by sy pa gebly en hom gehelp.
Die bure help Carla om haar voete te vind en gou het sy ook ‘n huismaat, Wollie aangesien tannie Betsie daarop aandring dat sy nie so alleen in die huis moet bly nie. Die burgermeester van die dorp het gou ‘n oog op Carla en sy seun is maats met Sollie. Die seuns hou hulle vriendskap stil vir die pa aangesien hy niks van Deon en sy seuns hou nie. Na ‘n brand op Deon se plaas sien mens darem dat die burgermeester darem ‘n hart het wanneer Sollie beseer word wanneer hy deur ‘n elektriese kabel geskok word. Sollie word per helikopter na die naaste hospitaal gevat waar hy ‘n paar dae moet aansterk. Daar ontmoet Carla Sollie se ma maar is nie beindruk met die vrou nie. Nou kan sy sien waar Sollie aan sy verwyte kom.
Ongelukkig verdwyn een van die geliefde inwoners, tannie Betsie se man en later vind Sollie en Carla hom op die eiland. Wie sou die arme ou man alleen daar laat? Wie is vir sy dood verantwoordelik?
Carla se verlof is verb yen sy moet weer begin werk, maar die vreugde wat haar werk haar altyd gegee het is weg. Nie alleenlik wil die hospitaal met haar swaer skik nie, maar dit is asof ‘n dolk deur haar gesteek word aangesien dit ‘n klad op haar naam sal wees en sy nie die kans gegun word om haar kant te stel nie. Voor haar vertrek na Skuilhoek is sy na haar suster en swaer se huis om die foto album te kry en daar het alreeds ‘n ander vrou by haar swaer ingetrek wat vvir haar net een ding kan beteken. Carla gaan spreek die vrou in die straat met wie haar suster die middag van haar dood ‘n afspraak gehad het, en sy vertel aan Carla dat haar suster toe haar man gebel het, duidelik vir hom gesê het dat sy nie mag motor bestuur nie maar dat hy toe op haar geskree het. Sy het selfs voorgestel dat hy ‘n huurmotor kry maar hy wou niks weet nie. Haar suster het juis die angsaanval gekry as gevolg van die feit dat sy en haar man die oggend ‘n argument gehad het. Hy het al die geld uit hulle gesamentlike bank rekening getrek en dit in ‘n ander rekening gesit en sy het by sy sekretaresse uitgeving dat hy op die inkomstebelasting kul. Sy buurvrou is gewillig om ‘n verklaring te gaan aflê oor alles. Kort voor lank werk alles ten gunste van Carla uit aangesien die hof haar swaer sy aansoek uitgooi en boonop het sy sekretaresse hom gaan aangee by die inkomste diens vir die bedrog wat hy pleeg. Carla het haar pos bedank en gaan terug Skuilhoek toe om daar ‘n praktyk te begin. Natuurlik is Deon ook deel van haar besluit.
Sy is skaars terug of sy word byna vermoor deur Riaan, die burgermeester se psigotiese seun. Gelukkig het Sollie agtergekom dat elke keer as daar vandalisme plaasvind dat Riaan nooit te vinde is nie. Deon en Sollie vind Carla net betyds nadat Riaan haar van die boot af stamp en sy haar kom teen ‘n stomp stamp. Dit kom uit dat Riaan ook vir sy ma se moord verantwoordlik was. Deon help Carla om nie net weer haar voete te vind nie maar om ook ‘n pad na die Here te vind.
Regtig ‘n baie mooi verhaal en ek gaan beslis kyk of ek die ander boeke in die reeks kan kry.
August 25, 2025
This is a medical mystery romance that's also Christian. I wanted to read medical mysteries written by doctors or, in this case, co-written by one, but hadn't realized it was a Harlequin love-inspired one, which means even though the writing of this is better than some of it, it's not my cup of tea.
There are good things about this, of course. Allison, an ER doctor, has to pronounce her own sister dead after a car accident and then is sued by her nasty ex-brother-in-law as he asserts it was her fault. She is already being sent on grief leave. A nurse friend of hers has inherited a house and farm from a relative. Allison heads out there and can't help but get caught up with some of those who live on farms nearby. Dane owns a farm and takes in teen boys who aren't delinquents but who don't have a good home to live in. There is trouble afoot when his boys are accused of vandalism without a shred of proof.
There are a number of things that happen in this book. The third POV is Blaze, a teen who has just moved there.
I was ready to round this up to 4 stars for the medical accuracy, but it turns out one bit wasn't so accurate , but now I'm torn so am thinking about what to do with that.
There are good things about this, of course. Allison, an ER doctor, has to pronounce her own sister dead after a car accident and then is sued by her nasty ex-brother-in-law as he asserts it was her fault. She is already being sent on grief leave. A nurse friend of hers has inherited a house and farm from a relative. Allison heads out there and can't help but get caught up with some of those who live on farms nearby. Dane owns a farm and takes in teen boys who aren't delinquents but who don't have a good home to live in. There is trouble afoot when his boys are accused of vandalism without a shred of proof.
There are a number of things that happen in this book. The third POV is Blaze, a teen who has just moved there.
I was ready to round this up to 4 stars for the medical accuracy, but it turns out one bit wasn't so accurate , but now I'm torn so am thinking about what to do with that.
March 4, 2022
I really enjoyed this book most of the way through it, though I was disappointed to see Dane, a Christian, attracted to Cheyenne who was not a believer and didn't want to be. Dane never questioned his attraction to her. Cheyenne's objections to Christianity were coming down, which is good, but all the sudden she was a Christian, apparently for deciding Christianity was right. No repentance. No mention of Christ's death being connected to salvation. Other than those two things, this was a good book and well-written, but as a Christian I was very disappointed with this as a representation of Christian fiction.
May 24, 2021
I enjoyed this very much, I wanted a suspenseful book and in a setting that was familiar to me (Missouri Ozarks). I've never read anything by the author before and I didn't realise it was Christian fiction, not that the writing detracted from the story, it was preachy, it delivered good writing, set the scene and built believable characters. A good read.
February 7, 2022
This book was sweet and made me want to visit family. I’m not usually a fan of Christian fiction, but this had enough of what I consider true faith in it to make me keep reading. The characters seemed realistic and I enjoyed learning more about them. The plot of someone from a city falling in love with a small town is a mite predictable, but it wasn’t enough to make me not enjoy it.
April 1, 2023
It became a lot more gripping on the second half of it, also it’s the only book that’s ever made me both laugh and cry. I loved the characters, and the character development towards the end was good. And it gives a good idea of the main character finding herself; definitely not in the way I thought she would when I first started the book.
June 18, 2020
Wonderful read!
Hannah Alexander has done it again! This book is a gem it’s just the right mix of mystery, suspense, romance, and faith. I’m hooked! I cannot wait to read book two in this great series!
Hannah Alexander has done it again! This book is a gem it’s just the right mix of mystery, suspense, romance, and faith. I’m hooked! I cannot wait to read book two in this great series!
April 4, 2021
This book is great at building suspense while making you fall in love with this town! The fact that the male character lead is basically a foster parent to teen boys is an added bonus! This book is wonderfully sweet but filled with danger!
February 5, 2024
Not my typical cup of tea genre but I read it in 3 days. I judged this book by its cover and thought it was a murder mystery but it turns out it was a romantic suspense with frequent mentionings of God. Pretty good book overall
March 27, 2024
I always love trading book recommendations with my mom and she really enjoyed this series by Hannah Alexander. I’m so glad I picked HIDEAWAY up. Set in a small Missouri town, it features two main characters, Cheyenne, an ER doctor who flees Columbia, Missouri after her sister dies in an accident, and Dane, who owns the local boy’s ranch, and takes in troubled teens. I really liked both lead characters, and also the side characters. The author writing team is a husband/wife and one has a medical background (the ER scenes were great) and I also loved the relaxing cozy feel of getting to know these characters and this town, even as there is an arsonist on the loose and the boys at the foster care ranch are to blame. Will definitely read the next book. 4/5 stars.
July 14, 2017
Good story.
September 13, 2017
First time to read something by this duo. It's a Christian, romance and mystery that is an enjoyable story.
October 27, 2017
This book grabbed my attention from the beginning and had me staying up all night just to finish it.
February 13, 2018
This is the first book of the Hideaway series. It is a very series. You don't have to read them in order. Very good clean author.
June 14, 2018
I should have known if others talked in their reviews that it was hard to get into/was slow, that i wouldn’t be able to read it! I liked the storyline, but lord it was just blahhhh.
December 4, 2018
I think Hannah is one of the best writers in the Mills and Boon lists. Always find her books excellent challenging reading.
January 13, 2020
Somewhat predictable love story with religious overtones.
January 25, 2020
Just when you think you’ve figured it out, another loop gets thrown and you’re left wondering again! Wonderful read!
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