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The Not So Simple Life
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Expected 1 Jan 36Cassidy French's happiness ended when her boy friend, Deputy Sheriff Mitch O'Reilly, arrested her father. As her father's parole hearing approaches, she must deal with her ex-lover once again.
218 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2010
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July 5, 2013
The Not So Simple Life is heart-warming tale and a quaint county romance, a simple story about a not so simple life. Cassidy French is trying to hold the family farm together for her grandparents while her father serves prison time for causing a terrible accident. She wants to bring him home, but an unscrupulous reporter with designs on her jeopardizes her chances.
Adams’ characters are well drawn. Cass is a plucky and self-sufficient heroine, and Mitch, her former high school sweetheart, is a worthy love interest.
What struck me most about the book is that it’s such GOOD WRITING. Adams skillfully portrays the sights and sounds and smells of the farm and the county fair. The story moves; there are no wasted words. The dialogue is excellent. The writing is full of warmth and wit. Lines like, “Never underestimate the power of a ticked off quilting circle” prompted out-loud laughter.
The parole hearing scene is one of the most well-written and moving passages of fiction I’ve read in a long time. This story would make a terrific television movie. If you like a wholesome love story filled with faith, courage, and hope, The Not So Simple Life is for you.
Adams’ characters are well drawn. Cass is a plucky and self-sufficient heroine, and Mitch, her former high school sweetheart, is a worthy love interest.
What struck me most about the book is that it’s such GOOD WRITING. Adams skillfully portrays the sights and sounds and smells of the farm and the county fair. The story moves; there are no wasted words. The dialogue is excellent. The writing is full of warmth and wit. Lines like, “Never underestimate the power of a ticked off quilting circle” prompted out-loud laughter.
The parole hearing scene is one of the most well-written and moving passages of fiction I’ve read in a long time. This story would make a terrific television movie. If you like a wholesome love story filled with faith, courage, and hope, The Not So Simple Life is for you.
August 7, 2013
I loved the way this book did not focus on the love story, but rather on all the relationship. The love story was just part of the plot not the whole thing.
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