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Ozark Weddings #1
Larkspur Dreams
Larkspur Wendell hates to see anyone not enjoying life. So when she gets a new neighbor who seems more interested in his computer than in communication, Lark feels compelled to get to know him. But her spontaneity and zeal for life seems to push him further away. Everett Holden moved to a small town to work in peace and quiet. Now with a neighbor like Lark, he'll be lucky to get anything done. There is something attractive about her. . . but being around her brings up fears and hurts that that he put away long ago. Will Everett ever be able to put the past to rest? Will he let Lark bring him out of his shell and into true love?
176 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 7, 2007
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Anita Higman
98 books144 followersBest-selling and award-winning author, Anita Higman, has over forty books published. She’s been a Barnes & Noble “Author of the Month” for Houston and has a BA in the combined fields of speech communication, psychology, and art.
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September 15, 2022
About this book:
“Larkspur Wendell hates to see anyone not enjoying life. So when she gets a new neighbor who seems more interested in his computer than in communication, Lark feels compelled to get to know him. But her spontaneity and zeal for life seems to push him further away. Everett Holden moved to a small town to work in peace and quiet. Now with a neighbor like Lark, he'll be lucky to get anything done. There is something attractive about her. . . but being around her brings up fears and hurts that that he put away long ago. Will Everett ever be able to put the past to rest? Will he let Lark bring him out of his shell and into true love?”
Series: A Heartsong Presents book and part of the “Ozark Weddings” mini-series.
Spiritual Content- Psalm 28:7 on the back-cover; A Scriptures are quoted; Prayers & Thanking Jesus and God; Talks about God, forgiveness, gifts, & pastors; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many mentions of God; Mentions of prayers; Mentions of church, events, & Sunday school; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of Christian music; Mentions of blessings; A few mentions of Heaven.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: an ‘idiot’, a ‘shut up’, a ‘sucker’, and a form of ‘wimp’; Mentions of a drunk driver, car accidents, & deaths; A couple mentions of tattoos, smoking, & cigarettes; A couple mentions of throwing up;
*Note: A mention of aliens.
Sexual Content- two hand kiss, three cheek kiss, three not-detailed kisses, ten barely-above-not-detailed kisses, and four border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kisses; Wanting to kiss & embrace; Touches, Embraces, & Cuddling (barely-above-not-detailed); Nearness & Smelling; Noticing & Staring; Mentions of blushes, flirting, kissing, & kisses; Mentions of dating, types, girlfriends, & boyfriends; A few mentions of a womanizer and him pinching & harassing women; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: A couple mentions of boxers & unmentionables; A mention of a figure.
-Larkspur Wendell
-Everett Holden
P.O.V. switches between them
170 pages
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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star
Early High School Teens- Two Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
My personal Rating- Three Stars (and a half)
This was such a cute book! There was great faith content and I really liked the main character. Lark was awesome, just like her name! There was a bit too much kissing in my opinion, though, so that lowered the rating a bit.
Link to review:
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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
“Larkspur Wendell hates to see anyone not enjoying life. So when she gets a new neighbor who seems more interested in his computer than in communication, Lark feels compelled to get to know him. But her spontaneity and zeal for life seems to push him further away. Everett Holden moved to a small town to work in peace and quiet. Now with a neighbor like Lark, he'll be lucky to get anything done. There is something attractive about her. . . but being around her brings up fears and hurts that that he put away long ago. Will Everett ever be able to put the past to rest? Will he let Lark bring him out of his shell and into true love?”
Series: A Heartsong Presents book and part of the “Ozark Weddings” mini-series.
Spiritual Content- Psalm 28:7 on the back-cover; A Scriptures are quoted; Prayers & Thanking Jesus and God; Talks about God, forgiveness, gifts, & pastors; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many mentions of God; Mentions of prayers; Mentions of church, events, & Sunday school; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of Christian music; Mentions of blessings; A few mentions of Heaven.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: an ‘idiot’, a ‘shut up’, a ‘sucker’, and a form of ‘wimp’; Mentions of a drunk driver, car accidents, & deaths; A couple mentions of tattoos, smoking, & cigarettes; A couple mentions of throwing up;
*Note: A mention of aliens.
Sexual Content- two hand kiss, three cheek kiss, three not-detailed kisses, ten barely-above-not-detailed kisses, and four border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kisses; Wanting to kiss & embrace; Touches, Embraces, & Cuddling (barely-above-not-detailed); Nearness & Smelling; Noticing & Staring; Mentions of blushes, flirting, kissing, & kisses; Mentions of dating, types, girlfriends, & boyfriends; A few mentions of a womanizer and him pinching & harassing women; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: A couple mentions of boxers & unmentionables; A mention of a figure.
-Larkspur Wendell
-Everett Holden
P.O.V. switches between them
170 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- One Star
Early High School Teens- Two Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
My personal Rating- Three Stars (and a half)
This was such a cute book! There was great faith content and I really liked the main character. Lark was awesome, just like her name! There was a bit too much kissing in my opinion, though, so that lowered the rating a bit.
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
September 1, 2015
I liked it, although I never got completely captivated by the story. I also didn't connect with the characters, even though I liked them. The romance seemed to happen quickly, as it does with most of the Heartsong novels. All in all, an okay read.
July 21, 2016
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, but I wound up not really enjoying it when I finished it. It felt very choppy, and there really wasn't much to the romance at all. The faith based parts felt very fake, as if it just was lip service to being a Christian novel. Lark was a slightly interesting character, but I could not connect to Everett at all. They fell in love entirely too quickly for my tastes. Just wasn't a good fit for me at all.
March 15, 2013
This was a pretty cute book. Very clean romance. I didn't ever feel like I completely understood the characters though. His personality changed so quickly from nerdy recluse to total interest in a free spirited artist. She was supposedly free spirited but she really held back in a lot of areas.
March 10, 2013
Although there were a few editing errors (roman is the French word for a novel, not romance, and diamonds are marquis not marquee), this was a delightful story. Who could resist a story of starched meets zany with a pet duck added to the mix? Heartwarming and heartfelt, Larkspur Dreams is a lovely romance.
March 3, 2024
This was such a cute, clean, romantic book. I loved how Lark was able to drag her new neighbor out of his self imposed shell. The ending seemed just a little rushed, but a great end. First in Ozark Wedding series.
This was the large print version from the library so some of the reviews mentioned some glitches in the Heartsong version. I did not see these.
This was the large print version from the library so some of the reviews mentioned some glitches in the Heartsong version. I did not see these.
November 4, 2020
Great book.
April 6, 2013
I was a bit disappointed. Although the setting is the beautiful Eureka Springs, Arkansas there was not much description of the area. Likewise the characters were not fleshed out well. Nerdy new neighbor meets artsy local notable and falls in love makes for a cute but predictable plot, however, Mr Nerd's personality shifts so quickly that he seemed a little scary to me.
However, it's clean, romantic, and the characters do turn to God for direction in their love life. That's a plus for me!
However, it's clean, romantic, and the characters do turn to God for direction in their love life. That's a plus for me!
August 7, 2013
I really enjoyed this book...wish it would have been longer with some more detail..otherwised I loved it and the two main characters were great together..
May 21, 2016
An opposites attract story with Christian characters. There were some editing issues.
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April 9, 2016Sweet story! I really enjoyed the characters.
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