Blue Ridge Setup

by Kimberly Rae

Not him. Anybody but him.
When Kayla’s great-aunt Lavender, an eccentric romance novelist, invites Kayla to come live with her in the Blue Ridge Mountains for the summer, Kayla accepts. No one will know her there. No one will be disappointed in her failure.
A failure she had kept a secret until Ryan Cummings destroyed her dreams.
What Kayla does not know is that her aunt attends Ryan Cumming’s church and has decided Ryan and Kayla would make wonderful characters for her latest novel. Aunt Lavender hires Ryan to build additions to her property, making sure he will be around as long as Kayla is.
Neither Kayla nor Ryan have any desire to be set up. However, as Kayla battles feelings of worthlessness—started when health problems got her sent home from the mission field—a friendship grows and blossoms, one that may become a reflection of the perfect love, the love that casts out fear, that Kayla has always longed to know.

235 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2013

About the author

Amazon bestselling author of over 35 books Kimberly Rae has lived in Bangladesh, Uganda, Kosovo and Indonesia. She rafted the Nile River, hiked the hills at the base of Mount Everest, and ate cow brains, just to say she'd done it!

Rae has been published over 300 times and has work in 5 languages. Kimberly Rae’s articles have been published in BRIO, BRIO & Beyond, Proverbs 31 Woman Magazine, Mature Years, Diabetes Health, SusieMag, Women of the Harvest, Clubhouse Jr., Keys for Kids, Insight magazine, and Woman Alive, the only Christian magazine for woman in the UK. She writes regularly for Regular Baptist Press and Union Gospel Press.

Rae has been interviewed on multiple radio shows, in several newspapers, on blogs, and once on television. Since the release of her bestselling novels on human trafficking and missions (STOLEN WOMAN, STOLEN CHILD, STOLEN FUTURE), she is a requested professional speaker on human trafficking--not just the problem, but how people can be part of the solution.

Rae also has a series of books on living joyfully with chronic illness (she has Addison's disease) and new books on trafficking:
For Teens: Capturing Jasmina
For Adults and Teens: Captive No More
Someday Dreams

Find out more or order autographed books at www.kimberlyrae.com!

Reviews

[Aerykah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good. I really enjoyed it. I just found myself annoyed at the multiple misspelling of "y'all". It always annoys me when people misspell that-- it's like spelling the contraction of "do not" like this: "do'nt".

[Aimee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously, as you can read from the blurb above, this is a Christian Fiction novel. It is also a very sweet romance that builds slowly. Kayla is struggling with a lot of different things. She develops a severe health problem that impacts everything she does. I actually really liked that Kayla had this health issue. It made her real and vulnerable and allowed me to connect with her on a different level.

Kayla has some deep insecurities which get in the way her happiness sometimes. It was a journey of growth and understanding facilitated by the love of a good man- Ryan. I loved that Kayla and Ryan's relationship started out a bit rocky and developed into a friendship of sorts before moving farther.

Sometimes we have ideas, goals and hopes for life that get derailed by, well, life. One thing this book magnifies is that even though life may derail what you thought you wanted, you can take what you are given and still find purpose and meaning. Change plans, find a new focus. Sometimes what you end up getting can be even better than what you thought you wanted. :)

I really enjoyed this book. It was sweet and had a great happily ever after ending.

There were some very Christian moments of theology and talk of God. It is a Christian fiction book after all. :)

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this inspirational romance. I think I won this book months ago from a giveaway and put off reading it because I didn't want to read about sickness, partly because I've been struggling myself and didn't want to think about it. Eventually, I reached a point of great curiosity and took the plunge.

I wasn't disappointed. This is the story of Kayla who is diagnosed with Addison's disease, a lifelong disease that, because of late diagnosis, nearly causes her death. Thankfully, the hero's love for her saves her life in many ways, not only physically.

The sickness was presented in an honest, simple, touching, and sometimes humorous way. I felt for Layla all the way, having also suffered from a chronic illness, and loved the way she and Ryan responded to her situation. I enjoyed the journey the characters took and the way I was kept on my toes in suspense through most of the novel.

Really a touching, beautifully written book with a difference. Good characterisation, good spiritual lessons learnt and lovely romance.