The Convent Rose

by Lynn Shurr

Newly retired bull rider Bodey Landrum figures to settle down on his ranch and raise a family. But his ideal woman is still Eve Burns, the convent-schooled girl who snubbed him way back when. The last place he expects to find her is waiting tables in their hometown of Rainbow, Louisiana.

After school, Eve put her dreams of being an artist on hold to care for her dying mother. Now she's working three jobs to pay off medical bills. When Bodey walks back into her life, he makes her heart pound just like he did when they were teenagers, but they're still worlds apart.

Everyone warns Bodey that Eve is his complete opposite. Only a miracle could bring them together. But Rainbow is known for small miracles, and Bodey never backs away from a challenge. Maybe Eve is hoping he won't give up so easily this time around.

Genres: Contemporary Romance

190 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 26, 2013

About the author

Once a librarian, now a writer of romance, Lynn Shurr grew up in Pennsylvania Dutch country. She attended a state college and earned a very impractical B.A. in English Literature. Her first job out of school really was working as a cashier in a burger joint. Moving from one humble job to another, she traveled to North Carolina, then Germany, then California where she buckled down and studied for an M.A. in Librarianship.

New degree in hand, she found her first reference job in the Heart of Cajun Country, Lafayette, Louisiana. For her, the old saying, “Once you’ve tasted bayou water, you will always stay here” came true. She raised three children not far from the Bayou Teche and lives there still with her astronomer husband and two big-boned, orange cats named Jake and Elwood.

When not writing, Lynn likes to paint, to cheer for the New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers, and take long road trips nearly anywhere. Her love of the bayou country, its history and customs, often shows in the background for her books.

Reviews

[Carla Hostetter · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this light-hearted, funny romance, newly retired King of the Bull Riders, Bodey Landrum figues on settling down, but he wants a classy wife, not just any buckle bunny. He remembers and runs into Eve Burns who attended an exclusive Catholic private school in his area. Eve is now an artist, religious and ethereal, his complete opposite, but Bodey is determined to have her as his wife. Though Eve had a crush on him during her teens years, she makes it clear he is not the man for her. Still, Bodey gives his courtship his best effort and soon finds himself going on Art Walks and escorting elderly nuns to dinner. The nuns look beyond his crude exterior and see a solid man. Their interference and prayers help bring about one of the small miracles the town of Rainbow is known for, but Bodey must fight for Eve all the way to the end.

[Geri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved how Bodey chased after Eve. I also liked that Eve was not a woman who would just fall for a line.

But...I didn't like how she held back for so long. She knew Bodey's intentions before she left with her father but she left anyway. Also how blind she was to her father's faults.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great

this was a romantic story a bout the arts ;nuns;cow bullriders;ranchers.the way the u
nuns can make people think about themselves.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good story and I liked the characters but the writing lacked finesse and flow for me. Probably wouldn't read another by this author. 2.5*

[Di · Rating 2 out of 5]

more of a concept to a story, than an actual story. too much jumping around. 1 & 1/2 stars