Free-spirited Randy Reynolds loves everything -- his job, his church, God, life. Lacey Dachinchuck lives a quiet Christian life. When these two opposites meet, they learn things are not always as they appear.
Gail Sattler is the author of numerous novels, novellas, gift books, cookbooks and devotions. She is a longstanding member of East Ridge Community Fellowship, a Mennonite Brethren church. She lives and writes in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Gail is a wife, mother, writer, and musician, and the order of those things will depend on what day it is. She leads a busy life, with music affiliations in a jazz band and string orchestra, as well as writing, which is her passion. She wrote her first book back in middle school on a clackety old manual typewriter. Her writing has changed a lot since then. Now Gail writes romantic comedy, and most of the books she's written in the last few years are part of a series. Gail loves to continue a story, to make a new book with the story of a minor character from a previous story.
When Gail isn't writing, she loves to take pictures. Her primary targets, err, volunteers, are usually her family, pets, friends, and bandmates.
Changing Her Heart was an okay read. I didn't care for the romance story -- it seemed too wishy-washy and, towards the end, rushed. The characters were okay, but it seemed like an overwhelming part of the story dealt with alcoholism - something I couldn't really relate to. There were a couple times Randy made me laugh, which was a plus. Overall, an okay read. I'm not usually a huge fan of these regular Love Inspired books (much prefer the suspense or historical line), so it might just be a book not for me.
*I did not get this book for review. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*
Lacey and Randy are the perfect couple...at least that's what everyone around them thinks. Lacey has trouble accepting Randy at first because he is a recovering alcoholic and she fears he'll relapse at some point. If Randy were a movie character, he'd be Bill Pullman in "Sleepless in Seattle". It's a decent read and the characters are, for the most part, likable, but I wanted to smack Lacey at one point since she hasn't quite gotten the Christian concept of forgiveness.
This book was kind of cute but also annoying at times. Lacey got on my nerves with her pessimism and Randy got on my nerves with how much he joked but overall worth a read.