Anywhere

by Jenn Faulk

Gracie Hayes was always getting Jacob Morales into trouble.

They spent their days as children going from one crazy adventure to another, with Jacob always following Gracie into trouble. After years of fun and so many memories made together, they said goodbye when the Hayes family moved across the country, very nearly forgetting all about one another.

When they’re reunited as adults, they find themselves becoming even closer than they were as children. But life has changed them both, and adventures aren’t as exciting as they once were. As they face an uncertain future, they’re challenged to learn what it means to be friends, to become family, and to have faith, trusting Christ for the future …

Genres: Fiction

306 pages, ebook

First published February 14, 2015

About the author

Jenn Faulk is a native Texan who enjoys reading and writing chick lit. She's a pastor's wife, a stay-at-home mom, and a marathon enthusiast who loves talking about Jesus and what a difference He's made in her life. She has a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston and a MA in Missiology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

While all of Jenn's books are standalone novels with no cliffhanger endings, incomplete plots, or questions left unanswered, there is a suggested reading order that might be helpful as you get into the books...

Resolutions
Different Stars
Just Breathe
Best Day Ever
Even Still
Ready or Not
A Little Faith
Promises Kept
Beyond the Game
Just Friends
A New Tune
Pure Fiction
Home to You
Something Better
From Here on Out
Anywhere
Happily Ever After
Perfectly Pretend
Take Heart
So Like Us
Christmas Surprises
Tis the Season
The Plan
A Big Summer
Taking Chances
Destination Wedding
Crushed
Run (with L.N. Cronk)
Childish Ways
The New Girl
You and Me, Baby
Obsessed (with L.N. Cronk)
What a Christmas
Romance, Reality, and Blog Writers
Meet in the Middle
The Same Place (with L.N. Cronk)
Always
Lost and Found
Who You Know
The Mrs. Degree
You Again
Taken (with L.N. Cronk)
First Love
All My Days
Picture Perfect
Worth It
Wasted Time
Holiday Town
The One That Got Away
Meant To Be
All I Ever Wanted
Stuck on You
Pieced Together
Where You Are
Close Enough
All I Want for Christmas
Unexpected
Magical
Broken
Extraordinary
Wanted
Mine
More
Becoming Us (with Jaycee Weaver)
Maybe
Unmasked
Lucky
Called
Forever

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gracie and Jacob

Gracie and Jacob grew up together, but then were separated for so many years that Jacob forgot who she was. They're reunited at a wedding and it's like they've only been apart for a few days.

More time passes and now they are in the same city and get engaged. Then a humongous life altering change is facing them. Will their relationship withstand this huge change? Will their mothers help or hinder?

I loved Gracie, at first, with her unbridled joy and love of Jacob. But then, when life didn't go the way she wanted...she got a little sidetracked in her treatment of Jacob. And Gracie's mother? I see where Faith got her anger issues! Good grief. For a Pastor's wife, she had major anger management issues and I think she was bipolar as well. The beginning chapter was Chloe telling Gracie she needed to move out and make her own way in life, yet when she and Jacob got engaged, she flew into a hissy fit that Gracie needs a lot more than six months to decide things. Then when the major life change happens...Chloe goes absolutely berserk. I'm glad our Pastor's wife has a gentle, quiet spirit!

Jacob was great, but he did need some tutoring in how to talk to women. I'm just very glad he didn't let his coworker, Jill, think she had any chance with him. That vixen... 😠

[Margaret Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, although it's not one of my favorites because I don't identify with Gracie. Faulk does a good job in illustrating the commitments needed for marriage, for both the bride and the groom.

[Dana Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun Read

Anywhere was an adorable story about a young woman falling in love and learning to make her own decisions in life without that "help" of family. That hero was so sweet and patient. I really enjoyed the book.

[Laura Van Nice · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was great to finally get Gracie's story. She kept the same spirit of adventure she had as a young girl and I liked the fact that she knew what she wanted out of life - to be a wife and mother - and she was willing to wait until she found just the right man. For her, that man was her childhood friend and partner in crime, Jacob. This was a thoroughly enjoyable story and, as with all of Jenn Faulk's books, it also had a lot of spiritual depth. Another winner for this talented author!