Once Upon a Star: A Star Lake Romance

Star Lake #1.5

by Lorana Hoopes

Audrey left Star Lake to pursue acting, but after an unplanned pregnancy, her jobs and her money dwindled, leaving her no option except to return home and start over.

Blake was the quintessential nerd in high school and was never able to tell Audrey how he felt. Now that he's gained confidence and some muscle, will he finally be able to reveal his feelings?

The second in the Star Lake series, Once Upon a Star will take you back to Christmas in Star Lake. Revisit your favorite characters and meet a few new ones in this sweet Christmas read.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Romance

114 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2018

About the author

Lorana Hoopes is an inspirational romance and children’s author originally from Texas. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and three children. When not writing, she can be found singing or acting on stage or kickboxing at her gym. You can also find her hosting her show Write the World where she interviews authors and writers.

Reviews

[Orangetails · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ya'll, I should have expected not a lot of things from a free book. But I expected something better. This whole book is cliché, and while sometimes I like that, this one offered me NOTHING new to make it better. Audrey is naive and struggling, Blake is the classic sweet-nerd-turned-hot, and the story has been done to death. Single mom is struggling since her boyfriend left her, a nice hero steps in and helps, and even her rude family manages to play nice in the end. What made me mad, though, was how Blake and Audrey interacted. For a girl that got dumped after being in a serious relationships, she should have been WAY wary of Blake. But no, she fell right at his feet and Blake acted on the, "oh my goodness, she finally likes me!" feeling WAY too soon. And the ending? I'm sorry, but I just couldn't get past this. I love me some cheesy Hallmark movies, but this doesn't even make the cut for me. Poor characterization, cliché story, I'm out.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the relationship between Blake & Audrey. Her ex comes back onto the scene & tries to take over her life again. Blake takes care of that. It's a nice, short read. I received the book for free. This is my voluntary review.

[Jeri Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of Once Upon a Star

This was a good book and I will recommend her books to anyone who loves romance novels. She keeps you involved from page one until the end.

[Lady The Owls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartfelt

I enjoyed this book because it was just so refreshing and it Christian it wasn't anything that I'd be ashamed of reading to my kids if I had any.

[Lynette · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Rosalind Hardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first book I have heard by this author. A great book and I look forward to more of her books.

[Mia2Four · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audrey seems a bit flakey, but Blake is just what she needs.

[Timothy Hendricks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book. I wanted to give this book 5 stars; but how the book finished made me pull a star back. I liked very much the premise of the book. I found all the characters in the book interesting and I especially liked Audrey and Blake the main characters in the book. Leading up to the finish the pace of the book felt fine; but suddenly you were done. It seemed that suddenly the situation with Tony was done. And then suddenly the book was done. I expected to hear more about the conversion of Audrey's parents. It seems there was the formulation of a plan; but then suddenly things were good.

[Lori R · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short, sweet romance. I really liked Audrey McAllister and her being brave enough to return home and ask her parents for help when she needed it. I also enjoyed the message this story sent that family is what really matters most and not money and that letting God into your life can help people change and become better. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.

[Danielle Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this short story. Audrey needs someone like Blake to help her through this transitioning period. Her mother and father, although they help her with money, are not compassionate people and think now that Audrey is back, they can run her life. Blake is everything Audrey needs and more, and he does not disappoint.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

We've all heard the story before - the Geek in high school falls for the rich kid. Well, in this book, the rich kid comes home because she is out of money and needs help from her parents. The Geek recognizes her but she doesn't recognize him until he describes himself from school. He's no longer the Geek...he's the protector.
Looking forward to more from this author.

[Betty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because it reminded me that lives are changed by Love one person at a time and bring families closer to each other. The love of God transforms tragedy into good.

[JoAnn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet romance

Once upon a star is a well-written inspirational romance. The book has a good plot and believable characters. I highly r this book.

[Trudy Cordle · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a quick, fun read, this book is for you!