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Finding Home
Dr. Lacey Bartlett understands loss. For years, she has been without a father or mother. Then after her husband divorces her, she buries herself in a medical education. Despite her lack of family support, she is determined to have her own family some day.
She learns that she has inherited her grandparents’ potato farm in Pocatello, Idaho. Lacey takes a leap of faith and moves to the farm and takes a job at a local hospital. While living in the farmhouse, early childhood memories are triggered, and she discovers secrets about her family.
In her new job, Lacey meets the gorgeous Geret Blake. As she lives in the farmhouse, she senses that she has always belonged there. Discoveries in the farmhouse become clues that unlock her family’s past.
Just when Lacey and Geret become close, an unexpected visitor causes Lacey to question her feelings. Uncertain if she can move past her feelings, she finds clarity from an unexpected source.
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Finding Home is a story about faith in God, hope for the future, and belief in true love.
She learns that she has inherited her grandparents’ potato farm in Pocatello, Idaho. Lacey takes a leap of faith and moves to the farm and takes a job at a local hospital. While living in the farmhouse, early childhood memories are triggered, and she discovers secrets about her family.
In her new job, Lacey meets the gorgeous Geret Blake. As she lives in the farmhouse, she senses that she has always belonged there. Discoveries in the farmhouse become clues that unlock her family’s past.
Just when Lacey and Geret become close, an unexpected visitor causes Lacey to question her feelings. Uncertain if she can move past her feelings, she finds clarity from an unexpected source.
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Finding Home is a story about faith in God, hope for the future, and belief in true love.
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252 pages, ebook
First published August 1, 2019
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August 9, 2019
I received an ARC of this book from Zimbell Publishing via NetGalley, this review is my personal opinion.
Finding Home by Denise Jannete Bruneau
I really enjoy reading this book, at the beginning I wasn’t sure about the style or if I was actually was going to like the story. I was surprised, when we first meet Lacey in 2012 she is still studying to become an Obstetrician. We learn about her divorce and her last romantic relationship. After she meets Dr. Andreas she has a feeling for him, however, I like what the author did on page 13” she prayed, Lord if my feelings mean more than infatuation and if this is a good man for me, please bring us together, somehow. But if he is not right for me, please help me forget about him”. We also learn that she is a cancer survivor and since she was an only child the only comfort she receives it’s from her two friends; Katy and Jen.
This book asks us an interesting question, what happen in life when things not only don’t go according to the plan, but it also hurts?. Where is God in the middle of all that? So, Lacey needs to take a decision and unexpectedly she receive the farm that used to belong to her grandparents on her father side and so she takes a leap of faith and leave Kentucky to a small, but busy practice in Pocatello Idaho. Is interesting that is here when Lacey have to face not only with many unknowns of her past but also she finds God in a new and different way.
And we have Garet he had a bad experience in his past and he was to focus on his job, but he starts to have feelings for Lacey. I like his prayer on Page 75 “Lord you are the only one who knows the heart. Please bring in to my life who won’t break mine. Show me if there is a place for Lacey Barlett in my life”.
The relation progress in a slow and not force way, both characters pray through the book, and we have normal and difficult situations. What makes this story, even been a fictional one. More relatable.
I really like this prayer Lacey does on page 138 “Lord, show me what you have planned. Please help me to no go ahead of you but to wait for your good and perfect plan” I liked to find it in a Christian book, it gives a good message to all the single women out there the importance not only of prayer. But to wait on his time.
If you want to read a good book of a second chance, faith-based, good characters, an interesting plotline, I recommend you to have some tissues close to you(if you are like me you will need it). The best is the epilogue, Denise Jannette Bruneu gives this story a beautiful end.
Finding Home by Denise Jannete Bruneau
I really enjoy reading this book, at the beginning I wasn’t sure about the style or if I was actually was going to like the story. I was surprised, when we first meet Lacey in 2012 she is still studying to become an Obstetrician. We learn about her divorce and her last romantic relationship. After she meets Dr. Andreas she has a feeling for him, however, I like what the author did on page 13” she prayed, Lord if my feelings mean more than infatuation and if this is a good man for me, please bring us together, somehow. But if he is not right for me, please help me forget about him”. We also learn that she is a cancer survivor and since she was an only child the only comfort she receives it’s from her two friends; Katy and Jen.
This book asks us an interesting question, what happen in life when things not only don’t go according to the plan, but it also hurts?. Where is God in the middle of all that? So, Lacey needs to take a decision and unexpectedly she receive the farm that used to belong to her grandparents on her father side and so she takes a leap of faith and leave Kentucky to a small, but busy practice in Pocatello Idaho. Is interesting that is here when Lacey have to face not only with many unknowns of her past but also she finds God in a new and different way.
And we have Garet he had a bad experience in his past and he was to focus on his job, but he starts to have feelings for Lacey. I like his prayer on Page 75 “Lord you are the only one who knows the heart. Please bring in to my life who won’t break mine. Show me if there is a place for Lacey Barlett in my life”.
The relation progress in a slow and not force way, both characters pray through the book, and we have normal and difficult situations. What makes this story, even been a fictional one. More relatable.
I really like this prayer Lacey does on page 138 “Lord, show me what you have planned. Please help me to no go ahead of you but to wait for your good and perfect plan” I liked to find it in a Christian book, it gives a good message to all the single women out there the importance not only of prayer. But to wait on his time.
If you want to read a good book of a second chance, faith-based, good characters, an interesting plotline, I recommend you to have some tissues close to you(if you are like me you will need it). The best is the epilogue, Denise Jannette Bruneu gives this story a beautiful end.
November 24, 2019
Lacey has had many losses and tragedies in her life ( her parents deaths, divorce, cancer) After a divorce she puts herself through medical school. She learns that her breast cancer has retuned. She falls in love with her plastic surgeon but after dating for awhile he breaks it off for someone else. Lacey learns that she has inherited her grandparents farm . Lacey moves to the farm, begins a job at the local hospital and finds letters written to her by her father. Through these letters she finds out information about her background and family. These letters also help her with her desire to have a family. This was a wonderful Christian love story.
I received this book as an ARC from the library thing.
I received this book as an ARC from the library thing.
July 24, 2019
Wow. What a wonderful book! I laughed. I cried to the point where I had to put the book down for a few minutes to collect myself (this was a first). I smiled and felt warm. I felt good.
Denise has written a brilliant story bringing us into the world of a medical student who went through a medical crisis, relationships, good friends and finding home. Her cast of characters are wonderful. So much love, caring. One relationship was truly soul searching. A dream come true.
This is one of my favorite books ever. I look forward to reading it over and over again.
Pick up a copy. You need this book!
Denise has written a brilliant story bringing us into the world of a medical student who went through a medical crisis, relationships, good friends and finding home. Her cast of characters are wonderful. So much love, caring. One relationship was truly soul searching. A dream come true.
This is one of my favorite books ever. I look forward to reading it over and over again.
Pick up a copy. You need this book!
February 1, 2020
I started reading this book Finding Home by Denise Janette Bruneau and was drawn into the story immediately! It is an interesting, realistic, easy read and did not want it to end. I really liked the characters especially Lacey and Geret. George not so much. This author has a bright future ahead of her. I recommend this book. Thank you for giving me a free copy to read in exchange for my honest review.
April 29, 2020
Issues Both on Story and Medical Fronts
Because I am an RN, I tend to be drawn to books that have a medical theme. That was what intrigued me with this one when I read its description. However, unfortunately, there was a lot that just wasn't right with this book. Some didn't have to do with the medical aspect. For instance, I thought that the heroine and her friends often acted like giddy teenagers rather than third- and fourth-year medical students. The author didn't pull off the insta love the heroine supposedly felt for the hero. The way the heroine expressed her thoughts and feelings about the hero didn't come across as though she were a mature woman of twenty-eight or thirty years of age. (By the way, the author did say at one point that the heroine was the former, but then later said that she was latter several times.) The author has a tendency to tell rather than show, and that puts an unnatural distance between the reader and what's happening in the book; the book doesn't come alive.
More unfortunately, I could go on for days about what was wrong with the medical and hospital aspects of this book. While, of course, hospitals can use different processes and procedures across the country, some things are rather standard. There were a few times, I swear, that I wanted to throw my Kindle, saying “that would never happen!” Then there were the ethical issues; I had a hard time getting past those. Ethics are quite ingrained in nurses in the years nursing school, and I would hope it would be the same for doctors. So much was wrong along these lines in this book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
Because I am an RN, I tend to be drawn to books that have a medical theme. That was what intrigued me with this one when I read its description. However, unfortunately, there was a lot that just wasn't right with this book. Some didn't have to do with the medical aspect. For instance, I thought that the heroine and her friends often acted like giddy teenagers rather than third- and fourth-year medical students. The author didn't pull off the insta love the heroine supposedly felt for the hero. The way the heroine expressed her thoughts and feelings about the hero didn't come across as though she were a mature woman of twenty-eight or thirty years of age. (By the way, the author did say at one point that the heroine was the former, but then later said that she was latter several times.) The author has a tendency to tell rather than show, and that puts an unnatural distance between the reader and what's happening in the book; the book doesn't come alive.
More unfortunately, I could go on for days about what was wrong with the medical and hospital aspects of this book. While, of course, hospitals can use different processes and procedures across the country, some things are rather standard. There were a few times, I swear, that I wanted to throw my Kindle, saying “that would never happen!” Then there were the ethical issues; I had a hard time getting past those. Ethics are quite ingrained in nurses in the years nursing school, and I would hope it would be the same for doctors. So much was wrong along these lines in this book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
November 13, 2019
Finding Home by Denise Janette Bruneau is a lovely book. The characters grab you and don’t let you loose until the last page. Trust me on this: I sat down to look at the back and first chapter and put it down 3 hours later!
The main character, Lacey receives several shocks in a very short time: she graduates medical school in Kentucky, falls in love with her oncologist and finds out she inherited a farm in Pocatello, Idaho. After a break-up she decides to go West and find her future.
Lacey seems, honestly, to distrust all her decisions. Every.Single.One. It gets a but annoying but the flow of the book saves the day. It is religious based and very moving in many places. A bit teary in others. All in all a fast read with a lot of introspection.
The main character, Lacey receives several shocks in a very short time: she graduates medical school in Kentucky, falls in love with her oncologist and finds out she inherited a farm in Pocatello, Idaho. After a break-up she decides to go West and find her future.
Lacey seems, honestly, to distrust all her decisions. Every.Single.One. It gets a but annoying but the flow of the book saves the day. It is religious based and very moving in many places. A bit teary in others. All in all a fast read with a lot of introspection.
August 25, 2019
I found this story to be very realistic. When a person is trying to carve out a life and a career the everyday moments are invisible to those who watch their growth. Lacey's struggles in this story are true and I can say I've been there. She has downtimes but has faith, and that keeps her afloat as she takes on her new career and a new home. She makes friends who are just as close as a family and along this life-journey learns many things about her self. I would even say that a second book would be great as her life is at another step in her growth. If not, we can certainly use our imaginations to fill in the blanks. :)
January 22, 2021
Won this on Goodreads.com. A joy to read this book. This book talks about the faith that both the main characters have. Although both have had disappointments in past relationships what they feel for each other helps put the past to rest. When Lacey movers from Kentucky to Idaho on a leap of faith she discovers secrets from her past. Letters from her father and her grandmothers helps her to accept the new information about her parents and her past. I enjoyed the character development, the twists put into the love story and how their belief in God help them grow together.
December 2, 2019
I received this book as an ARC from LibraryThing. I was intrigued by the premise of the story and, as a former OB nurse, I genuinely enjoyed the medical aspect of the Labor and Delivery setting. I did find that the plot moved fairly quickly and would have enjoyed a bit more development in both it and the characters. I wrongly assumed the book would follow a very simple, predictable path and was delighted by the twist at the ending. All in all it was a entertaining read for a cross-country flight.
November 13, 2019
I received this as an ARC from LibraryThing. This book fell a little short for me, only because I just felt the plot moved too fast, but it was a nice light read. I enjoyed reading about the Idaho landscape, in all my reading not many books are set there and I knew nothing about the state.
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