The Grove: A Call Family Novel

by Mary Beth Padovich

Kimi is a country girl who takes furlough days, sees her father suffer from dementia, is on the verge of losing her home, and raises four kids… all on her own. The only respite that she gets is in the grove of trees where she can cry. Occasionally, she sees a cowboy riding his horse, which allows her a short time to escape reality and fantasize.

As a recently divorced cowboy starts attending the singles activities, Kimi begins to embrace the talents and gifts God gave her and to embrace who she has become.

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 7, 2021

About the author

M.B. loves to write. She writes clean LDS romance novels that focus on today's challenges that many of us experience, such as heartbreak, death, birth, financial worries, inequality, raising kids & teenagers, LGBTQ loved ones, marriage, divorce, illness, and abuse. She also loves to infuse humor, banter, and of course... kissing! M.B.'s fictional stories are based in faith, love, and hope in Christ.

M.B. writes self-help nonfiction books based on her life experiences in the hope that others will find positive ways to navigate the new normal of their lives. Her self-help books are based on Christian principles and love.

M.B. also loves to write life stories of family members that have passed away. She believes in the importance of living family members to know the faith-filled journey their loved ones chose to take and having their life story published is a vital part of sharing their faith.

As an author, M.B. opens her desert vacation home every summer to offer a writer's retreat to anyone who has a desire to write , develop, and grow their writing skills.

She is an elementary teacher, avid reader, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, seminary teacher, bonfire builder, gardener, and grandmother.

Enjoy reading!

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun Read

I started reading and just kept going! Thanks for a Christian novel that was clean! I enjoyed it very much!!

[Maya L · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good. I started it after a friend let me borrow it, and I was invested after the first chapter! I absolutely love having a romance book that aligns with the church's standards and is still equally interesting. This was a new type of "trope" I have read and I think it was written beautifully and amazingly. It talked about tricky topics that I normally don't read and I think they were dealt with really well.

[Mary Padovich · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's my book, so of course I love it!