Heartland Gold (A Heartland Cowboy Christmas Sweet Romance Book 4)
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- Author：Jessie Gussman
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Summary
After her husband walks out， leaving her with three small children， Shelby isn't interested in romance。 She just wants her roof to not leak and the furnace to work。
Keene Emmerson is ready to settle down， but he's not expecting to find love in a single wide trailer amidst the chaos of kids and construction and a pair of September sky blue eyes。
When Keene volunteers to take some Christmas gifts out to Shelby's place and help put an addition on her trailer， he doesn't expect to start falling for the down-on-her-luck single mother。 He's only thinking he'll spread a little Christmas cheer and do a good deed or two。
But when a snowstorm collapses Shelby's roof and forces them together for the holidays， he realizes he's falling for the woman who swore never to marry again。
Can he convince her that a good man is worth risking her heart for？
Keene Emmerson is ready to settle down， but he's not expecting to find love in a single wide trailer amidst the chaos of kids and construction and a pair of September sky blue eyes。
When Keene volunteers to take some Christmas gifts out to Shelby's place and help put an addition on her trailer， he doesn't expect to start falling for the down-on-her-luck single mother。 He's only thinking he'll spread a little Christmas cheer and do a good deed or two。
But when a snowstorm collapses Shelby's roof and forces them together for the holidays， he realizes he's falling for the woman who swore never to marry again。
Can he convince her that a good man is worth risking her heart for？
Reviews
Mary Jane McLeod
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Great Christian SeriesI'm really enjoying this christain series。 I love Keene and Shelby's story and all the characters。 A really great Christian Read。 Great Christian SeriesI'm really enjoying this christain series。 I love Keene and Shelby's story and all the characters。 A really great Christian Read。 。。。more
Rebmay
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Shelby and Keene’s story is beautifully written and inspiration。 Life has not been easy for Shelby and her children。 She blames herself for making poor choices that have now left her divorced and trying to raise her three children while also working two jobs。 The trailer her family lives in is in desperate need of repairs and a little more room since Shelby’s mother is also living with her and her children。 When Keene arrives at her door with donated materials to add a room on to her trailer， he Shelby and Keene’s story is beautifully written and inspiration。 Life has not been easy for Shelby and her children。 She blames herself for making poor choices that have now left her divorced and trying to raise her three children while also working two jobs。 The trailer her family lives in is in desperate need of repairs and a little more room since Shelby’s mother is also living with her and her children。 When Keene arrives at her door with donated materials to add a room on to her trailer， he finds a very tired but grateful Shelby。 As he works on the additional room， he gets to know Shelby and her young children。 He is impressed by her strength will， her determination to do the best for her family and her grace。 Shelby is impressed by his construction skills， his willingness to help and his easy rapport with her her children。 There is attraction between them， but neither acknowledge it or reveal to the other， especially when she has seen him out with another woman on at least two occasions。 God is gently nudging them together， guiding them on a new path forward together， and even uses a weather related mishap to speed things along。 They both need to have faith in His guidance and his plan for them。 For Shelby that will mean letting go of past hurts， her insecurities and her pride。 Keene had not seen a woman with children of her own in his future， but now he can see his future as being part of this family。 Will Shelby let Keene in or keep him at a distance？I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Margie
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I really enjoyed this book。 From the goodness of Keene， the pride of Shelby and the words of wisdom from Miss Ginny there is a lot to take in。 And you have to love Grace， Haley and Perry also。 What a teaser for the next book。 This might have been one of my top Jessie Gussman books。
Bonnie Theel
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This is another great romance story based on Christian values。 Shelby wasn't looking for a relationship。 She just wanted to be a good mom to her three children and take care of her mom。 I love the way Shelby and Keene's relationship progressed。I received an ARC， and this is my honest opinion。 This is another great romance story based on Christian values。 Shelby wasn't looking for a relationship。 She just wanted to be a good mom to her three children and take care of her mom。 I love the way Shelby and Keene's relationship progressed。I received an ARC， and this is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Sheila
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How do you。。。。fill the void， government， God， or something（one） else？This story is filled with lessons， life， friends， family， trust， choices， opportunities， faith， trails and so much more！ If only it would've been a leaky roof LOL。I really enjoyed reading about Keene， Shelby， Cindy， silly Grace and Haley， even Perry。 I loved Preston's thoughts and how he really listened to his brother， not just telling him what he should or shouldn't do。 How do you。。。。fill the void， government， God， or something（one） else？This story is filled with lessons， life， friends， family， trust， choices， opportunities， faith， trails and so much more！ If only it would've been a leaky roof LOL。I really enjoyed reading about Keene， Shelby， Cindy， silly Grace and Haley， even Perry。 I loved Preston's thoughts and how he really listened to his brother， not just telling him what he should or shouldn't do。 。。。more
Virginia L
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A short but very touching story。 When two lonely hearts come together God works things out if the participants are willing to let go and let God take control。 I received this book as an ARC， the review is my honest opinion。
Barbara
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Snow and burdensSuch a warning winter story of struggle and grace。 Finding ones feelings and practical solutions for the challenges finds both of them discovering new and different angles of faith。
Ellen
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4。5 StarsThis is another really good story in the series。 Our expectations of ourselves are not necessarily how others see us and should not define how our lives evolve。
Nancy
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I love this series and all of the down to earth wisdom spread throughout the story。 I loved the interaction between Keene and Shelby。 He had known her back in school when everything about her life was going great。 Now Shelby is working two jobs to support her three young children and hanging on by a thread。When the church sends Keene to add an addition to their worn trailer home- she has to swallow her pride to accept the help。 Shelby felt like a failure with the decisions she had made in her li I love this series and all of the down to earth wisdom spread throughout the story。 I loved the interaction between Keene and Shelby。 He had known her back in school when everything about her life was going great。 Now Shelby is working two jobs to support her three young children and hanging on by a thread。When the church sends Keene to add an addition to their worn trailer home- she has to swallow her pride to accept the help。 Shelby felt like a failure with the decisions she had made in her life - a degree in Art History that didn't lead to any type of job， a husband who had left her with a ton of his gambling debts to pay off。Keene Emmerson is the youngest of the brothers and helps out at the family farm。 When he agrees to help the church build an addition unto a trailer home using his construction skills， he never expected to feel so much for the woman with the beautiful blue eyes and her sweet children。 Wanting to help lift the many burdens she carries and to just be a protector to her and the children seems to be more and more important to him。I love all of the small tidbits of wisdom sprinkled throughout this story。 Shelby had to learn that God has a purpose in every situation that comes her way。 Keene also knew when he needed to seek the counsel of his brother before making a life changing decision。 The core of this book is the importance of family which is so needed in today's confused society。I received a copy of this book from the author and this is my honest unbiased review。 。。。more
Dora
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Shelby is a single mom working hard to take care of her 3 kids alone。 Keene is ready for commitment and a family but didn't expect to find a ready made family。 This story really makes you think about your own faith， I'm not sure I could be as calm or as at peace as Shelby。 Shelby is a single mom working hard to take care of her 3 kids alone。 Keene is ready for commitment and a family but didn't expect to find a ready made family。 This story really makes you think about your own faith， I'm not sure I could be as calm or as at peace as Shelby。 。。。more
Kate
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The latest story in Jessie Gussman’s Heartland series is quite heart-warming and inspirational。 It gave me （as all her books do） some things to think about。 Like， would I be able to trust in the Lord if I lost half of my house？ I enjoyed reading the ARC of this book， and this is my honest review。
Lori R
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This story was sweet， had wonderful characters， a lot of great wisdom and I liked how everyday things were compared to fatih。 I really liked Keene and how kind and caring he was。 He also kind of stumbled in the romance department， especially with Shelby but feelings， faith， and beliefs on a marriage and a partner were so strong and real。I admired Shelby， working three jobs to take care of her children and her mom while paying off the debt her ex husband had accrued through gambling。 She had s This story was sweet， had wonderful characters， a lot of great wisdom and I liked how everyday things were compared to fatih。 I really liked Keene and how kind and caring he was。 He also kind of stumbled in the romance department， especially with Shelby but feelings， faith， and beliefs on a marriage and a partner were so strong and real。I admired Shelby， working three jobs to take care of her children and her mom while paying off the debt her ex husband had accrued through gambling。 She had such a great attitude that few might have in her position。 What a wonderful addition to this series。 I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Heartland Gold is a sweet， Christian， romance about a young mother working two jobs and struggling to make ends meet and a cowboy who volunteered to add a room to her trailer and deliver some Christmas gifts。 Shelby and Keene are both interesting characters struggling to follow God's word and be good Christians。 I really cared about these two， Shelby's Mom and her kids。 This well written book kept me busy turning pages too late at night so I could see how these two finally reached an HEA。 It is Heartland Gold is a sweet， Christian， romance about a young mother working two jobs and struggling to make ends meet and a cowboy who volunteered to add a room to her trailer and deliver some Christmas gifts。 Shelby and Keene are both interesting characters struggling to follow God's word and be good Christians。 I really cared about these two， Shelby's Mom and her kids。 This well written book kept me busy turning pages too late at night so I could see how these two finally reached an HEA。 It is a great addition to the series。 。。。more
Janet
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I can't imagine a better pair - Keene and Shelby are perfect for each other。 I love that they've known each other since high school and that they haven't really kept tabs on each other， but know what's going on in each other's lives because of living in a small town。 I love their conversations and how they communicate with each other。 I loved that their most deep discussions take place on a tractor！ What an amazing book about love and service。 I can't imagine a better pair - Keene and Shelby are perfect for each other。 I love that they've known each other since high school and that they haven't really kept tabs on each other， but know what's going on in each other's lives because of living in a small town。 I love their conversations and how they communicate with each other。 I loved that their most deep discussions take place on a tractor！ What an amazing book about love and service。 。。。more
Cathy R Morgan
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Shelby never expected to end up almost broke， living in a falling-apart trailer with three kids and her mum， and needing to accept help from the church she doesn't have time to attend。 But when she meets Keene， come to do the work， somehow she begins to realise that it can be okay to need help。 And when he proposes a most unorthodox solution to her problems， she begins to wonder if just maybe she should accept - and perhaps it'll be all she never knew she wanted。。。I didn't end up in as awkward a Shelby never expected to end up almost broke， living in a falling-apart trailer with three kids and her mum， and needing to accept help from the church she doesn't have time to attend。 But when she meets Keene， come to do the work， somehow she begins to realise that it can be okay to need help。 And when he proposes a most unorthodox solution to her problems， she begins to wonder if just maybe she should accept - and perhaps it'll be all she never knew she wanted。。。I didn't end up in as awkward a position as Shelby， thankfully， but the utter uselessness of some degrees is something I can attest to！ That being said， I really appreciated the way that she did the best she could to look after her kids - and the way that she interacts with Keene， of course！ Some of the dialogue between Shelby and Keene I actually found quite thought-provoking， though of course some is just good fun。 All in all， another good read in the series， which can be read on its own no problem - though reading the epilogue has made me most impatient for the next book！Note that I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author。 I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book。 。。。more
Sandra Hartzel
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I had an Advance Readers Copy of this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 Jessie Gussman is a talented storyteller and this is another great story by her。 Shelby is a divorced mother of 3 trying to pay off the debt her ex-husband left on her credit cards from his gambling。 Keene volunteers to put an extra room on her trailer with the supplies donated by his church。 He finds much to admire about Shelby。 The plot centers on a storm which causes problems， and people’s sense of worth I had an Advance Readers Copy of this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 Jessie Gussman is a talented storyteller and this is another great story by her。 Shelby is a divorced mother of 3 trying to pay off the debt her ex-husband left on her credit cards from his gambling。 Keene volunteers to put an extra room on her trailer with the supplies donated by his church。 He finds much to admire about Shelby。 The plot centers on a storm which causes problems， and people’s sense of worth in God。 。。。more
Mary Knuckles
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Heartland Gold is a story of letting God's will push you in the right direction。 A story of a knight in farmers clothing that had been asked to put an extra room onto a trailer for a family in need。 It was Shelby， a girl that he had went to school with。 She had married and had three very young children when her husband left her to pay his gambling debts。 Cindy， Shelby's mother had moved in to help her but with her sickness sometimes she was the one needing help。 Shelby worked two jobs to support Heartland Gold is a story of letting God's will push you in the right direction。 A story of a knight in farmers clothing that had been asked to put an extra room onto a trailer for a family in need。 It was Shelby， a girl that he had went to school with。 She had married and had three very young children when her husband left her to pay his gambling debts。 Cindy， Shelby's mother had moved in to help her but with her sickness sometimes she was the one needing help。 Shelby worked two jobs to support her family and tried to make as much time for them as she could。 When Keene woke her up to get the idea of where the room was to be built that is when he seen how tired she looked。 They talked over the room and Keene told her that he would get as much built as he could before the storm came in。 He also told her it looked like she had leaks in the roof so he would repair them while he worked on the roof for the room。Keene had a date that night with the mayor's daughter。 It was a favor for one of the little ladies at church。 She acted so snobby and even when Keene got sick and started to the restroom she wanted to go with him but instead of the front restrooms she started dragging him through the restaurant to the back where it shows the men's restroom is closed。 He seen Shelby come out from working in there and he told her it was an emergency。 She let him go inside but stood just outside as he looked like he might pass out。 His date came out and called a friend to come get her。 When Keene came out and seen Shelby he couldn't believe she stood out there waiting for him when his date just left him sick in the restroom。 That showed him that Shelby was a good person。Keene was asked to eat with them while working on the room。 He accepted and took the opportunity to joke with the kids。 He had the two little girls giggling while the little boy spoke gibberish。 After a short time working on her home the storm hit。 Her roof caved in on one end。 Shelby put a tarp to cover that end of the inside of the trailer in hopes they could continue to live there。 When Keene seen it he told her that her family would have to come live out at the farm house where he was living alone as his brother was staying in town to help Gram recover from surgery。 Cindy tells Keene that if they stayed there with him at the farmhouse it would look wrong。 He states he will go to town at night after he has completed his work to stay at Gram's。 He also gave Shelby the option that she could marry him and then he could stay at the farm with them and she could quit one of her jobs so she could be with her children more as he was ready to settle down and have a family。 But was his question taken seriously by Shelby？ 。。。more
SJ Garrison
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Loved Shelby and Keene's story。 Shelby was a hardworking single Mom taking care of her 3 children and her Mother after her ex-husband left her with a boatload of gambling debts。 Keene was looking for a lifelong commitment， but the women he was dating wasn't ever interested in what he wanted。 I laughed so loud during one of Keenes setup date， by a little women from his church。 My husband wanted to know 'What's so funny？' If you like clean， fun stories with heart， I highly recommend 'Heartland Gol Loved Shelby and Keene's story。 Shelby was a hardworking single Mom taking care of her 3 children and her Mother after her ex-husband left her with a boatload of gambling debts。 Keene was looking for a lifelong commitment， but the women he was dating wasn't ever interested in what he wanted。 I laughed so loud during one of Keenes setup date， by a little women from his church。 My husband wanted to know 'What's so funny？' If you like clean， fun stories with heart， I highly recommend 'Heartland Gold'。 I received this book from the publisher。 The thoughts and comments are my own。 。。。more
Tandy Oschadleus
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I received an ARC to review: Keene and Shelby's story includes pockets of insight into people in their lives and family and is filled with such golden nuggets of truth and wisdom about God's intention for and perception of marriage。 A good amount of humour balances out the serious parts and at the end the reader feels light， uplifted， challenged and encouraged。 I received an ARC to review: Keene and Shelby's story includes pockets of insight into people in their lives and family and is filled with such golden nuggets of truth and wisdom about God's intention for and perception of marriage。 A good amount of humour balances out the serious parts and at the end the reader feels light， uplifted， challenged and encouraged。 。。。more
Adrianna
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Heartland Gold is another great book in the Heartland Cowboy Christmas series。 A heartwarming tale of love finding someone who feels too mixed up， weary， and overwhelmed for love。 Redemption is such a common thread throughout this authors writing。 Her understanding of the Lord mending the broken is mirrored in her books。 Clean romance at its best。
Susan Hamann
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Sweet， clean romance about a mother of three who lives in a broken down mobile home with her mother while working 2 jobs。 Her ex-husband ran up gambling debt that she's trying to pay off。 She regrets some big mistakes that she's made in her life。A man has come to help expand her mobile home， as a volunteer from the church。 He is attracted to her and wants to help。 When the mobile home has a calamity， their relationship is able to move forward more rapidly。This is a Christian romance so the reade Sweet， clean romance about a mother of three who lives in a broken down mobile home with her mother while working 2 jobs。 Her ex-husband ran up gambling debt that she's trying to pay off。 She regrets some big mistakes that she's made in her life。A man has come to help expand her mobile home， as a volunteer from the church。 He is attracted to her and wants to help。 When the mobile home has a calamity， their relationship is able to move forward more rapidly。This is a Christian romance so the reader should be prepared for discussions about God vs。 government， not something you'd typically find in a romance。Still， the man is very nearly perfect and he's an ideal potential love interest。I was provided with an advance reader copy of this book by the author。 This is my honest review。 。。。more
Paula
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Shelby has an amazing attitude given how things have happened in her life。 Keene has such a giving and caring heart。 These two have chemistry and I loved getting to know them as a couple。 Faith and trust in the Lord are big parts of their lives。 Sweet ending。
J Young
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No room for romance …All Shelby wants is to be a good mother to her three small children and she doesn’t need a man in her life to do that。 She has made so many bad decisions that she doesn’t trust her judgement anymore， in fact， experience has shown her that no man is better than her track record for choosing bad ones。 As much as she loves God it is hard for her to believe that she can be granted grace when she has made so many mistakes。 Keene just wants to help when he volunteers to put an add No room for romance …All Shelby wants is to be a good mother to her three small children and she doesn’t need a man in her life to do that。 She has made so many bad decisions that she doesn’t trust her judgement anymore， in fact， experience has shown her that no man is better than her track record for choosing bad ones。 As much as she loves God it is hard for her to believe that she can be granted grace when she has made so many mistakes。 Keene just wants to help when he volunteers to put an addition on Shelby’s trailer but it’s hard not to want to do more for the mother and her children when they are so obviously in need。 He recognizes Shelby from high school but this is not the life he thought she would be living。 This lovely， clean romance delivers a beautiful message of God’s love and grace in an obvious， but non-obtrusive， way。 Shelby and Keene were perfect for each other！ I received an advance copy but my review is honest and voluntary。 。。。more
Lucia Valenzuela
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Wow， Jessie’s books are always great to read and inspirational。 Sometimes what she writes really hits home。 Both Keene and Shelby are wonderfully written characters that draw you in。 Their journey surely reflects God’s love and grace。 I highly recommend this one。I received a free copy of this book and this is my voluntary， honest review。
Lady M。
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My rating on this one is lower than what I usually rate Jessie Gussman books。 This one had a couple of things in it to deduct one star。 The story itself I liked and would have given it 4 stars， however there was this whole conversation about government that just felt out of place， and is not something I want to read in a romance novel。 I get that the characters needed a bonding type conversation， but this just seemed odd to me。 Then there was a chapter towards the end with Keene's brother and hi My rating on this one is lower than what I usually rate Jessie Gussman books。 This one had a couple of things in it to deduct one star。 The story itself I liked and would have given it 4 stars， however there was this whole conversation about government that just felt out of place， and is not something I want to read in a romance novel。 I get that the characters needed a bonding type conversation， but this just seemed odd to me。 Then there was a chapter towards the end with Keene's brother and his lost love Carmen。 I assumed at the time that they were getting the next story in the series， but the next story seems to be for Keene"s neighbor Ester。 So it just felt out of place。 Long review， I know， but I felt the need to explain my lower than average score。 I liked the little bit of banter between Keene and Shelby and the bad dates he went on， so there is plenty of good in there 。。。more
Tamsyn
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Loved this story。 Enjoyed how Jessie wove into it the day to day of Christian life， the importance of living out what the Bible teaches and not reacting as the world expects。 Some intense topics are raised during their discussions， yet it’s a fun read。 Refreshing to read how the character of the person influenced their decision to marry the most and not an emotional response。 A stand-alone story but part of a series - can be read without the rest of the series however better reading it as a seri Loved this story。 Enjoyed how Jessie wove into it the day to day of Christian life， the importance of living out what the Bible teaches and not reacting as the world expects。 Some intense topics are raised during their discussions， yet it’s a fun read。 Refreshing to read how the character of the person influenced their decision to marry the most and not an emotional response。 A stand-alone story but part of a series - can be read without the rest of the series however better reading it as a series。 True to Jessie Gussman style it is a clean wholesome book - anyone in the family can read it。 * I received an ARC copy for an honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Sharon
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I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 This is a exceptional story about following your faith and never giving up。 I am not going to give this inspirational gem of a story away， just read it and get lost for a while， you won't regret it！ I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 This is a exceptional story about following your faith and never giving up。 I am not going to give this inspirational gem of a story away， just read it and get lost for a while， you won't regret it！ 。。。more
Rebecca Brewster
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Sweet Christian romance continues this series。 Shelby is working 2 jobs to support her 3 children and her mother。 Keene is determined to help Shelby after a snowstorm collapsed her roof。 Interesting story and characters。
Joyce Marion
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Oh my goodness！ Loved this book！ So funny！ Keene has volunteered to add an addition to Shelby's trailer。 Shelby is a single mother trying to make ends meet。 Shelby has made a lot of mistakes in her life。 She now works 2 jobs to provide for her 3 children。 So many cute and funny scenes as Keene is at Shelby's house adding the addition。 You will thoroughly enjoy this book！ Oh my goodness！ Loved this book！ So funny！ Keene has volunteered to add an addition to Shelby's trailer。 Shelby is a single mother trying to make ends meet。 Shelby has made a lot of mistakes in her life。 She now works 2 jobs to provide for her 3 children。 So many cute and funny scenes as Keene is at Shelby's house adding the addition。 You will thoroughly enjoy this book！ 。。。more
Vandy Dodge
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