Not Until Then
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- Author：Valerie M. Bodden
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Reviews
Marty Moore
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I wish there were more stars I could give it！What a unique story。 This is the kind of story that will stick with you for a long time to come。 The message is amazing。 I felt God's whisper in many of the sermons and could tell that He blessed the author， Valarie M。 Bodden， with a great talent。 There's a lot to unpack in this story and I have no illusions about my writing skills！ I loved the storyline。 It really grabbed me from the beginning。 The characters were amazing。 I'm in awe of this author。 I wish there were more stars I could give it！What a unique story。 This is the kind of story that will stick with you for a long time to come。 The message is amazing。 I felt God's whisper in many of the sermons and could tell that He blessed the author， Valarie M。 Bodden， with a great talent。 There's a lot to unpack in this story and I have no illusions about my writing skills！ I loved the storyline。 It really grabbed me from the beginning。 The characters were amazing。 I'm in awe of this author。 Best book in years！ 。。。more
Pat
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This is an amazing story but a heartbreaker also。 I can't imagine being like Bethany who has lost her short-term memory。 The simplest things she has to write herself notes about in order to remember & do them。 It reminds me of a movie， Remember Sunday， which is the same premise。 James has his mental anguish because is blaming himself for the death of his daughter。 I really enjoyed this book。Ms。 Bodden continues to surprise me with the material she writes。 This is an amazing story but a heartbreaker also。 I can't imagine being like Bethany who has lost her short-term memory。 The simplest things she has to write herself notes about in order to remember & do them。 It reminds me of a movie， Remember Sunday， which is the same premise。 James has his mental anguish because is blaming himself for the death of his daughter。 I really enjoyed this book。Ms。 Bodden continues to surprise me with the material she writes。 。。。more
Vickie Escalante
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Another sweet story from Valerie！ Two souls fighting uphill battles for entirely different reasons find someone to fill empty hearts。 In the meantime， one finds his way back to his faith， dormant since his life implodes。 Beautiful story of courage， faith， and strength。
Victoria
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This book grabbed my attention and pulled me in right from the start with a memorable meet-cute between Bethany and James。 The characters in this story had all suffered trauma， guilt， and grief in the past that had residual effects and they were in different places in their journeys toward hope but God put them on a path together and with a little help from Ruby， Bethany's daughter， they found healing from above as well as a future together。 This book made me shed a few tears， smile a few smiles This book grabbed my attention and pulled me in right from the start with a memorable meet-cute between Bethany and James。 The characters in this story had all suffered trauma， guilt， and grief in the past that had residual effects and they were in different places in their journeys toward hope but God put them on a path together and with a little help from Ruby， Bethany's daughter， they found healing from above as well as a future together。 This book made me shed a few tears， smile a few smiles， and even laugh aloud a few times。 I am delighted to recommend it！ I received an ARC from the author and this voluntary review contains my honest opinions。 。。。more
Terri Camp
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Amazing read。 I loved the characters and friendships。 I found myself really pulling for Bethany and wanting to support her and tell her she was doing great as a Mom。 I loved the book dealt with real life issues and doubts we all have。 It was a great reminder that it okay not to always “have it together。” Bethany and James’ life story （it’s more than a love story） was so wonderful to read。
Sandy
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Interesting and engaging。A story of loss， mistakes， and faith come together when Ruby meets James。 Both have challenging pasts， and it was delightful to follow them in their search for peace。 There were surprises along the way as they came to terms with their current and past situations， and it was delightful seeing this taking place over months instead of days or weeks。 Well worth the read。Received ARC and this is my honest review。
Ilona
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After waiting with bated breath for Bethany’s story， I wasn’t disappointed！ It is a really beautiful story of God’s love and care for us even when we face things in life that are hard and I was deeply touched by it！
Kris Vanica
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Valerie Bodden will take you on journey to meet the people in Hope Springs， each with their own unique story。 The next story， NOT UNTIL THEN， shares Bethany and Ruby's back story。 When Bethany meets James she begins to feel that hope again but will James be able to let his heart love again？ Ruby is a gregarious， spirit filled ten year old with the wisdom of an old soul， a child you'll fall in love with。 This story warmed my heart and fed my soul。 Such a joyful ride through thier struggles， their Valerie Bodden will take you on journey to meet the people in Hope Springs， each with their own unique story。 The next story， NOT UNTIL THEN， shares Bethany and Ruby's back story。 When Bethany meets James she begins to feel that hope again but will James be able to let his heart love again？ Ruby is a gregarious， spirit filled ten year old with the wisdom of an old soul， a child you'll fall in love with。 This story warmed my heart and fed my soul。 Such a joyful ride through thier struggles， their relationships and their hope。 Valerie knows how to dive deep into her characters with smooth flow and a developed plot。 I was swept up in their lives making it nearly impossible to put the book down。 I laughed and I cried as I shared in the emotional ride of love lost， opening your heart and the challenges that come with dealing with loss。 Another great book。 I highly recommend the Hope Springs series。 。。。more
Sherrie Hoffman
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This book was so amazing！ I laughed， cried， and just FELT for both Bethany and James。 My heart broke for everything they had been through and experienced during their lives。 Their pain was so different from each other， yet both had a raw and unhealed heart。 I loved the messages God gave them throughout the story to keep those seeds planted and to make them turn towards Him and each other。 A wonderful story about how blessings can come from the most unimaginable pain。
Bonny Rambarran
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She had an aneurysm and constantly forgetsHer and her daughter — doing life together。 She makes notes on her phone ALL THE TIME。 Timers。 But she still forgets。 Her job - working at the stables in return for her daughters lessons。 And then she meets the owners brother - who is working there too。 And the LAST thing he wants is a relationship since his daughter died when she was 6。 THIS BOOK WILL HOOK YOU AND YOU WILL HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTING IT DOWN。 I received a copy of this book from the publish She had an aneurysm and constantly forgetsHer and her daughter — doing life together。 She makes notes on her phone ALL THE TIME。 Timers。 But she still forgets。 Her job - working at the stables in return for her daughters lessons。 And then she meets the owners brother - who is working there too。 And the LAST thing he wants is a relationship since his daughter died when she was 6。 THIS BOOK WILL HOOK YOU AND YOU WILL HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTING IT DOWN。 I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 All thoughts and comments are my own。 。。。more
Kelly
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Bethany had trouble remembering things。 James was so deeply hurt that we wanted to hide himself away from the rest of the world。 Can his faith in God ever be restored？ Is it possible for these two， and Ruby， to have a life together？ I highly recommend this book！
J。 Gilmour
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I had received an advance copy of Not Until Then by the author。This book is such a compassionate love story。 I love the friendships in the book。 The concern for James with the loss of his daughter。 Bethany with her memory issues after her aneurysm， and Emma with her cancer diagnosis。This is a warmhearted story of healing， hope and renewed faith。
Stox4story
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If you like a book that grabs you from the start， this one does…。 At least it did me。 I actually could feel the thoughts of helplessness， the thoughts of disappointment and the thoughts of thankfulness for still breathing。 Forgetting her purse， leaving her keys locked up in the car along with her phone can’t be helped。 Bethany’s forgetfulness isn’t from negligence， nor is she a scatterbrain。 Her forgetfulness is a leftover affect from an aneurism suffered a couple years ago。 She becomes frustrat If you like a book that grabs you from the start， this one does…。 At least it did me。 I actually could feel the thoughts of helplessness， the thoughts of disappointment and the thoughts of thankfulness for still breathing。 Forgetting her purse， leaving her keys locked up in the car along with her phone can’t be helped。 Bethany’s forgetfulness isn’t from negligence， nor is she a scatterbrain。 Her forgetfulness is a leftover affect from an aneurism suffered a couple years ago。 She becomes frustrated with herself but at the same time she is thankful to be alive。The last five years hasn’t been easy for James either。 It’s not easy when you lose a child。 Add to that his marriage ending in divorce， James is running on empty。 He’s lost everything of importance， at least that’s what he believes。 He is lost， turns his back on God thinking God turned His back on him。 Both Bethany and James had painful losses and both reacted differently。 Bethany turned to God， James turned away。Bethany may be frustrated with herself but she’s not alone。 She allowed friends and family into her life。 James is doing his best to keep them out。 He wants to block out the pain， the memories， the losses。 Just like Bethany， James has to come to the point where he makes a choice …。 believe or not believe。As it says in Isaiah 55:8-:， ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts， neither are your ways my ways，’ declares the Lord。 ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth， so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts。’🙏 Personal Note:Bethany needs to point out the above Isaiah verse to James and other scriptures that show God is all knowing…。 He knows the end from the beginning。 In John 6: 67-68 …。 Jesus said to the twelve: ‘You do not want to go away also， do you？’ Simon Peter answered Him， ‘Lord to whom shall we go？ You have words of eternal life。’ Like the disciples asked， where else is there to go？ James can choose life， where Sadie is now and for eternity， or he can choose death and never see Sadie again。 James had no idea what the future had in store for Sadie， God did。 HE allowed her to come home， to her real home。This may sound cruel to some reading this， but I speak with the voice of experience。 I chose spending eternity with Jesus and my only child， my son。 When put in perspective， there is no other choice。 I so very much look forward to ‘reunion day’。 Until then I work the harvest…。 It is plentiful but the laborers are few。I was provided a copy of this book and a leaving my honest personal thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Seyi Aderinola
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Another winner and my latest favourite。 James and Bethany travelled a long arduous road but made it with God and the support of their community。 Packed so many great faith lessons， beautiful truths especially in Dan's sermons。 And Ruby！！！ Loved her。 Thanks for the ARC， opinions are all mine。 Another winner and my latest favourite。 James and Bethany travelled a long arduous road but made it with God and the support of their community。 Packed so many great faith lessons， beautiful truths especially in Dan's sermons。 And Ruby！！！ Loved her。 Thanks for the ARC， opinions are all mine。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Not Until Then is a heartwarming， inspirational Christian romance。 I am so glad Bethany had her Hope Springs family to help with her short term memory loss。 I cannot imagine how hard it would be to try to raise a ten year old alone and with no day to day memory。 She used some great coping skills！ I was glad to see James let go of some of his pain。 These two make a great couple and both love Ruby。 Their journey to an HEA kept me reading straight through。 This is another amazing story from Ms。 Bod Not Until Then is a heartwarming， inspirational Christian romance。 I am so glad Bethany had her Hope Springs family to help with her short term memory loss。 I cannot imagine how hard it would be to try to raise a ten year old alone and with no day to day memory。 She used some great coping skills！ I was glad to see James let go of some of his pain。 These two make a great couple and both love Ruby。 Their journey to an HEA kept me reading straight through。 This is another amazing story from Ms。 Bodden。 。。。more
Evelyn Foreman
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Page turner？ Unpredictable？ Message of Truth？ Real life happenings？ This wonderful， well written book has it all and more！ I lived the emotions， the ups and downs， the twists and turns of Bethany and James from beginning to end， daring to hope for a happily ever after but was kept wondering chapter after chapter。 To experience the despair， the at times hopelessness， while yet also being swept away in the joys and victories， both small and large， is a true testament to the gift of writing this au Page turner？ Unpredictable？ Message of Truth？ Real life happenings？ This wonderful， well written book has it all and more！ I lived the emotions， the ups and downs， the twists and turns of Bethany and James from beginning to end， daring to hope for a happily ever after but was kept wondering chapter after chapter。 To experience the despair， the at times hopelessness， while yet also being swept away in the joys and victories， both small and large， is a true testament to the gift of writing this author possesses。 I am eagerly awaiting her next book！！ 。。。more
Karen
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I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet and clean romance。 I have never known anyone who had an aneurysm， so it was interesting to find out up close the difficulties involved in living with it afterwards。 The characters were well-developed and likable， and I loved the spiritual lessons artfully woven throughout the story。 It was also good to read about those other familiar Hope Springs people from past books。 Ruby was an especially fun addition to the story， and it was wonderful to see her prayers answe I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet and clean romance。 I have never known anyone who had an aneurysm， so it was interesting to find out up close the difficulties involved in living with it afterwards。 The characters were well-developed and likable， and I loved the spiritual lessons artfully woven throughout the story。 It was also good to read about those other familiar Hope Springs people from past books。 Ruby was an especially fun addition to the story， and it was wonderful to see her prayers answered and the happy ending for everyone。 I received an advanced copy of this book from the author， and Ms。 Bodden has become a favorite of mine。 I have given my honest and voluntary opinion， and anxiously await the next book in this series。 。。。more
Brittany
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Not Until Then is book nine in the Hope Springs series， but I believe that you could hop into this story and enjoy it even if you haven’t read any other books from the series。 The author does a good job of sharing Bethany and Ruby’s backstory， which includes Bethany’s brain aneurism trauma that occurred in book eight， Not Until Now。It was captivating to read about such a unique character as Bethany。 She was incredibly forgetful due to the damage that the aneurism caused and she many times grew f Not Until Then is book nine in the Hope Springs series， but I believe that you could hop into this story and enjoy it even if you haven’t read any other books from the series。 The author does a good job of sharing Bethany and Ruby’s backstory， which includes Bethany’s brain aneurism trauma that occurred in book eight， Not Until Now。It was captivating to read about such a unique character as Bethany。 She was incredibly forgetful due to the damage that the aneurism caused and she many times grew frustrated with herself and her limitations。 Her forgetfulness led to feelings of embarrassment around others sometimes， but I was impressed with how she worked to manage things as well as she did。James was a tragic character， full of pain and heartache related to his daughter’s death years earlier。 He didn’t want to be staying in Hope Springs and would rather bury himself in his job to try to forget the past。 The way these two met was fun and James’ surprise at Bethany not remembering him the first few times was great！ I really liked the way he treated her forgetfulness both before and after he learned of her struggles。 Even though he was sometimes gruff， his caring attitude showed through anyway。They way Bethany and James grew to love each other was swoon worthy， as was the way James began to love Bethany’s daughter， Ruby， even as he still struggled with the pain of his loss。 These three made a great family and I loved watching that family develop。I received a complimentary copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。You can read this review on my blog:https://brittreadsfiction。wordpress。c。。。 。。。more
Adpa
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Another heartfelt book filled with emotions， hurts， and lots of faith。Bethany is dealing with short term memory losses。 This pulled me right into the story and I experience a similar issue years ago due to an auto accident。 （Maybe it was preparation for becoming a senior citizen and you can't remember things！） Loved her daughter--filled with joy， love， and spunk。Gave me several thoughts to ponder， as well。I was provided with an advanced copy of the book。 This review is my opinion。 Another heartfelt book filled with emotions， hurts， and lots of faith。Bethany is dealing with short term memory losses。 This pulled me right into the story and I experience a similar issue years ago due to an auto accident。 （Maybe it was preparation for becoming a senior citizen and you can't remember things！） Loved her daughter--filled with joy， love， and spunk。Gave me several thoughts to ponder， as well。I was provided with an advanced copy of the book。 This review is my opinion。 。。。more
Lisa
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Valerie sure knows how to write a great story！ Bethany is a single mother taking care of Ruby her daughter。 Bethany has been through a lot through her life。 Drug addict， converted immediately after becoming pregnant with Ruby。 Ruby's dad is a drug addict so Bethany leaves to take care of her daughter。 Bethany had recently suffered from an aneurysm which caused significant problems in her life ie: dizziness， memory loss-which causes significant problems as she can't remember many details。 Bethany Valerie sure knows how to write a great story！ Bethany is a single mother taking care of Ruby her daughter。 Bethany has been through a lot through her life。 Drug addict， converted immediately after becoming pregnant with Ruby。 Ruby's dad is a drug addict so Bethany leaves to take care of her daughter。 Bethany had recently suffered from an aneurysm which caused significant problems in her life ie: dizziness， memory loss-which causes significant problems as she can't remember many details。 Bethany doesn't know if she can care for her daughter correctly， but she loves her wholeheartedly。 James is a broken police officer。 He lost his little girl to an accident so he is very bitter and keeps his feelings close to heart。 He is put on leave by his command to a shot to his arm。 He doesn't feel like he needs to be on leave， but goes to visit his sister。 He meets Bethany and neither of them know how to love correctly， or put their feelings aside to learn to care for each other。 Through a process of time and events they come to love each other， but don't know how to share these feelings。 Great sweet story。 My honest opinion for my honest review。 。。。more
Rhondia Cannon
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These characters are so flawed， so broken in ways， but so very relatable。 Bethany has a past that could haunt her but instead drives her focus upward。 She feels the pinch of her deficiency over and over again。 She perceives judgment by others that creates a vulnerability in her soul but also highlights a sensitivity to the pain of others。 James is hard， sad and closed。 He’s done with people， done with God， just done。 His pain is more than anyone should have to bear。 But the hits keep on coming， These characters are so flawed， so broken in ways， but so very relatable。 Bethany has a past that could haunt her but instead drives her focus upward。 She feels the pinch of her deficiency over and over again。 She perceives judgment by others that creates a vulnerability in her soul but also highlights a sensitivity to the pain of others。 James is hard， sad and closed。 He’s done with people， done with God， just done。 His pain is more than anyone should have to bear。 But the hits keep on coming， over and over again。 Ms。 Bodden takes these characters through their sorrows and points all of us to a deeper walk in Christ。 I appreciate how her works are realistic in scope。 The characters aren’t perfect， they don’t have shiny exquisite lives， they don’t always do the right thing。 In fact， sometimes they do the worst things， but she never leaves them without hope。 The sermons included in this story are challenging but the one referencing Horatio Spafford is especially meaningful。 Preacher Dan asks， “Is it well with your soul？” Hmmm。 。。。more
Sandra Hartzel
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I had an ARC for this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 Bethany has a 10 year old daughter and has survived a brain aneurism， but has short term memory loss。 Her friend Emma’s brother James， a policeman has come to Hope Springs to recover from a gunshot wound and the loss of his daughter 5 years ago。 The plot of this book includes trusting God through loss， and living with disabilities。 This is a faith filled tenderhearted book well worth reading。
Ann
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James and Bethany's story is so good！ It's a sweet romance that is full of emotions。 This book will make you laugh， cry and feel every emotion in between。 I loved everything about this book and highly recommend it。I received a complimentary copy and was not required to write a review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 James and Bethany's story is so good！ It's a sweet romance that is full of emotions。 This book will make you laugh， cry and feel every emotion in between。 I loved everything about this book and highly recommend it。I received a complimentary copy and was not required to write a review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Deb
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A beautifully written story about second chances and the realization that when bad things happen God is still with us。 I can’t imagine what it would be like to go through my days without the ability to retain any short term memory as Bethany does in this story！ She has concentrated on taking care of all of the little things involved in raising her daughter on her own while surrounding herself with an amazing group of her friends in Hope Springs。 When James’ boss forces him to take time off while A beautifully written story about second chances and the realization that when bad things happen God is still with us。 I can’t imagine what it would be like to go through my days without the ability to retain any short term memory as Bethany does in this story！ She has concentrated on taking care of all of the little things involved in raising her daughter on her own while surrounding herself with an amazing group of her friends in Hope Springs。 When James’ boss forces him to take time off while recovering from an injury he decides to help his sister， Emma at her horse stables in Hope Springs。 He’d lost his family 5 years ago and has concentrated on work since， closing himself off to any semblance of a family of his own。 I loved reading how these two people interacted when they seemed to keep finding themselves together。 Bethany’s daughter， Ruby has those pure eyes of a child and no reservations about taking the extra effort to get James to open up and enjoy life。 These characters show so well how our experiences in life jade us and make us put up walls to protect ourselves from our past hurts reoccurring and often to others finding out what those are。 This story is the perfect mix of the pure eyes of a child and the love of God working in a person’s life。 Neither one will stop！ And mixing in a wonderful community of believers made this story a must-read for me！I received an advanced copy of this book from the author but this review is my voluntary and honest opinion。 。。。more
SJ Garrison
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Wonderful book！ I loved James and Bethany's story。 James was running from the sorrow of the death of his daughter Sadie。 Bethany was trying to rebuild her life with her daughter Ruby， after having a life altering Aneurysm。 I laughed and cried for the struggles these 3 people were having to wade through。 Little Ruby， so young to have to deal with her Mom's memory loss。 If you like clean heartfelt stories with second chances， you will love 'Not Until Then'！ I highly recommend。 I received this book Wonderful book！ I loved James and Bethany's story。 James was running from the sorrow of the death of his daughter Sadie。 Bethany was trying to rebuild her life with her daughter Ruby， after having a life altering Aneurysm。 I laughed and cried for the struggles these 3 people were having to wade through。 Little Ruby， so young to have to deal with her Mom's memory loss。 If you like clean heartfelt stories with second chances， you will love 'Not Until Then'！ I highly recommend。 I received this book from the publisher。 The thoughts and comments are my own。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This story captures all of the emotions…joy， sadness， grief， love， anger， jealousy and more！ Through the words of Bethany and James， we can feel their emotions based on how well Valerie Bodden describes the scenes。 We can feel the love growing between them ourselves as we read this story。 I always enjoy reading books by Val， as I know I will be left with my heart feeling warm and cozy！ So thankful that Val shared her talent with all of us！
Diana
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Don't you love it when a message is just for you？ This is a book I won't be forgetting anytime soon！ What started out as a cozy romance dance between James and Bethany， （and yes， that part is wonderful- the book is worth it for that alone！）， suddenly hit me right between the eyes！ I had been stressing about something that was happening in my life when James was subject to the sermon about Amnesia about God's Goodness。 Suddenly I stopped stressing- I'm sure it will be okay。 There is another messa Don't you love it when a message is just for you？ This is a book I won't be forgetting anytime soon！ What started out as a cozy romance dance between James and Bethany， （and yes， that part is wonderful- the book is worth it for that alone！）， suddenly hit me right between the eyes！ I had been stressing about something that was happening in my life when James was subject to the sermon about Amnesia about God's Goodness。 Suddenly I stopped stressing- I'm sure it will be okay。 There is another message about second chances， and one "scene"， if you will， almost had me bawling。 Real characters， real scenarios， this is a very relatable and relevant book。 。。。more
Kori Thomas
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy of Not Until Then by Valerie M。 Bodden。 This book grabbed my attention from the very beginning。 The characters in this story have experienced love and loss， and came through it all together。 It brought laughter and tears， and thankfulness to this reader’s heart！ What a beautiful reminder of God’s love and faithfulness。 Definitely a five star book！！！
Sherry Deatrick
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Not Until Then is an emotional story of loss and love。 Bethany， a single mom who has lost her short term memory due to a brain aneurysm and James， who has lost everything。 Both are hurt and broken especially grumpy James who has lost his family and his job。 This is a story of how our pasts don’t have to determine our futures。 This is #9 in the Hope Springs series。 I would recommend them all。
Lynn Sell
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