Hope for the Hero (The Heroes of Freedom Ridge, #16)
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- Author：Mandi Blake
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Reviews
Linda Lee
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A beautiful， engaging， clean romance。 The main characters are so very different with different life experiences that have shaped them。 Coming from a loving， faith filled family has made Tessa a positive and joyful personality。 Her coworker came from a very orderly and disciplined life and likes things to go as scheduled always。 Love， patience and faith will bridge their differences and bring them to a common goal。
Karen Brasher
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Hope for the Hero Tess and Adam have such a great story。 Megan has tried every job you can think of while getting her degree to be able to work at her brother’s security firm and now she has finally been hired。 The problem is that her brother partnered her with the company grouch， Adam。 Her bubbly personality gets on his nerves while she does everything she can think of to get him to smile。 What happens when they end up on a security job out of town？
Margie
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I love visiting friends in Freedom and at Got Your Six Security。 You know just from her history that Got Your Six Security and Adam will never be the same after Tessa starts working there。 The cactus in his favorite coffee cup had me chuckling for quite a while。 I loved seeing Tessa prove herself and gain confidence。 I had tears when Adams hears the story of the thief on the cross and then again when he tells Tessa， “I never knew what love was like until I saw your faith in me and your faith in I love visiting friends in Freedom and at Got Your Six Security。 You know just from her history that Got Your Six Security and Adam will never be the same after Tessa starts working there。 The cactus in his favorite coffee cup had me chuckling for quite a while。 I loved seeing Tessa prove herself and gain confidence。 I had tears when Adams hears the story of the thief on the cross and then again when he tells Tessa， “I never knew what love was like until I saw your faith in me and your faith in the Lord。” Mandi Blake manages to tell of salvation without being preachy or overbearing。 I highly recommend this story with its romance， humor， message and drama。 。。。more
Mary Jane McLeod
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Great Christain Christmas Romance I'm really enjoying this series， all the characters and their stories。 I loved Adam and Tessa's story is heartwarming。 Tessa was just what Adam needed in his life。 I always enjoy these stories based on faith。 A captivating read that I read straight through。 Great Christain Christmas Romance I'm really enjoying this series， all the characters and their stories。 I loved Adam and Tessa's story is heartwarming。 Tessa was just what Adam needed in his life。 I always enjoy these stories based on faith。 A captivating read that I read straight through。 。。。more
LaRae Galloway
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Tessa and Adam！ Loved them！ Well， at first I really felt sorry for Adam！ So grumpy all the time！ Tessa has a great sense of humor and could really get under his skin！ Their jobs had some excitement！ Loved how she showed him the road to peace and happiness and didn't give up on him！ All around fantastic story！ I received an ARC copy and chose to leave a review。 Tessa and Adam！ Loved them！ Well， at first I really felt sorry for Adam！ So grumpy all the time！ Tessa has a great sense of humor and could really get under his skin！ Their jobs had some excitement！ Loved how she showed him the road to peace and happiness and didn't give up on him！ All around fantastic story！ I received an ARC copy and chose to leave a review。 。。。more
Rebmay
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Hope for the heroTessa and Adam do not hit it off at all when they first meet。 Her bright， can-do attitude， her competitive spirit and joyful outlook on life all irritate him。 He is far too serious， grumpy and closed off， and everything about Tessa is raising alarms within him。 Adam is shocked and dismayed when his boss， who also happens to be Tessa’s brother， puts them together on a case。 Working together isn’t easy at first， until they begin to see other facets of each other， and start to shar Hope for the heroTessa and Adam do not hit it off at all when they first meet。 Her bright， can-do attitude， her competitive spirit and joyful outlook on life all irritate him。 He is far too serious， grumpy and closed off， and everything about Tessa is raising alarms within him。 Adam is shocked and dismayed when his boss， who also happens to be Tessa’s brother， puts them together on a case。 Working together isn’t easy at first， until they begin to see other facets of each other， and start to share ideas and collaborate rather than question each other。 Tessa’s inner joy， her faith and her smarts begin to lower the guards Adam had raised to protect himself from more hurt。 Tessa learns that she has finally found her place in life after so much trial and error。 She has a knack for this job and even Adam has to admit it。 Soon they realize that they are meant to be more than colleagues and friends。 Their story is well written， believable and suspenseful。 I found it be an entertaining and fascinating book。 I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Lori R
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What a great story。 I really liked Tessa， who was a unique character， so full of life， happiness， faith， and love。 I enjoyed her grumpy colleague， Adam， who was not happy he had to work with her。 That made for a fun story that I thoroughly enjoyed reading because Adam found he was attracted to Tessa and it completely baffled him and led to some interesting moments。 I liked how faith played a very important part in this story。 The Got Your Six Security team had some very interesting assign What a great story。 I really liked Tessa， who was a unique character， so full of life， happiness， faith， and love。 I enjoyed her grumpy colleague， Adam， who was not happy he had to work with her。 That made for a fun story that I thoroughly enjoyed reading because Adam found he was attracted to Tessa and it completely baffled him and led to some interesting moments。 I liked how faith played a very important part in this story。 The Got Your Six Security team had some very interesting assignments too。 I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review。 。。。more
Kendra Muonio
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Tessa Mitchell is finally getting a chance to work at her brother’s private security firm， and after one hundred other jobs that didn’t work out， this one needs to stick。 Headquarters could use a makeover anyway。 Oh， and she’s working for up-tight Adam。 Ruffling his meticulous feathers should be fun。Adam doesn’t need an assistant， especially not flighty Tessa。 If she’d let him get a word in between her constant questions， he’d save her the trouble。 She’s not meant to work in the security field。E Tessa Mitchell is finally getting a chance to work at her brother’s private security firm， and after one hundred other jobs that didn’t work out， this one needs to stick。 Headquarters could use a makeover anyway。 Oh， and she’s working for up-tight Adam。 Ruffling his meticulous feathers should be fun。Adam doesn’t need an assistant， especially not flighty Tessa。 If she’d let him get a word in between her constant questions， he’d save her the trouble。 She’s not meant to work in the security field。Except， Tessa is intelligent underneath all that flirty chatter， and Adam can’t focus when she’s around。 The smart thing to do would be to shut down the feelings and put some space between them。 Instead， they’re sent out of town for work。 Together。When a snowstorm descends on their first co-assignment， will a change in the weather cause a change in their hearts？ I received an advanced copy of the book from the author so these are my thoughts on the book。This was a quick read for me that had me staying up too late to finish reading。 。。。more
Kirby
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Hope For the Hero is another wonderful story by Mandi Blake， and I think readers everywhere are going to love this faith based， opposites attract romance。 It was a pleasure getting to return to Freedom Ridge， and reconnect with old friends from previous books， while getting to know our new and definitely worthy protagonists。 I honestly had a hard time wanting to put this one down once I started it， and I'm once again in awe of the storytelling abilities of this fantastic author。It's definitely n Hope For the Hero is another wonderful story by Mandi Blake， and I think readers everywhere are going to love this faith based， opposites attract romance。 It was a pleasure getting to return to Freedom Ridge， and reconnect with old friends from previous books， while getting to know our new and definitely worthy protagonists。 I honestly had a hard time wanting to put this one down once I started it， and I'm once again in awe of the storytelling abilities of this fantastic author。It's definitely not love at first sight for either Tessa or Adam when she firsts start working with him at her brother's company。 He's rigid and doesn't trust easily， and she's never met a stranger amongst the many jobs she's flitted through over the years。 However， God sometimes uses the most unlikely of situations to draw His children back to Him， and Adam is definitely not prepared for the stirrings that Tessa will inspire in his heart towards her， or towards the Heavenly Father that he was convinced abandoned him years prior。With a wonderful romance that gives readers all the warm fuzzies， a perfectly plotted story that includes Mandi's traditional bits and pieces of suspense， and a faith journey that comes across to the reader as both authentic and realistic along the way， Hope for the Hero is another masterpiece by one of the genre's best， and is a perfect illustration of just how talented Mandi truly is as an author。I love how she continues to write from the heart， and I love how her characters always come to feel like old friends by the time you finish the story。 I can't possibly recommend this beautiful romance enough， and I know I will definitely have to find time to reread it in the very near future！Final Rating: 5/5。Thanks so much to Mandi Blake for allowing me to advance read and review this one！I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary advance reader copy of this novel from the author as part of her ARC team。 I was not required to give a positive review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own， and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Elaine
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This contemporary， clean， Christian romance was an absolutely absorbing read！There was angst， joyfulness and healing。 Tessa is such a fun character and she made me grin so many times as she tried to bring light and laughter to her stick-in-mud co-worker， Adam！ Tessa also is a woman of many talents and a hidden one plays a significant part when Adam and Tessa get into a tricky situation while working！Loved hearing from both sides of the story and the characters feelings were well documented。Reall This contemporary， clean， Christian romance was an absolutely absorbing read！There was angst， joyfulness and healing。 Tessa is such a fun character and she made me grin so many times as she tried to bring light and laughter to her stick-in-mud co-worker， Adam！ Tessa also is a woman of many talents and a hidden one plays a significant part when Adam and Tessa get into a tricky situation while working！Loved hearing from both sides of the story and the characters feelings were well documented。Really appreciated and enjoyed reading about Adam’s struggles with God and his spiritual journey。 God is able。Highly recommend this book - please read！Received this as an Advanced Reader Copy from the author and this is my own opinion。 。。。more
Shebb
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4。5☆ - another wonderful Mandi Blake book！I enjoyed the latest Freedom Ridge romance - an enemies-to-lovers brother's best friend tale - and especially the faith journey Adam travelled。 His path was fraught with pain， misconceptions and bad memories， but God was able to redeem him。Tessa was a fun， quirky and brave heroine。 I applaud Ms Blake giving her a realistic tug in Adam's direction despite her moral compass pointing elsewhere。 The battle is real， and thankfully this story concluded with a 4。5☆ - another wonderful Mandi Blake book！I enjoyed the latest Freedom Ridge romance - an enemies-to-lovers brother's best friend tale - and especially the faith journey Adam travelled。 His path was fraught with pain， misconceptions and bad memories， but God was able to redeem him。Tessa was a fun， quirky and brave heroine。 I applaud Ms Blake giving her a realistic tug in Adam's direction despite her moral compass pointing elsewhere。 The battle is real， and thankfully this story concluded with a happy ending even though life isn't always like that。There were some great action scenes which kept me flipping pages。 A great trek！NB I received an ARC of this novel。 。。。more
Demi
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Opposites certainly attract with Adam and Tessa。 Adam is a grump around her because he is so attracted to her though she annoys him to no end！ Adam has worked for Tessa's brother for years and now that she is on board as well he feels she needs to prove her worth。 Tessa is a strong heroine， so she proves that and more！ She helps Adam see just what he is lacking in life and graciously accepts his flaws。 Love this addition to the Heroes of Freedom Ridge！ Opposites certainly attract with Adam and Tessa。 Adam is a grump around her because he is so attracted to her though she annoys him to no end！ Adam has worked for Tessa's brother for years and now that she is on board as well he feels she needs to prove her worth。 Tessa is a strong heroine， so she proves that and more！ She helps Adam see just what he is lacking in life and graciously accepts his flaws。 Love this addition to the Heroes of Freedom Ridge！ 。。。more
Sharon
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Another great， clean book。Structured male and fun loving female。Tessa got a degree in Information Systems Technology and now works at Got Your Six Security。Adam works at Got Your Six and is not happy that Tessa has been hired to be his administrative assistant。 Their first experience together had not gone well and neither are happy with the new assignment。 Tessa’s mantra becomes “Kill him with kindness。“They are complete opposites but for some reason they are strangely attracted to each other。*I Another great， clean book。Structured male and fun loving female。Tessa got a degree in Information Systems Technology and now works at Got Your Six Security。Adam works at Got Your Six and is not happy that Tessa has been hired to be his administrative assistant。 Their first experience together had not gone well and neither are happy with the new assignment。 Tessa’s mantra becomes “Kill him with kindness。“They are complete opposites but for some reason they are strangely attracted to each other。*I received this book for free for my unbiased review。 。。。more
Sherry
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Tessa may be called flighty but she is searching for the job that lets her do what she needs to do and that is help people。 Adam has had one too many experiences with Tessa so the thought of her working for him makes him a little crazy。 This story is fun， with some danger but mostly some soul searching and a sweet romance。
Sheila
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Characters。。。。。night and day - Tessa and Adam Contributing characters - Heath， Claire， Pete， Jan， and other family members of Tessa's， while Adam only has his dad and a strained relationship with him。 This story is a good one with faith， hope， trust， friendship and so much more。 Believe in yourself and your true worth。 Characters。。。。。night and day - Tessa and Adam Contributing characters - Heath， Claire， Pete， Jan， and other family members of Tessa's， while Adam only has his dad and a strained relationship with him。 This story is a good one with faith， hope， trust， friendship and so much more。 Believe in yourself and your true worth。 。。。more
Alison Ramsay
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Adam and Tessa are opposites and his struggles are heartbreaking in places but there is also a lot of fun， drama and love in this delightful romance as they learn to appreciate each other。I received an ARC of this book but voluntarily leave this review。
Trudy Cordle
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I LOVED this story！ Once again Ms。 Blake has given me all the feels！ There were quite a few laugh out loud times， sometimes I felt so sorry for Adam， and times I wanted to make them both sit in a corner。 Tessa and Adam started out on the wrong foot five years ago。 Now， they're going to be working together。 Adam likes things the way they are--predictable and sure。 Tessa is happy， optimistic， and flexible， though she can be a great worker， too。 Will these two opposites be able to work together？ I I LOVED this story！ Once again Ms。 Blake has given me all the feels！ There were quite a few laugh out loud times， sometimes I felt so sorry for Adam， and times I wanted to make them both sit in a corner。 Tessa and Adam started out on the wrong foot five years ago。 Now， they're going to be working together。 Adam likes things the way they are--predictable and sure。 Tessa is happy， optimistic， and flexible， though she can be a great worker， too。 Will these two opposites be able to work together？ I love the way Adam changes through the book， and that Tessa "grows up" in some ways， too。 I received a complimentary copy of this book， was not required to leave a review， and the opinion expressed is my own。 。。。more
Angeline
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4。5 starsAnother wonderful book。 I have been so lucky and the past few books that I have read have been really good and this book is no different。 Hope for the Hero is the 16th book in the Heroes of Freedom Ridge series。 I have loved Blake’s additions to the series and this was just as good as I had hoped。tAdam and Tessa were so much fun to read about！ Tessa was just so full of life。 I really enjoyed reading from Tessa’s perspectives and learning more about her。 She was constantly trying new thi 4。5 starsAnother wonderful book。 I have been so lucky and the past few books that I have read have been really good and this book is no different。 Hope for the Hero is the 16th book in the Heroes of Freedom Ridge series。 I have loved Blake’s additions to the series and this was just as good as I had hoped。tAdam and Tessa were so much fun to read about！ Tessa was just so full of life。 I really enjoyed reading from Tessa’s perspectives and learning more about her。 She was constantly trying new things， but she was also trying to prove herself。 Tessa had to learn to find her worth in Christ and trust that God was working out all things。 I love how Tessa stayed true to her convictions。 tAdam was such a complicated character， but I loved reading about him。 He had been hurt in the past and he had closed himself off。 Adam had a lot to work through but I loved seeing him grow。 He had to learn to give it all to God and trust that God was good even when life was hard。 I love how Adam always seemed to encourage Tessa to hope for the best and never settle。 tI really liked reading about Adam and Tessa interacting together。 They balanced each other。 It was sweet to read about them interacting and connecting with each other。 They helped each other be better and it was sweet to read about。 It was fun to read about them both growing and learning to trust God more。 I love how Blake is able to weave faith into her stories tHope for the Hero is a must read and was just a wonderful read。 Hope for the Hero is a clean Christian romance book。 I would recommend it to those who enjoy sweet romances with faith woven into the story。 I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author。 All views expressed are only my honest opinion， I was not required to write a positive review。 。。。more
Tamsyn
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I really enjoy how Mandi Blake writes the inter-play between characters in her books， and this story is no exception。 The interactions between Adam and Tessa are entertaining， believable。。。 you feel like a fly on the wall watching it happen。。。and the growth of the characters is well paced in the story。 The faith aspect of this story was another favourite， God is faithful when we are not。 All round this was a great book。 This is a stand-alone story although characters from the Heroes of Freedom R I really enjoy how Mandi Blake writes the inter-play between characters in her books， and this story is no exception。 The interactions between Adam and Tessa are entertaining， believable。。。 you feel like a fly on the wall watching it happen。。。and the growth of the characters is well paced in the story。 The faith aspect of this story was another favourite， God is faithful when we are not。 All round this was a great book。 This is a stand-alone story although characters from the Heroes of Freedom Ridge series pop in for visits， it does not need to be read in order。 With that said， you can't go wrong reading the whole series or any of the authors in this series！ It is a clean romance， with strong Christian principles。 *I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Readers Copy of the book。 。。。more
Raven2352
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When Tessa is hired by her brother to work at Got Your Six， Adam is not happy。 She's flighty and too happy。 As he gets ti know her， he sees how she brings light to his darkness。 Such a wonderful story of faith and live bringing a man into the light！Next book please！ When Tessa is hired by her brother to work at Got Your Six， Adam is not happy。 She's flighty and too happy。 As he gets ti know her， he sees how she brings light to his darkness。 Such a wonderful story of faith and live bringing a man into the light！Next book please！ 。。。more
Glenda Duncan
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Mandi is one of my favorite Christian romance authors。 I absolutely love this series and the town of Freedom。 I have been anticipating Tessa's story but didn't realize Adam's story was going to grip my heart！ You want to "wring his neck" until he works his way into your heart and then you truly want him to find hope！ As always， Mandi has a way of getting the characters in your heart， weaving in faith， and throwing in that suspense！ I also enjoyed the lodge being a part of the story and some fami Mandi is one of my favorite Christian romance authors。 I absolutely love this series and the town of Freedom。 I have been anticipating Tessa's story but didn't realize Adam's story was going to grip my heart！ You want to "wring his neck" until he works his way into your heart and then you truly want him to find hope！ As always， Mandi has a way of getting the characters in your heart， weaving in faith， and throwing in that suspense！ I also enjoyed the lodge being a part of the story and some familiar characters。 This is a clean book with no bad language。 The story builds until all of a sudden you don't want to lay it down but you don't want it to end either。 Don't miss out on a truly great book。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Hope for the Hero is a Christian， heartwarming， opposites attract romance。 I love how hard Tessa worked to prepare for her job at Got Your Six。 Adam needed to figure out that he needed to work on himself rather than disparaging Tessa。 I thoroughly enjoyed watching Adam realize that he could reply on God。 I loved how Tessa and Adam learned to work together。 The excitement near the end of the book is perfection。 I could not put the book down and loved every minute of my return to Freedom Ridge。
Nari
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Adam comes off as very harsh at first。 I was struggling to like him。 Tessa is great but she also took awhile to completely understand。 I liked the growth in the story。 The two make a great pair。 I enjoyed this story。
Michaela
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Wow。 I adored this romance。 It had so many great facets。 Enemies。 Beauty and the beast。 Security team adventures… ah。 All the best rolled into one。 I couldn’t put it down！I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review。
Pam Merrill
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Tessa considers learning fun and challenging。 When her brother won't hire her， she goes to school again。 Now with all the necessary qualifications， Heath hires her。 Spontaneous Tessa is assigned to work with quiet， disciplined Adam。 What a humorous story that makes。 How can someone Adam thinks is flakey， be so good at her job。 I want to be more like Tess。 Thankful for this ARC when I needed cheering up。 Tessa considers learning fun and challenging。 When her brother won't hire her， she goes to school again。 Now with all the necessary qualifications， Heath hires her。 Spontaneous Tessa is assigned to work with quiet， disciplined Adam。 What a humorous story that makes。 How can someone Adam thinks is flakey， be so good at her job。 I want to be more like Tess。 Thankful for this ARC when I needed cheering up。 。。。more
Laramee
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This was my favorite book in the series！ I loved Adam and Tessa's dynamic！ Definitely some grumpy/sunshine vibes！ *note - can be read as a stand alone I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own。 This was my favorite book in the series！ I loved Adam and Tessa's dynamic！ Definitely some grumpy/sunshine vibes！ *note - can be read as a stand alone I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Joyce Marion
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Tessa is flighty and likes to have fun。 When she finally lands her dream job at her brother's security firm， she has to prove to her family and others that she is taking this seriously。Adam is grumpy and takes OCD to a new level。 He was raised by a Marine dad and discipline is all he knows。 When he is tasked to work with Tessa， he is not happy。 She ruffles his perfect routine。Fun， sweet book。 The fun banter between Adam and Tessa will have you laughing out loud。 Tessa is flighty and likes to have fun。 When she finally lands her dream job at her brother's security firm， she has to prove to her family and others that she is taking this seriously。Adam is grumpy and takes OCD to a new level。 He was raised by a Marine dad and discipline is all he knows。 When he is tasked to work with Tessa， he is not happy。 She ruffles his perfect routine。Fun， sweet book。 The fun banter between Adam and Tessa will have you laughing out loud。 。。。more
Kathy
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Such a heartwarming story！ The characters were so amazing and very entertaining， while the storyline contained many humorous moments。 Adam and Tessa were such opposites and found it difficult to work together， but they really were opposites when it came to their faith and beliefs。
Lucia Valenzuela
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Loved this story。 Adam and Tessa make a remarkable couple。 Complete opposites， Tessa just won’t give up on Adam。 Great interaction between them。 My interest was grabbed right from the beginning and throughout until the end。 Tessa’s faith and continued prayers for Adam are truly inspirational。 Really enjoyable。I received a free copy of this book and this is my voluntary， honest review。
J Young
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