Donna K. Ford
Auteur de Love's Redemption
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- Nom légal
- Ford, Donna K.
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Études
- University of Memphis
- Professions
- addiction counselor
- Courte biographie
- Donna K. Ford is a Licensed Professional Counselor who spends her professional time assisting people in their recovery from substance addictions. She holds an associate’s degree in criminal justice, a BS in psychology, and an MS in community agency counseling. When not trying to save the world, she spends her time in the mountains of East Tennessee enjoying the lakes, rivers, and hiking trails near her home.
Reading, writing, and enjoying conversation with good friends are the gifts that keep her grounded. Her book Love’s Redemption was a 2016 Foreword INDIES finalist.
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Critiques
Healing Hearts par Donna K Ford
I wanted to like it but just couldn't. Flat characters, extremely predictible story and mystery, and a few other things kept me from caring.
Dane has lost her job and her best friend and is spiraling a bit. So she decides to go home to Appalachia in Tennesse and try to find out more about her mother's family. Her father has never been forthcoming about anything about that side of her family, and she thinks that maybe if she learns more about them that she'll learn something about herself as well.
Her journey takes her into Emma's bar where she and Emma get off to quite a rocky start, but, Emma rents a room to Dane anyway and Dane and Emma's brother Curtis get a little close as well. Curtis was a cool character, he was written in a really amazing way, right on the border of adult and just a tiny teeny bit childlike, but, not in a straightforward way. I'm probably explaining the character wrong, but, it was something that I'd never quite read before, and, it tickled me to read about him after I'd just recently gotten done with reading the Stumptown books with Ansel in them, and the awesome new TV show with Ansel as well.
Curtis is the main thrust of the book because he always seems to be in trouble and his sister always seems to need to be getting him out of trouble. But, this time he may be in more trouble than even he .... and Dane can get him out of. And, it doesn't help that Dane is asking questions about her family and the people in the area do not like that since they're a very closed community.
It was an interesting story and a fun read. It didn't surprise me a lot in its twists and turns, but, the characters were all unique and amazing.
I received this book via Netgalley thanks to Bold Strokes Books.… (plus d'informations)
Her journey takes her into Emma's bar where she and Emma get off to quite a rocky start, but, Emma rents a room to Dane anyway and Dane and Emma's brother Curtis get a little close as well. Curtis was a cool character, he was written in a really amazing way, right on the border of adult and just a tiny teeny bit childlike, but, not in a straightforward way. I'm probably explaining the character wrong, but, it was something that I'd never quite read before, and, it tickled me to read about him after I'd just recently gotten done with reading the Stumptown books with Ansel in them, and the awesome new TV show with Ansel as well.
Curtis is the main thrust of the book because he always seems to be in trouble and his sister always seems to need to be getting him out of trouble. But, this time he may be in more trouble than even he .... and Dane can get him out of. And, it doesn't help that Dane is asking questions about her family and the people in the area do not like that since they're a very closed community.
It was an interesting story and a fun read. It didn't surprise me a lot in its twists and turns, but, the characters were all unique and amazing.
I received this book via Netgalley thanks to Bold Strokes Books.… (plus d'informations)
This was horrible. I mean, it was great, but it was also intensely horrible.
It's the story of Greyson and Olivia. They meet when the literally collide. But, then they go their separate ways. Except that's not quite how it goes.
They both get taken, although in definitely different ways. And then they both wind up captured by a slave fight club. And then they're thrown together as well.
Of course, this is a lesfic romance, and so while going through hell they also get closer. and that was interesting since I thought Ford kept a balance with them vs. their situation pretty well.
The characters were all really well crafted and all so unique and some of their stories were intense. I did feel like we only got a quick look at their lives, etc. But, what we got was intense.
That was the word that was always on my tongue as I read this book. Intense. At some points it was so unrelenting that I had to put it down, but I also had to pick it back up because I very much needed that happily ever after ending.
As I said, it was horrible, more specifically the topic, but how it was written about was really good and even with its theme I definitely think it's worth a read.
I received this book via Netgalley thanks to Bold Strokes Books.… (plus d'informations)
It's the story of Greyson and Olivia. They meet when the literally collide. But, then they go their separate ways. Except that's not quite how it goes.
They both get taken, although in definitely different ways. And then they both wind up captured by a slave fight club. And then they're thrown together as well.
Of course, this is a lesfic romance, and so while going through hell they also get closer. and that was interesting since I thought Ford kept a balance with them vs. their situation pretty well.
The characters were all really well crafted and all so unique and some of their stories were intense. I did feel like we only got a quick look at their lives, etc. But, what we got was intense.
That was the word that was always on my tongue as I read this book. Intense. At some points it was so unrelenting that I had to put it down, but I also had to pick it back up because I very much needed that happily ever after ending.
As I said, it was horrible, more specifically the topic, but how it was written about was really good and even with its theme I definitely think it's worth a read.
I received this book via Netgalley thanks to Bold Strokes Books.… (plus d'informations)
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DanieXJ | Aug 14, 2018 |
DanieXJ | Aug 14, 2018 | 
Andi Massey is clearly a damaged soul, severely traumatized by something in her past, she has retreated to a small town where nobody knows her history and she keeps everybody at emotional distance.
Gwen Palmer finds herself dumped by the woman she loved and out of work as a consequence. Despite resistance from friends and family she decides to start again as far away from the city as she can get. She has been hurt once too often by women who use her and is tired of one-night stands and short-term relationships.
Within hours of Gwen arriving at her new home she and Andi are literally thrown together when Gwen’s giant mastiff bowls Andi over. Their attraction is obvious. Gwen is not afraid to go after what she wants, but Andi is determined to resist the attraction. Can Gwen wear down Andi’s resistance? Will her self-confidence survive the mixed messages? Or will Andi’s fear of the past prevent them exploring any future together?
———
No Boundaries is an interesting tale that combines many elements of the traditional LesFic romance with the suspense of a traumatised past and the fear of an endangered future. The plot is well thought through, cleverly weaving characters mentioned in passing into the plot and maintaining the suspense. Ms Ford keeps us on tender hooks about exactly what happened to Andi until the very last minute and cleverly replaces one waiting game for another.
The romance between Andi and Gwen is charming as we see the insecurities of the outwardly confident Gwen battling the self-imposed outward isolation of Andi. Their combined histories make for an interesting and challenging romance.
The characters of Andi and Gwen are delightful, as are favorites such as Mrs Peterson and the small cast we eventually get to meet from Andi’s past. Ms Ford creates real people whose doubts and fears, wishes and regrets, have a structural integrity that enables us to identify and bond with them.
There were places in the book where I could have wished for slightly tighter editing when the occasional repetition of words and frequent repetition of names distracted from the dialogue and action.
This was a good story, a sweet romance and a book that I enjoyed. I will certainly be looking out for more from this author.
(publisher review copy received)… (plus d'informations)
Gwen Palmer finds herself dumped by the woman she loved and out of work as a consequence. Despite resistance from friends and family she decides to start again as far away from the city as she can get. She has been hurt once too often by women who use her and is tired of one-night stands and short-term relationships.
Within hours of Gwen arriving at her new home she and Andi are literally thrown together when Gwen’s giant mastiff bowls Andi over. Their attraction is obvious. Gwen is not afraid to go after what she wants, but Andi is determined to resist the attraction. Can Gwen wear down Andi’s resistance? Will her self-confidence survive the mixed messages? Or will Andi’s fear of the past prevent them exploring any future together?
———
No Boundaries is an interesting tale that combines many elements of the traditional LesFic romance with the suspense of a traumatised past and the fear of an endangered future. The plot is well thought through, cleverly weaving characters mentioned in passing into the plot and maintaining the suspense. Ms Ford keeps us on tender hooks about exactly what happened to Andi until the very last minute and cleverly replaces one waiting game for another.
The romance between Andi and Gwen is charming as we see the insecurities of the outwardly confident Gwen battling the self-imposed outward isolation of Andi. Their combined histories make for an interesting and challenging romance.
The characters of Andi and Gwen are delightful, as are favorites such as Mrs Peterson and the small cast we eventually get to meet from Andi’s past. Ms Ford creates real people whose doubts and fears, wishes and regrets, have a structural integrity that enables us to identify and bond with them.
There were places in the book where I could have wished for slightly tighter editing when the occasional repetition of words and frequent repetition of names distracted from the dialogue and action.
This was a good story, a sweet romance and a book that I enjoyed. I will certainly be looking out for more from this author.
(publisher review copy received)… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 47
- Popularité
- #330,643
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 13