This little family stole my heart. ( )

"5 out of 5 stars! This fast paced, heart wrenching, historical romance is one that I had a hard time putting down I liked it so much! All of the characters have so much dimension and emotional growth to them throughout this novel that it was hard not to like each of them in some way, well except for Brook of course."

Read more of this review and a teaser here: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-tour-idolizing-in-beloved...
(It's part of a blog tour and will be posted on my blog by November 11, 2013) ( )

See full review @ The Indigo Quill: [http://theindigoquill.blogspot.com/2014/04/review-beloved-where-heart-lives-3-by.html?spref=fb]

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Beloved is an incredibly sweet and tasteful story of redemption and forgiveness. This is the third book within a series, and although I haven't read the first two books, I didn't feel like I was missing anything. This is also the third work I've read of Robin Lee Hatcher, and I must say that she is becoming one of my new favorite Christian Fiction authors.

I was hooked within the first few pages of the book when confronted with a bit of a scandal: Diana Brennan is celebrating her engagement to another man when her husband, who was thought to be dead, appears at the door. Clearly there was some kind of miscommunication here!

Tyson Applegate had left Diana for selfish ambition and has returned [supposedly] a changed man and determined to win her heart back. In the meantime, they live as husband as wife, but Diana's heart is far from it. Talk about awkward. Slowly, we watch the pieces put back into place, and a relationship bloom that only God can manage to navigate.

This was a cute book. It was tastefully done and actually wasn't quite as "romantic" as you would assume by the title. I lent my copy to a friend, and she had it read by the end of the week! ( )

I really enjoyed this book. I read this book in a few hours because the author did such a good job of grabbing my attention from the first page and didn't want to put it down. I understood so much about Diana because she seems so much like me that I understood her choices and I also wanted the best for her. In this story you get to see Diana as her husband comes back into her life just as she was about to announce her engagement to a new gentlemen. She thought that her husband had been killed because he was gone for years and he had no contact with anyone in his family. You get to watch Tyson prove to his wife that he loves her and that he wants the marriage to work. I loved everything about this book and the characters. I can't wait to check out more books by this author because her writing grabs me from the first page. ( )

Another great book by Robin Lee Hatcher. In this book we meet Diana Brennan Applegate, she is an Irish immigrant, and ended up on the orphan train. Diana ended up with a good family, but married young when dashing and wealthy Tyson Applegate sweeps her off her feet. He on the other hand has married her to get his inheritance. In the end, thinking only of himself, Tyson takes off and travels around the world. In his travels he finally ends up in Cuba, he is serving with Theodore Roosevelt, and the Rough Riders.
When Diana has word her husband is missing and presumed dead, she is angry with him. As the years past she moves on with her life, and the day before she can finally have Tyson declared dead, she is at a party to have her engagement announced. You can probably guess, but Tyson shows up at the party.
He claims to Diana he is a changed man, and now follows his God and Savior. Of course she does not believe him, she is still so hurt from her abandonment. Tyson offers her a deal, if she will come and be his wife, in all ways but one, he will let her leave in November, and provide an allowance and home for her. He wants to run for US Senate, and needs her. Of course, he hopes that being with him will bring her back to him.
We find her setting up the household and having dinner parties, and doing her job, but can she control her heart? Will Tyson, and her staff, be able to put up with all the strays she brings home? We are ready for a variety of animals and people!! She has such a big heart for those in need.
Will Tyson be able to convince her that he has changed, what about his controlling Father? There are a lot surprises to be found here. It is one fast paced, and interesting read, and you won't be able to put it down.

I received this book through Litfuse Publicity Book Tours, and was not required to give a positive review. ( )