Title: As Love Blooms (The Gregory Sisters #3)
Author: Lorna Seilstad
Pages: 320
Release Dates: May 12, 2015 (eBook) & May 19, 2015
(print)
Publisher: Revell
Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher
in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Young romance
opens like a rose … but even a rose has its thorns.
Tessa Gregory is
nothing if not tenacious. Denied a position as a horticulturist at prestigious
Como Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she is not above a little benevolent
deception in order to get the park superintendent to change his mind and hire
her. She plans to infiltrate the world of wealthy and influential people in
hopes of drumming up financial support for a world-class conservatory. Before
she can put those plans into action, she meets Reese King, a handsome gardener at
Como Park – and a major distraction. Still, Reese might be the key to achieving
her dream. But is his goal to help her . . . or to capture her heart?
Against the lush
backdrop of manicured gardens and greenhouses full of the exotic, Lorna
Seilstad weaves a sweet and sassy story that is sure to delight.
My review:
This is an
incredible inspirational historical romance.
I love reading
series like this one, where each book focuses on one member of a family. It is
so much fun to meet the whole family in book one and learn more about them
throughout the series.
In this book the
main character is Tessa, the youngest of the Gregory sisters. In each of the
previous books she had a different interest. We find in this book though that
her life dream is the interest that peeked out briefly in both of them. I love
her character and personality. She is so spunky that reading about her is
delightful.
There are a
number of new characters, including Reese King, in this novel. Lorna does a
marvelous job of developing them, both the good and the evil ones. Reese is a
perfect example of someone who has been wounded by something said to them. The
comment is permanently etched in his mind and affects everything he does and
the decisions he makes. Yet the other person barely remembers the conversation.
Watching what we say so that we do not cause those kinds of wounds is a lesson
we can all stand to learn. This novel helps to point that out.
The main story is
the development of the friendship between Tessa and Reese. There are also two
additional storylines that are running in the background. All three are very
well written. They run along within the extended family without detracting from
each other.
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