Book Review/Giveaway: Love Starts With Elle *EXTENDED*

When I got the opportunity to read Rachel Hauck's Love Starts with Elle, I honestly wasn't too sure if I'd like it. It's usually suspense and action that keep me turning the pages, and I didn't think this "heartwarming romance novel" would have much of that.

Boy was I wrong! From the first chapter, I fell in love with Elle, and my heart felt every twirl on the roller coaster of her life in Beaufort South Carolina! I tore through the pages, as I was hoping and cheering for her. And by the end, I was in tears. It's a wonderful story of God's grace and provision for us

In her own words, Rachel is "a forty-something, a child of the '60's, '70's, '80's, '90's and '00's. She roller skated through the '70's into the '80's with Farrah Fawcet hair and a three-speed orange Camero."

Her books include Sweet Caroline and Love Starts With Elle, among others, from Thomas Nelson. Romantic Times Book Club gave both books their highest rank of 4.5 stars, with Elle's story being honored as Top Pick!

Here's the scoop:

Elle's living the dream-but is it her dream or his?

Elle loves life in Beaufort, South Carolina-lazy summer days on the sand bar, coastal bonfires, and dinners with friends sharing a lifetime of memories. And she's found her niche as the owner of a successful art gallery too. Life is good.

Then the dynamic pastor of her small town church sweeps her off her feet. She's never known a man like Jeremiah-one who breathes in confidence and exhales all doubt. When he proposes in the setting sunlight, Elle hands him her heart on a silver platter.

But Jeremiah's just accepted a large pastorate in a different state. If she's serious about their relationship, Elle will take "the call," too, leaving behind the people and place she loves so dearly. Elle's friendship with her new tenant, widower Heath McCord, and his young daughter make things even more complicated.

Is love transferrable across the miles? And can you take it with you when you go?

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Wanna win my copy? I'd love to pass it along, so you can see for yourself!

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• The contest is open through Thursday, October 16, the winner will be announced Friday.

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