“Love Arrives in Pieces” by Betsy St. Amant
The main character Stella is hired for a local job to decorate a renovated theater and finds out she has to work with an old friend who didn’t leave on good terms. They must figure out how to work together for the sake of the community and try to heal past wounds and misunderstandings.
I couldn’t really relate to the main character and how “broken” Stella felt after her divorce. I liked that she used painting as her way to express herself and her emotions, but I didn’t understand why it was such a big deal to keep it secret. I felt like Stella was very dramatic and immature at times with how she dealt with Chase and some situations around her.
During the book it kept eluding to Stella, Stella’s sister, and Chase being involved in a personal scandal that left them all brokenhearted, but it kept leaving me confused because it never shared what happened so it was hard to understand the emotions involved.
Overall, it was a nice story, but not one that I would remember in the future or read again. I read another book by this author which I liked better than this one.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book from LitFuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.
About the Book:
For so long, Stella was known for her beauty. Now, with her heart stripped bare, she must discover who she really is.
Former pageant queen Stella Varland doesn’t trust beauty anymore after her divorce. Her appearance betrayed her and led to brokenness, so instead of being beautiful, now she tries to make beautiful things, but she always falls short. So she keeps her passion for art to herself and focuses on her interior design work. But if she doesn’t get another job soon, she’ll be stuck living with her parents.
Contractor Chase Taylor is determined to live a life of no regrets after losing his fiancée. Now he lives life at full speed, striving to see how much he can accomplish. He knows if he slows down, he’ll fall apart. So he returns home to Bayou Bend to renovate the town’s old theater and is shocked to discover that the designer for the project is his old flame, Stella.
Forced to work together, Chase and Stella battle their chemistry and past as they struggle to compromise and work together on a vision for the theater. Their wills clash as they attempt to hide their brokenness—and their unresolved feelings for each other—until Chase discovers the hidden parts of Stella, while losing her trust in the process.
A near catastrophe, a fire, and a small-town gossip mill finally force Stella and Chase to realize that they have a choice—to hold on to the shards of their pasts, or surrender their fragmented pieces to the One who makes a beautiful masterpiece from their brokenness.
About the Author:
Betsy St. Amant lives in Louisiana with her young daughter and has a heart for sharing the amazing news of God’s grace through her novels. A freelance journalist, Betsy is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. When she’s not reading, writing, or singing along to a Disney soundtrack with her daughter, Betsy enjoys inspirational speaking and teaching on the craft of writing. Visit her website at www.betsystamant.com Facebook: BetsySt.Amant Twitter: @betsystamant
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