Book Review: Gillian’s Heart by B.J. Bassett
Book Description:
Gillian Grant, abandoned by her alcoholic parents, is raised by her grandmother in a beach house in California.As a tribute to Gram’s memory, Gillian restores the house and hires Dusty to help her. Dusty shares the apartment above the garage with Gillian’s childhood friend, Josh.
Gillian and Dusty have nothing in common, except the restoration of the house. Gillian suffers from anorexia and is in denial. While she has a strong faith in God, Dusty is an unbeliever.
Betsy, Gillian’s mother, returns and announces the house was left to her, not Gillian, and she plans to sell it.
Gillian always dreamed of her wedding in her grandmother’s garden overlooking the Pacific. Will there be a wedding? Who will capture Gillian’s heart—stable Josh or can she trust Dusty, a new Christian, who has kept secrets from her? And who holds the deed to the house?
I’m excited to share BJ Bassett’s romance, Gillian’s Heart, to all of you. We are in the same critique group and I remember feeling like I was on the beach with Gillian, Josh and Dusty. I rooted for Gillian with the different conflicts she faced from her eating disorder to fighting for the right to the house Gram left her.
[tweetthis]What I thought was standout about Gillian’s Heart was that B.J. showed that Christians are not perfect.[/tweetthis] They have struggles and secrets, and that for everyone, Christ truly is the answer and path to healing.
As the winds turn cooler and visits to the beach fade for most of us, I think Gillian’s Heart is a perfect way to feel at the beach while being comforted by tender characters and a loving God.
