A news anchor intern has it all planned out, and love isn’t on the agenda.
Brooke Endress is on the cusp of her lifelong dream when her younger sister persuades her to chaperone a mission trip to El Salvador. Packing enough hand sanitizer and bug spray to single-handedly wipe out malaria, she embarks on what she hopes will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
But Brooke is blindsided by the desperation for hope and love she sees in the eyes of the orphans she encounters. And no less by the connection she feels with her handsome translator. As newfound passion blooms, Brooke wrestles with its implications for her career dreams.
Ubaldo Chavez, teacher and translator, knows the struggle that comes with generational poverty. But he found the way out – education – and is determined to help his students rise above.
When he agrees to translate for a mission team from the United States he expects to encounter a bunch of “missional tourists” full of empty promises. Yet an American news anchor defies his expectations, and he finds himself falling in love. But what does he have to offer someone with everything?
HEALING LOVE is not your average missions story. I loved the complex baggage Brooke brings before she ever steps on the plane to watch over her sister as they travel to El Salvador. They are orphans and Brooke lives in fear in her day-to-day life. She has dreams regarding her career, but she’s got her sister to worry about. The last thing she’s got on her agenda is falling in love.
Brooke doesn’t just fall in love with a person, she falls in love with a people. The transformation in both storylines is beautiful.
Her career goals, her new passion, her colleagues, family and heart all collide when Brooke needs to determine her future. I definitely felt her conflict and was moved by it.
This is a quick read because I wanted to learn what was going to happen. I believe you’ll feel the same, too.
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This week Write Integrity finishes up revealing chapters from the sequel to The Love Boat Bachelor, Unlikely Merger. Starting June 20 you can vote for the hero you want Mercy to end up with. [tweetthis]Unlikely Merger will release on Amazon July 1 and it will be FREE July 1-5.[/tweetthis] To celebrate, this week the authors…
Savoring the Not-So-Perfect Life by Michelle Rayburn (For September 10 – National TV Dinner Day) When I was young, my mother cooked most meals from scratch, baked six loaves of bread every week and canned enough vegetables to feed the neighborhood if we ever had to retreat to a bomb shelter. But on…
Each Sunday I share my own nature picture along with a couple words about God’s love for you. It was a rough winter. There was the snow. And the ice. Then the cold. And more cold. The endless, brutal, cold. When the winds blew, the sleet pelting my cheek, I wondered if it would ever…
You know the old movies where the sheriff is a good guy and you could count on him to do right for the town? Then, something happens, usually against the woman he loves and all bets are off. He’s out to make things right, his way. But he’s still the sheriff. So when the climax…
I can’t believe November is over. It was fast for me. While you read the thankful posts, I cranked out over 13K for my rough draft, To Be Determined and revised a chapter or two with Untangled. Oh, and then there was the wrist pain I didn’t count on. So far they think that’s tendinitis….
As I write this, I’m looking at the clock, wishing for time to move faster. I have a doctor’s appointment and for once, I can’t wait to get there. I have poison ivy. With a new house and lots of landscaping and woods comes stuff I can’t identify. My gloves get hot and sometimes things…
This week Write Integrity finishes up revealing chapters from the sequel to The Love Boat Bachelor, Unlikely Merger. Starting June 20 you can vote for the hero you want Mercy to end up with. [tweetthis]Unlikely Merger will release on Amazon July 1 and it will be FREE July 1-5.[/tweetthis] To celebrate, this week the authors…
Savoring the Not-So-Perfect Life by Michelle Rayburn (For September 10 – National TV Dinner Day) When I was young, my mother cooked most meals from scratch, baked six loaves of bread every week and canned enough vegetables to feed the neighborhood if we ever had to retreat to a bomb shelter. But on…
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You know the old movies where the sheriff is a good guy and you could count on him to do right for the town? Then, something happens, usually against the woman he loves and all bets are off. He’s out to make things right, his way. But he’s still the sheriff. So when the climax…
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As I write this, I’m looking at the clock, wishing for time to move faster. I have a doctor’s appointment and for once, I can’t wait to get there. I have poison ivy. With a new house and lots of landscaping and woods comes stuff I can’t identify. My gloves get hot and sometimes things…
