My Review
A Match to Call Ours, by Merillee Whren, is part of the Front Porch Promises collections. These are stand alone stories about the same people and places. This is a well written, easy to ready Christian romance that deals with family, forgiveness and second chances. I especially liked the antics of the young twins and how the adults interacted with them. I enjoyed how the story evolved, from Brittany losing her job and gong on vacation with her roommate, to being the person who helps Parker step back into the town that hurt him years ago. One of the things that stands out to me is how the people from the community continued to treat Parker after six years. But when he made the first step, they stepped up to welcome him back.
This is a heart warming story of which I voluntarily received a complimentary copy, this is my honest review. I look forward to reading the rest in this series.
About the Book
Book: A Match to Call Ours
Author: Merrillee Whren
Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance
Release date: January 21, 2020
Brittany Gorman needs a job, but nanny to six-year-old twin girls isn’t exactly what she’s looking for. Their single father, Parker Watson, isn’t sure hiring Brittany is the right move, but he’s desperate for help.
Soon Brittany is charming the twins and their father as well. But Parker still clings to the bitterness of his past, a past that has made him a recluse on his isolated Montana ranch, distanced him from God, and kept him from finding love.
Can Brittany’s prayers and two little matchmakers soften Parker’s heart and help him find love with his perfect Montana match?
Click here to get your copy!
About the Author
Merrillee Whren is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author who writes inspirational romance. She is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award for best inspirational romance manuscript presented by Romance Writers of America. She has also been the recipient of the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of forty- plus years, and has two grown daughters. She has lived in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Florida but now makes her home in the Arizona desert. She spends her free time playing tennis or walking while she does the plotting for her novels. Please visit her Website and signup for her newsletter and connect with her on Facebook.
More from Merrillee
One of my writing goals is to set at least one book in every state in which I have lived. So far I have written books set in Washington State, Texas, Florida, South Dakota, Georgia, Ohio, Montana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee. I still have to write books set in Illinois and Arizona to complete my goal. Just for fun I’ve gone astray and have written a couple of Christmas novellas set in Maryland, where my older daughter lives. I’m currently working on the third book in that series.
A Match to Call Ours is my Montana book. I lived there when I was a little girl. We lived near Billings from the time I was four until I was ten, when we moved to South Dakota. So as you can imagine my memories are vague, but I’ve visited Montana numerous times as an adult.
Brittany Gorman, the heroine of the book, is originally from Washington State, and if you read my Pinecrest series, you first meet her as a teenager in Second Chance Gift. I have three teenagers in that series, and I wanted to write their adult stories. Brittany’s story comes first, followed by Max’s story, then Amanda’s story in the Front Porch Promises series. The characters take the reader from Montana to Massachusetts, then Tennessee, where the series includes Amanda’s younger sister, Kelsey.
In A Match to Call Ours the hero’s twin daughters are based on my memories of my fourth grade friend Rose. She belonged to the Crow Tribe and had long dark braids just like the twins in the story. I remember the snowstorms and having fun in the snow, sledding, and making snowballs. I got to put those memories to use in the story.
Because I’m what they call an organic writer, I don’t plot my stories. I start writing and see how things unfold. I’m always thankful that somehow God brings everything together when I write a book.
Blog Stops
Texas Book-aholic, August 17
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, August 18
Inklings and notions, August 19
lakesidelivingsite, August 20
Vicky Sluiter, August 20
deb’s Book Review, August 21
Locks, Hooks and Books, August 22
For Him and My Family, August 23
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, August 24
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, August 25
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, August 26
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, August 27
A Good Book and Cup of Tea, August 28
Cats in the Cradle Blog, August 28
Pause for Tales, August 29
Spoken from the Heart, August 30
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Merrillee is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of Hometown Promises!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/20e0c/a-match-to-call-ours-celebration-tour-giveaway
It sounds like a great story, and I love the pretty cover.
LikeLiked by 1 person
thank you for your review. this sounds like such a good story
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for sharing your lovely review of A Match to Call Ours, this sounds like a wonderful story and I am looking forward to reading it myself
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks I hope you enjoy it
LikeLiked by 1 person
A Match to Call Ours sounds like a book that I really want to read, thanks for sharing it with me!
Thanks, lakesidelivingsite, for sharing your review!
Have a spectacular weekend!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You. I hope you enjoy it.
LikeLike
Thanks for sharing your review, the book sounds good
LikeLiked by 1 person
Good book for Summer reading.
Thanks for the contest.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This sounds good! I like the author’s goal.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for sharing your excellent review! A Match to Call Ours sounds like one not to miss.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love the cover. It sets the stage for the book.
LikeLiked by 1 person