Running out of Time: A Silver Springs Contemporary Romance
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Their tenuous new friendship is tested when a blizzard forces them to spend Christmas night together and she goes into labor. The profound experience of helping to bring baby into the world leaves Gage confused and yearning, forcing him to take stock of his life.
And he begins to understand just how empty it is. All her life others had chosen her path. With the birth of her child comes a spark of hope for a better future, a determination to make something of her life, for herself and her daughter. So when Gage Nelson offers sanctuary via marriage, she sends him away.
She needs a break from the rat race. While visiting a friend in Montana, she volunteers to teach a high school drama class and the experience unearths long-buried joy and unrealized talent. Periodic run-ins with the handsome, single dad of one of her students, as well as his adorable children, further knock her off balance. As she gets to know Dan and his family, she falls in love with each of them and finds healing from her turbulent past.
Might they be the balm to an otherwise disappointing future, as well? Dan Edwards is instantly wary of the beautiful drama teacher his daughter idolizes. She reminds him way too much of his ex-wife. He has no intention of making the same mistake twice. But Jen Kramer is much more than she appears. Running out of Time: Grace Martin buried her mother six years ago and her step-father six months ago. She and her young sister are now alone in the world.
But she has to hurry. He spends his time fighting fires and hanging out with his teen-aged son. I was also annoyed at Cora's decision not to include her parents in what she is doing. Even if it would be hard for them, not telling them just seems so much more hurtful. Still, the twists and turns of this thread in the story were so well done that even with the drawbacks I closed the book happy.
Apr 12, Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'? Cora has just moved to the town of Silver Springs California, hoping to start a new life with a new job teaching art. She's teaching a a school for troubled boys called, New Horizons and Cora is really drawn to its founder Aiyana. Besides the teaching job, Cora has other reasons to be in Silver Springs.
Wow, these two were pure electricity together! Wow, these two w Cora Kelly knows she was adopted, and loves her life, but was always curious about her birth parents. And when the main character stands at a crossroads over what decision to take, there it is the reader's heart almost stops. The hero must have said I love you to the heroine like 80 times before she would reciprocate. Hudson never planned to marry or have kids. Contemporary Sports Romance Itunes:
Will she be able to find the answers she is looking for, or will the decisions she makes along the way hinder her ability to discover the truth about herself? While I have many Brenda Novak books Cora has just moved to the town of Silver Springs California, hoping to start a new life with a new job teaching art. While I have many Brenda Novak books on my Kindle, this is the first of her titles that I have actually read. I was drawn to this book initially because of its setting of Silver Springs, the town I live in is called Silver Spring. I was even more drawn to the book by the characters because I have members of my immediate family with similar names to the characters in the book.
Cora Kelly was adopted 28 years ago. Since that time she has been on a quest to find her mother and find out why. She loves her adoptive parents wholeheartedly, but still has a desire to know where she comes from. Her birth mother was at a reasonable age to keep a child, 21, so what were the circumstances that made her decide that adoption was the best idea, especially since in her investigation she finds out that her birth mother has adopted several children over the years. This was a very compelling story. It drew me in immediately and I couldn't put it down.
I read it in just a few hours over a couple of days. I can't imagine what it would be like to not know your birth parents. And then searching your whole life to find them, with a closed adoption. In Cora's quest to find all this information, she falls in love and faces conflict with her adoptive parents. It's a great story for everyone who likes a little romance in their lives. If you enjoy Ms. Novak's books, consider joining her book club on Facebook https: Mar 20, Julie Kirby rated it it was amazing. Arc received in return for an honest review. She has a way of enrapturing you into the story, getting to know the main characters along with the others within the story.
As with her other stories, once you open the book you NEED to know what happens next. Whether its a small town romance, or dark thriller. You get taken on an emotional journey, as you discover the unfolding story. I loved Cora and Elijah, they b Arc received in return for an honest review. I loved Cora and Elijah, they both had big secrets, and histories preventing them both to open up and accept what they had. They both tried to ward the other off, but both let their defences down and the attraction was too strong to be ignored.
I thought the school setting was great, added an air of mystery, as to why make a decision to give up your child, then to go on and help as many as you could, but with very good reason, as we find out. It made me appreciate Aiyana so much more. Cora was a very caring person, who worried about hiding secrets, but dealt with the situations with compassion and thoughfullness. She really wanted answers but did not want to hurt anyone in the process of finding out the truth, especially her adoptive parents Lilly and Brad, they were really lovely and had a strong loving bond with her.
Eli was very reserved and was shocked with how his feelings for Cora moved along. They were so well suited, they will make a great team with the futures of the boys at the school. I can't wait to see if we get more of all the main characters as wer learn more about the other occupants of Silver Springs. No couple has an easy straight forward path to happiness, and Cora and Eli are testament to that, they did have an understanding of each other, when to push and when to leave!
A story of love against the odds, of trust and friendships, kindless and compassion with lots of lovely sexiness. This had me gripped, didn't want to put it down, imagine a warm comfortable room, with a large glass of wine to help this story shine and come to life through the pages. Eli suffered horrible abuse at the hands of the people who were supposed to love him, so naturally his heart stays pretty closed off to being vulnerable.
Cora is on a quest t 3. I have to admit that I had to separate that last fact out and quarantine it while I read their story. Cora and Eli falling in love is sweet and full of emotion as they each learn to trust the other with their heart, but considering that they were technically brother and sister for all intents and purposes?
Though not blood related, it still was too icky for me. With likable characters and a compelling storyline, Finding Our Forever tugs at the heart. Readers need to be aware that there is some mild language in this book, as well as scenes of an intimate nature that were more graphic than I usually review. Jan 15, Cheri rated it really liked it. Starting off to be a good series!
I am happy to say that Brenda Novak has another great series started with a cast of potential characters for books to come. Cora Kelly has had a great life with her adopted parents and adopted brother. But she has always wondered who her mother was and why she did not keep her. After researching and hiring a private detective, she was able to find her mother. Aiyana Turner has devoted her life to New Horizons Boys Ranch, a ranch where troubled boys can live and get a well rounded education.
Cora is able to get a job as an art teacher at the school. She wants to be able to live close to Aiyana and get to know her, whether or not she lets her know that she is her daughter. Elijah Turner is one of eight boys that Aiyana has adopted over the twenty years that she has owned the ranch and is the person who hired Cora.
Her parents don't know that Cora has found her mother and that is why she is working on the ranch. They are concerned that she will be unhappy living in a small area away from LA but she assured them it is only for a school year if she is unhappy. Cora is caught in a situation that is pulling her in different directions.
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She doesn't want to hurt her parents but she has a strong desire to know her mother and understand why she would give her away only to later adopt eight other children. She and Elijah are attracted to each other and she feels like she needs to stay away from him since she is not being truthful about why she is there but she is not able to stay away from him nor he from her.
She is afraid that he would be unhappy if he knew why she was there. And how would Aiyana react. She is in a no win situation. I was felt her frustration with her situation knowing she didn't want to hurt anyone but it seemed someone or everyone could get hurt by her search for a relationship with her biological mother. A relationship should be built on honesty and not lies. An old boyfriend shows up and causes problems when she lets him know it is over. It seems like an impossible happy ending.
A great read that I happily recommend. Oct 26, Ann Lorz rated it really liked it Shelves: Reviewed for Romancing the Readers Blog: Starting a new series by a author that you really enjoy their prior series is hard.
It might be easier if I was caught up in with that other series but of course I'm not. I really shouldn't have started this one yet until I was done with her prior series but I couldn't help myself. I waited this long so that has to count for something. Finding Our Forever is the start to her new series and I have to tell you when I started it was like I knew right away this was going to be a emotional story, how could it not be what with Cora being adopted and looking for her birth mother. I must tell you I don't if I could have handled it all as well as she did.
If I found out what my birth mother had been doing since she gave me away I think I would have been livid. Of course how good would the story be if she didn't like I felt? The story would have been over before it happened. I feel that Novak handled it all very well.
Sure, it wasn't total smooth sailing because nothing is, but anger didn't over shadow the love story and Cora's future with both her birth mother and Elijah. I really enjoyed both characters and couldn't put the book down until I finished it. It's was the perfect series starter. I really can't wait to dive into the other books in the series. Maybe I'll go back and finish her other series first since I'm pretty far behind on it. Mar 13, Shari Kay marked it as not-for-me. Just a reminder for myself this author is not for me. Mar 12, Sarah rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book was superb.
It was one of those that you want to hurry up and finish because you are so engrossed in the story that you have to know how it all plays out but yet it was just so good that you never want it to end. I loved the banter between Cora and Eli and also with his brothers. There is a lot of emotion in this book and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series. I'd love to see a story for each of the brothers plus more of a resolution to the relationship between Aiyana and Cal.
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Silver Springs is the beginning of a new series and promises to be as enthralling as the Dundee and Whiskey Creek series that have captivated us before. It has all the warm fuzzies, fabulous characters and page 'turnability' we've come to love in a Novak read. Cora has a loving family - but she longs to meet her biological mother.
She finds her mother owns and runs a school for troubled boys. Cora finds herself accepting a position as the new art teacher to get to know the woman who gave her away Silver Springs is the beginning of a new series and promises to be as enthralling as the Dundee and Whiskey Creek series that have captivated us before.
Cora finds herself accepting a position as the new art teacher to get to know the woman who gave her away and then later adopted a passel of boys who have passed through her school doors.
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Cora gets to know one of her mother's adopted boys - and of course the attraction proves to much to resist. But as Eli and Cora get closer, so do Cora and her birth mother. Not revealing her real reasons for being there to her family or the woman who have her up for adoption ends up creating a lot of issues. The deeper she gets into her new life, the harder and harder it becomes to come clean. Novak begins her new series with a bang. There is a lot of emotion, mystery, should I or shouldn't I's? I also found myself wondering if I were in Cora's shoes could I or would I want to potentially hurt the family that raised me to discover and uncover the woman who gave me life then gave me away?
I am thinking the curiosity would tell me yes, but it's a terrifying line to cross for many reasons, and all of them seem to be explored in this book. At the end of this book I was so sorry it had ended. I love the characters and would have loved to have spent some more time with them. I tend to feel the ending was a little to neat and rushed for me, but all in all this book had me from page 1.
I am curious to see how this series will play out - I am happily awaiting my new series addiction! Cherise Everhard, March I received a complementary copy of this book Mar 20, Jan Coad rated it it was amazing. Like her Whiskey Creek series it takes place in a fictitious town in California. New Horizons Boys Ranch, located on the outskirts of town, is a boarding school for troubled teens that Aiyana Turner founded. Aiyana works to do all she can to heal the troubled boys and she even adopted eight of them.
Cora comes to New Horizon as a teacher hoping to get to know Aiyana, who she discovered is her birth mother she was adopted as a baby. She goes under false pretenses as she doesn't tell her parents she was trying to meet her birth mother. Even though he is now in charge of the school, he still struggles with his own issues from his youth. His work with the boys helps him but he still has difficulty with relationships. Even though she wasn't looking for love, Cora is the perfect match for Elijah, except that she keeps the secret that could ruin things between them. Their story is tender yet full of pain that threatens to drive them apart, but brings them together for an amazing happily ever after that we can always expect from Brenda Novak romances.
The old question that lives in the mind of almost every adopted young person: Cora had this question, despite being happy with her adoptive family. That's why she leaves to meet her biological mother, Aiyana. After hiring a detective, Cora decides to leave without telling her adoptive family what her plan was She also broke up with her boyfriend. In addition to coming to u The old question that lives in the mind of almost every adopted young person: In addition to coming to understand the kind of life her biological mother had, Cora meets Elyjah Turner.
In fact, he hired her for the job.
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Soon they both realize they have a stronger connection. But, Cora was surrounded by lies in her life, and to complicate matters, her ex-boyfriend decides to appear, making scandal, and complicating the decisions she would have to make.
As always, Ms Novak's books are filled with excitement, dilemmas, happy moments and more sad ones. And when the main character stands at a crossroads over what decision to take, there it is the reader's heart almost stops. Mar 21, Mary Mooney rated it really liked it.
Brenda Novak has done it again with the beginning of a new series, Finding Our Forever starts with Cora finding her birth mother who runs a ranch for troubled boys. Cora had a good childhood but felt something was missing, so she sets out to find her birth mother to find out why she was put up for adoption.
When she finds her mother, she doesn't tell her who she is because she wants to get to know her before she tells her she is her daughter.
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