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    Love Starts With Elle

    By Rachel Hauck

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    Elle's living the dream, but whose dream is it?

    Elle Garvy loves her life in Beaufort, South Carolina, spending summer days on the sand bar and enjoying coastal bonfires and dinners with friends. She’s found her stride professionally as the owner of a successful art gallery, and she’s found love with handsome, confident Jeremiah Franklin. Life is good.

    Then Jeremiah accepts a large pastorate in a different state, and Elle turns her life upside down to go with him. When Jeremiah has a change of heart, Elle is hurt and her faith is shaken.

    New York lawyer and recent widower Heath McCord imagines the low country cottage he’s rented for the summer is the balm his grieving heart needs. That and time to connect with his little girl. He’s unprepared for his beautiful landlord, Elle, and the love her friendship awakens.

    But God has new blessings in store for these two grieving hearts. Can Elle trust so soon after losing Jeremiah? Can Heath release the memory of his wife and fully love again?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateNov 15, 2010
    ISBN9781418570248
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    Rachel Hauck

    Rachel Hauck is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY bestselling author of The Wedding Dress, which was also named Inspirational Novel of the Year by Romantic Times and was a RITA finalist. Rachel lives in central Florida with her husband and pet and writes from her ivory tower. Visit her online at RachelHauck.com; Facebook: RachelHauck; Twitter: @RachelHauck; Instagram: @rachelhauck.

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    • 5/5
      I do not know if I shall scream or cry or both. Love Starts with Elle is officially one of my favorite books of all time. It is by far my favorite book of contemporary Christian fiction. I enjoyed Sweet Caroline immensely, but it does not fully compare with the power and wonder of Elle. This is a sequel, but does stand alone on a firm foundation of Christ no less. Elle is an artist, well in her heart. She mets Mr. Wonderful, who I did not like from page one, but he's so right. Until he's not, but really who is perfect? Well I did not see how in the world the plot could get her out of one situation or get her into another, but after reading the book in entirety I'm impressed. I cannot believe all that has happened. My goodness, our God is a mighty God. Usually, I really do not like contemporary, because it's so real and harsh and there is just not enough "light". Rachel Hauck gives contemporary a good name. It is real, there is some harshness and full tears. But there is love and light beyond the darkness. The characters are so real, and I want to move to their town and lives near their lives. After Sweet Caroline I just could not see how the story could continue on in Elle's life, but it did and in such a neat way. I had my tears and my giggles. I got angry at people and frustrated when they did not head my suggestions. I cherish their joys and I cannot wait for more works to come from the wonder that I have found in Rachel's words on a page.
    • 4/5
      I thought Sweet Caroline was good...but...Love Starts with Elle was my favorite. This story was so true to life and the feelings of the characters were so real to me. Lots of others have written great reviews so I will just say it was a GREAT book. I loved the dialog. It kept me turning pages to find out what was going to happen next. It was great to get a peek at Caroline and Mitch and what was happening with them. I highly recommend this book. It can be read as a stand alone but it rounds it out much better to have read Sweet Caroline.
    • 4/5
      This is the second in her Lowcountry series set in Beaufort, South Carolina. Elle has finally achieved her dream: running a successful art gallery, living close within the bosom of her family's arms, and best of all: Pastor Jeremiah has just asked her to marry him. But then it all starts to fall apart. Jeremiah takes a position as senior pastor in Dallas requiring them both to move. Elle sells her gallery and rents out her home to hunky widower Heath and his daughter Tracey-Love, then Jeremiah breaks it off. And Elle is left with nothing but the comfort of her family, even her faith is shaken as she wonders why God would give her all of her dreams only to take them away. In desperation, she joins an elderly woman in prayer each morning in the prayer chapel, and suddenly feathers start fluttering around her from no seen source. This book doesn't take the expected road (I especially love the bit with the New York art critic) to get to a happy ending. Julianne, Elle's sister, is also going through some major drama of her own, and as Elle helps Jules, she's forced to face some tough truths herself.