I have been reviewing books, all the books, for over 10 years, so I would have had to go way back in the archives for this week’s Top 10 Tuesday challenge — Books I Loved, But Never Reviewed. So I decided to go off topic. Last week bloggers shared books with colors in the title. That was a lot of fun, so I thought about some spin offs. I have a lot of material for more off topic and freebie weeks. đ This week I am sharing books with flowers in the title — a bouquet of books. Hope you find one to love!
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Top Books with Flowers in The Title
Daisies Are Forever by Liz Tolsma
In the final days of Nazi Germany, the strength of one womanâs heart will determine the fate of a family.
Prussia, 1945
The fall of the Third Reich is imminent. As the merciless Red Army advances from the East, the German people of Prussia await the worst.
Among them is twenty-year-old Gisela Cramer, an American living in Heiligenbeil with her cousin Ella and their ailing grandfather. When word arrives that the Russians will invade overnight, Ella urges Gisela to escape to Berlinâand take Ellaâs two small daughters with her.
The journey is miserable and relentless. But when Gisela hears the British accent of a phony SS officer, she poses as his wife to keep him safe among the indignant German refugees. In the blink of an eye, Mitch Edwards and Gisela are Herr and Frau Joseph Cramer.
Through their tragic and difficult journey, the fabricated couple strives to protect Ellaâs daughters, hoping against hope for a reunion. But even as Gisela and Mitch develop feelings beyond the makeâbelieve, the reality of war terrorizes their makeshift family.
The Dandelion Field by Kathryn Springer
This handsome firefighter makes a living coming to the rescue, but Gin doesnât need a man to fight her battles.
After Raineâs dad walked out, Ginevieve Lightly never lived in one place too long, a rambling lifestyle that defined her daughterâs youth. When their car dies in Banister Falls, Wisconsin, Gin promises Raine they can stay until she finishes her senior year of high school. Gin will do anything to make sure her daughter has a bright future . . . a future thatâs compromised when Raine reveals sheâs pregnant.
Dan Moretti has only ever called Banister Falls home. After losing his best friend in a tragic accident, Dan devoted himself to responding to fires, rescuing the helpless, and guiding Cody Bennett, his best friendâs son, through life. With Cody being the epitome of the good kid, it was an easy job. Until he says four little words: âThe baby is mine.â
Knowing gossip of Raineâs pregnancy will erupt sooner or later in the small town, Ginâs reflex is to grab the suitcase and escape to a new city, a new life. But with each passing day, Ginâs feet stay rooted in Banister Falls, and she falls a little more for this local firefighter who shows her not all men abandon women at the first sign of smoke.
As Gin and Dan do the best they can to guide the two teenagers through their early entry into adulthood, they discover together that romance can bloom in the rockiest of situations. And God can turn the pieces of a broken past into a beautiful new beginning.
Dogwood by Chris Fabry
n the small town of Dogwood, West Virginia, Karin has buried her shattered dreams by settling for a faithful husband whose emotional distance from her deep passions and conflicts leaves her isolated. Loaded with guilt, she tries to raise three small children and âdo lifeâ the best she can. Will returns to Dogwood intent on pursuing the only woman he has ever lovedâonly to find there is far more standing in his way than lost years in prison. The secrets of Will and Karinâs past begin to emerge through Danny Boyd, a young boy who wishes he hadnât survived the tragedy that knit those two together as well as tore them apart. The trigger that will lay their pain bare and force them to face it rather than flee is the unlikely figure of Ruthie Bowles, a withered, wiry old woman who leads Karin so deep into her anger against God that it forces unexpected consequences.
Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate
Adventure is the last thing on Andrea Hendersonâs mind when she moves to Moses Lake. After surviving the worst year of her life, sheâs struggling to build a new life for herself and her son as a social worker. Perhaps in doing a job that makes a difference, she can find some sense of purpose and solace in her shattered faith.
For new Moses Lake game warden Mart McClendon, finding a sense of purpose in life isnât an issue. He took the job to get out of southwest Texas and the constant reminders of a tragedy for which he canât forgive himself.
Lilies in The Moonlight by Allison Pittman
Heâd lost his zest for life. She was just lost. Will they find the healing and love they long for?Â
After a roaring night on the town, fun-loving flapper Lilly Margolis, dazed and disoriented, twists her ankle and falls into the backyard of a wealthy family where the effects of the Great Warâover for more than half a decadeâare still endured. Inside the walls of the Burnside mansion, Cullen Burnside, a disillusioned and disfigured veteran, and his widowed mother, Betty Ruth, who daily slips a little further into dementia, lead a lonely existence ⌠until Lilly. Whimsical, lighthearted, and beautiful, she rejuvenates their sad, disconnected lives and blossoms in the light of their attention.
But Lilly, like Cullen, is hiding from a painful past. And when Cullen insists on returning her to her faraway home, their budding attraction seems destined to die on the vine. The resulting road trip becomes a journey of self-discoveryâbut what will Cullen and Lilly find at journeyâs end?
Magnolia Storms by Janet Ferguson
Maggie Marovich couldnât save her father or her home from Hurricane Katrina, but sheâs dedicated her life to meteorology so she can warn others when the monster storms approach. Except . . . she works three hours inland and rarely risks returning to her childhood hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Both her single-parent sister and the ship pilot Maggie once loved refused to leave the Coast, despite Maggieâs requests. Now a hurricaneâs headed toward Mississippi, and Maggieâs sister is seriously injured, leaving Maggie little choice but to head south â into the storm.
The water and tides flow through Josh Bergeronâs veins, and he canât imagine giving up piloting â even for the love of his life, the infuriating Magnolia Marovich. He tried to move on without her, marrying and having a child. But after his wife abandons him and his little boy, his career choice is threatened by the weight of his parental responsibilities. Moving next door to Maggieâs sister and sharing their child care seems like the perfect set-up. Until Maggie blows back into town.
Being forced to lean on Josh for help washes up the wreckage in Maggieâs faith. Where was God during the destruction of Katrina? Why do some prayers seem to go unanswered? Between the hurricane looming in the Gulf and another gale raging in her heart, can Maggie overcome her past and find the trust to truly live?
A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor
Step into the world of Victorian London, where the wealth and poverty exist side by side. This is the story of two long-lost sisters, whose lives take different paths, and the young woman who will be transformed by their experiences.
In 1912, twenty-year-old Tilly Harper leaves the peace and beauty of her native Lake District for London, to become assistant housemother at Mr. Shawâs Home for Watercress and Flower Girls. For years, the home has cared for Londonâs flower girlsâorphaned and crippled children living on the grimy streets and selling posies of violets and watercress to survive.
Soon after she arrives, Tilly discovers a diary written by an orphan named Florrieâa young Irish flower girl who died of a broken heart after she and her sister, Rosie, were separated. Moved by Florrieâs pain and all she endured in her brief life, Tilly sets out to discover what happened to Rosie. But the search will not be easy. Full of twists and surprises, it leads the caring and determined young woman into unexpected places, including the depths of her own heart.
Remember The Lilies by Liz Tolsma
How will two very different people find loveâand survive the impossible circumstances of war?
In 1941 Rand Sterling was a wealthy, womanizing club owner and an American of note among ex-pats and locals alike. Now two years later, Rand is just another civilian prisoner of warâone whose planned escape from the Santo Tomas Internment Camp could put him and others in grave danger.
Irene Reynolds grew up as a missionary kid in the Philippine jungle. Now she works for the paranoid Japanese authorities, delivering censored messages to the other American prisoners in Santo Tomas.
When Ireneâs negligence leads to Randâs failed escape attempt, Rand is sent to the torture chambers of Fort Santiagoâand Irene suffers under the weight of her guilt. Yet when she crosses paths with Rand again after his unexpected return to the camp, something more than mere survival draws the unlikely pair together.
As life in Manila becomes more and more desperate, and another threatening letter finds its way from Ireneâs hands to Randâs, the reluctant couple struggles to find a way to stay alive . . . and to keep their growing feelings for each other from compromising the safety of everyone around them.
The Rose of Winslow Street by Elizabeth Camden
In the small town of Colden, Massachusetts, Libby Sawyer leads a quiet, predictable life. Yet beneath the surface, she is haunted by a secret.
Newly arrived on American shores, Michael Dobrescu is far from predictable, and his arrival in Colden is anything but quiet. Michaelâs shocking claim to be the rightful owner of Libbyâs fatherâs house immediately alienates him from the appalled citizens of Colden.
Despite her own outrage, Libby is unwittingly fascinated by this enigmatic man who seems equally intrigued by her. As the courtâs decision about the house looms and the layers of mystery surrounding Michaelâs past are unveiled, Libbyâs loyalties are tested in ways she never imagined.
Snow in The Tulips by Liz Tolsma
A strangerâs life hangs in the balance. But to save him is to risk everything.
The war is drawing to a close, but the Nazis still occupy part of the Netherlands. After the losses sheâs endured, war widow Cornelia is only a shadow of the woman she once was. She fights now to protect her younger brother, Johan, who lives in hiding.
When Johan brings Gerrit Laninga, a wounded Dutch Resistance member, to Corneliaâs doorstep, their  lives are forever altered. Although scared of the consequences of harboring a wanted man, Corneliaâs faith wonât let her turn him out.
As she nurses Gerrit back to health, she is drawn to his fierce passion and ideals, and notices a shift within herself. Gerritâs intensity challenges her, making her want to live fully, despite the fear that constrains her. When the opportunity to join him in the Resistance presents itself, Cornelia must summon every ounce of courage imaginable.
She is as terrified of loving Gerrit as she is of losing him. But as the winter landscape thaws, so too does her heart. Will she get a second chance at true love? She fears their story will end before it even begins.
Tags: Allison Pittman, contemporary romance fiction, Elizabeth Camden, Hazel Gaynor, historical fiction, historical romance fiction, Janet W. Ferguson, Kathryn Springer, Lisa Wingate, Liz Tolsma
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