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blodeuedd's review
3.0
60 pages that were good, but rushed. Yes I get that she wanted to tell an entire story, but even though it was good, it also went too fast.
Abused woman struggles with work, and her heart; a charity for single moms. She has two kids. No time for a man.
But oh, there is a sexy neighbor that likes to help out. She is all, leave me alone. But he continues to help and in the end she realizes that he is a good guy. And they will live happily ever after.
Maybe not the best insight into Carr. But I do wanna try more.
Abused woman struggles with work, and her heart; a charity for single moms. She has two kids. No time for a man.
But oh, there is a sexy neighbor that likes to help out. She is all, leave me alone. But he continues to help and in the end she realizes that he is a good guy. And they will live happily ever after.
Maybe not the best insight into Carr. But I do wanna try more.
purplewidow's review
3.0
To be honest, all the stars are for the message rather than the story. It is meant to serve as an advertisement for Zoe institute which supports single moms. Kudos to all the supporters.
scoutmomskf's review
4.0
Lightly linked with the Virgin River series by the appearances of a couple VR characters, this is a good story about moving forward. I really liked both Dory and Clay. Dory is trying to move on with her life after escaping from an abusive marriage. After getting the help she needed in Oklahoma, she moved to California where she has built a new life. She has a job to earn a living and is taking care of her kids. She is also giving back by helping single mothers the way that she was helped. With the assistance of a social worker and a bunch of volunteers they are doing great things. When Clay moves in next door she is a little bit nervous. He's a big guy, very good looking and obviously interested in her. She's wary because she doesn't trust her instincts about men anymore. When Clay starts doing things for her like cutting grass, moving trash cans and playing with her kids, she freaks out a bit seeing it as controlling. She finally relaxes a bit and starts to get to know him, finding him to be a truly caring man. As she opens up more to him her feelings grow and she discovers that she can have a loving relationship with a new man.
Clay was a sweetheart. He is a firefighter, so right there you see that he is a naturally caring man. When he moves in next to Dory he is interested in her right away. He sees that she is a struggling single mother and starts trying to help out. He is surprised when she accuses him of being controlling but manages to convince her he is just being friendly. He backs off on the pursuit a little and tries just being friends with her and her kids. I really loved his patience and how he was willing to take as long as she needed. I liked the way that he had a better idea of what she had been through after the incident in the grocery parking lot. I loved the way that he got involved with her organization and got his friends involved too. Loved seeing how his patience paid off in the end.
This was a part of the More Than Words series of books. I liked the way this one highlighted the trials of being a single mother and showed how there are resources out there to help. I thought it was very well done. The only thing that would make it better would be for it to be longer.
Clay was a sweetheart. He is a firefighter, so right there you see that he is a naturally caring man. When he moves in next to Dory he is interested in her right away. He sees that she is a struggling single mother and starts trying to help out. He is surprised when she accuses him of being controlling but manages to convince her he is just being friendly. He backs off on the pursuit a little and tries just being friends with her and her kids. I really loved his patience and how he was willing to take as long as she needed. I liked the way that he had a better idea of what she had been through after the incident in the grocery parking lot. I loved the way that he got involved with her organization and got his friends involved too. Loved seeing how his patience paid off in the end.
This was a part of the More Than Words series of books. I liked the way this one highlighted the trials of being a single mother and showed how there are resources out there to help. I thought it was very well done. The only thing that would make it better would be for it to be longer.
tiredcat's review
4.0
Great short story! Just the right size for the day that I am having! I really love this series.
mooncricketjp's review
2.0
I really liked the reason this book is in existence but it just didn’t seem to fit with the rest of the series to me...like it wasn’t part of the story.
novelesque_life's review
3.0
3 STARS
Sheltering Hearts is a standalone novella but is loosely based in Virgin River. This novella is also loosely based on the Founder of Zoe Institution. It is a contemporary romance between a firefighter and singe mother.
While I liked the premise behind Harlequin's More than Words I was not wowed by this story.
Sheltering Hearts is a standalone novella but is loosely based in Virgin River. This novella is also loosely based on the Founder of Zoe Institution. It is a contemporary romance between a firefighter and singe mother.
While I liked the premise behind Harlequin's More than Words I was not wowed by this story.
karmen12's review
3.0
Kinda boring compared to the other books Carr has written, but it had a very good message behind it.
sunnydee's review
3.0
Ich bin ein wenig enttäuscht von diesem Teil der Virgin River Reihe. Er spielt nicht direkt in Virgin River und das einzige was er mit der Reihe gemein hat, ist Mel Sheridan. Allerdings bekommt sie hier auch nur ein paar kleine Auftritte. Der Teil wird als nr. 10.1 der Reihe geführt, kann aber komplett losgelöst gelesen werden oder einfach gar nicht.
Das Pärchen ist eigentlich super süß. Sie ist Mutter von zwei zuckersüßen Kindern, aber hat den Männern abgeschworen, weil ich Ex sie mithandelt hat. Clay, ihr Nachbar, ist eine Sahneschnitte, Feuerwehrmann und hilfsbereit bis zum geht nicht mehr. Natürlich ist er anfangs etwas verwirrt als sich Dory seine Hilfsangebote abschmettert und sich sogar angegriffen fühlt. Erst langsam erlangt er ihr Vertrauen. Sein Umgang mit den Kindern ist ebenfalls total süß. Also die Liebesgeschichte an sich war klasse.
Das drumherum war aber eher nervig. Man merkte dem Buch seinen belehrenden Charaktere sehr an. Es geht hier um eine Hilfsorganisation für Alleinerziehende Mütter. Robyn Carr schreibt ja eh schon so eine Heile Welt und Charaktere, die sowas von aufopferungsvoll und hilfsbereit sind, dass es schon unglaubwürdig ist, aber sonst gefällt mir das. Hier war es aber echt zu viel. Ständig wurde von dieser Organisation geredet und wie wichtig sie ist und wer sie alles unterstützt. Das Buch ist glaube ich auch als Tribut an eine real existierende Organisation gedacht, aber das hätte man auch dezenter gestalten können. Für mich war es daher der schwächste Teil der Reihe.
Wertung:
3 Sterne
Das Pärchen ist eigentlich super süß. Sie ist Mutter von zwei zuckersüßen Kindern, aber hat den Männern abgeschworen, weil ich Ex sie mithandelt hat. Clay, ihr Nachbar, ist eine Sahneschnitte, Feuerwehrmann und hilfsbereit bis zum geht nicht mehr. Natürlich ist er anfangs etwas verwirrt als sich Dory seine Hilfsangebote abschmettert und sich sogar angegriffen fühlt. Erst langsam erlangt er ihr Vertrauen. Sein Umgang mit den Kindern ist ebenfalls total süß. Also die Liebesgeschichte an sich war klasse.
Das drumherum war aber eher nervig. Man merkte dem Buch seinen belehrenden Charaktere sehr an. Es geht hier um eine Hilfsorganisation für Alleinerziehende Mütter. Robyn Carr schreibt ja eh schon so eine Heile Welt und Charaktere, die sowas von aufopferungsvoll und hilfsbereit sind, dass es schon unglaubwürdig ist, aber sonst gefällt mir das. Hier war es aber echt zu viel. Ständig wurde von dieser Organisation geredet und wie wichtig sie ist und wer sie alles unterstützt. Das Buch ist glaube ich auch als Tribut an eine real existierende Organisation gedacht, aber das hätte man auch dezenter gestalten können. Für mich war es daher der schwächste Teil der Reihe.
Wertung:
3 Sterne
yukif's review
2.0
It's to promote a good cause, but the writing and story could have been developed a bit better