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Livingstone is on a mission, but not one she's chosen, Her father, Reverend Livingstone, is accused of murdering a prostitute in New York City, He sends Ruth to Toms River, New Jersey with a small package, The package is eighteen month old Lily, the prostitute's daughter, Few people know that the child exists the Reverend wishes to keep her out of harm's way, Ruth is the solution.

The Garners take Ruth and Lily in, assuming that Ruth is a reformed prostitute in need of shelter.
Ruth hates staying with them under false pretenses, especially ones that cast a shadow on her character, Lily is an unruly child, and it takes every ounce of stamina Ruth has to keep up with her.
In addition, Ruth anxiously awaits news of her father's trial, fearing the worst but hoping for the best, Even in, the media has all but convicted the Reverend prior to his trial,

Ashton "Jake" Tripp returns to New York City to make amends with his brother Clifford, Prior to their separation, Jake and Clifford worked together at their father's newspaper, Ego and bad judgment placed Jake in a scandalous situation and he fled the city, leaving Clifford to pick up the pieces and salvage the business.
In an effort to win his brother's trust and a position at the paper, Jake agrees to locate the daughter of Reverend Livingstone.


Local papers report her disappearance and speculate that the Reverend murdered her as well,

Ruth and Jake's paths intersect in an interesting manner, Does Jake know who she really is Ruth is wary of this reporter can she trust him How long will she deny her growing feelings for him Will the good Reverend be acquitted and restore his reputation Assorted events, interesting twists, and action provide the answers you must read the book if you want to know what happens!

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Parr's characters in previous books were real and engaging, and I expected the same with Love's First Bloom, I was not disappointed. Ms. Parr writes a lovely story that enables the reader to share Ruth's journey, If you like historical fiction of any sort, I think you might like this one, Delia Parr is a new author to me, but Love's First Bloom sounded like a story that was perfect for me.
After a somewhat slow start, I really started to enjoy the story more and more as I got into it.
There were moments when the story would slow down again, but Delia made the plot and the characters interesting enough to keep me interested through the slower parts.
I especially like her portrayal of the media, Things have not changed much as far as the media's tendency to twist the facts without much regard for who gets hurt.
This added with the lies that Jake and Ruth were telling added just the right amount of tension to the story without taking away from the light, easy tone of the book.


Overall, Love's First Bloom is a very good story, I would definitely recommend this story to those who enjoy a nice, light romantic story, I really found this book to be a treat and I found that the slower parts did not affect my overall feeling about this book.
It is a very enjoyable story, I would have to say that the best part of the book was The Seashell, don't miss that part.
This was an enjoyable read, A bit predictable, as many love stories are, but that was okay with me, There were plenty of different twists and turns unraveling in the book to keep it quite interesting, and it held my attention well! There is a heartfelt, heartbreaking story woven in, which adds a depth to the book that many romantic stories do not have.
As always, I appreciated the "appropriateness" of the book, No sex scenes or foul language, which allowed me to focus on the story itself, I read this in a day, so it is a nice, fast read, perfect if you just want to relax and disappear from life for a time!/stars.


I received this book from Bethany House free of charge in exchange for my review, The opinions are mine and mine alone, Love's First Bloom by Delia Parr is a historical romance filled with many twists, Ruth Livingstone's father is a pastor in New York, wellknown for his work getting prostitutes to turn to Jesus.
When he is accused of murdering one of them, he forces Ruth to take the prostitute's secret toddler daughter, Lily, and take on the identity of a woman in his program to protect the child while he is tried for the crime.
Ruth moves to New Jersey and lives with a family who takes in former prostitutes trying to make a new life for themselves, but not long after she disappears, the press takes note of her absence and accuses her father of murdering her as well.
The hunt is on by all of the major newspapers to find Ruth, including Jake Tripp who wants to redeem himself as a journalist after making a terrible mistake two years ago and nearly destroying the newspaper he owns with his brother, Clifford.
Clifford gives Jake an assignment that will give him redemption: find Ruth Livingstone and get the real story behind the prostitute's murder.
He moves to the same small New Jersey town Ruth is staying in and takes on a false identity to gain her trust but instead finds himself falling for the young woman who has been forced to live away from her father and pretend to be something she's not.
I had a hard time believing that a pastor would do this to his daughter, it just seemed unbelievable to me, but when I swallowed my disbelief, other events continued to be forced by the plot: a unexpected death, a letter from beyond exposing a longlost child, and the identity of the killer both made me go "what" Parr's previous book, Heart's Awakening was a beautiful and poignant historical romance.
This one had some great characters, but they were at the mercy of a farfetched plot that did them no favors.
.out ofMixed thoughts on this second installment from Parr leaves me giving astar, It seemed drawn out and rushed at the same time, The relationship between all the characters was based on secrets and somewhat lies and yet too convenient, Even the power and politics of the newspaper inthat the editors control what the people see and read.


I actually like the characters of Mr, and Mrs. Garner the most. And the Captain drops in every once in awhile with his words of wisdom, I'm not sure if it's the earlier time period in the's and the logistics of New York/New Jersey that left me feeling a bit confused.


I wanted to like this more than I did, but it wasn't terrible, Having loved Hearts Awakening I was so excited to read Delia's next book, I'm sorry to say that, for me, it didn't live up to my expectations despite it's beautiful cover, I really enjoy a good love story but it just wasn't there for me in this book, Sure, the characters were nice but I just did not feel the connection between Ruth and Jake, For one thing their entire relationship was based on secrets, both constantly had to hide their pasts, I did like that the characters learned to forgive one another and take it to the next level so to speak but it did all seem to come together too quickly.
I almost felt like this book neededmore pages just to make Jake and Ruth's love more authentic, I can't say much more about that part of the story so I'll go on to the other characters in the book!

The secondary characters in Love's First Bloom were terrific! I loved little Lily, she was so precocious, always wanting to bath and in pursuit of that "bath" getting into a few scrapes.
I do like stories where kids have a part in bringing couple's together and we get a little bit of that with this book.
Phanaby and Elias were terrific too, they were so caring and helpful to Lily and Ruth despite what they thought they knew about Ruth's past.


I do enjoy Ms, Parr's writing style and I look forward to her next book, If you give this book a chance hopefully you will like it, With it's beautiful pink and purple themed cover it definitely reminds one of a spring day in the garden and fits very well with the setting of the book!

I received my complimentary review copy through Bethany House's Book Program in exchange for posting my honest review.


Set in the's, Ruth Livingstone finds herself in a position she never would have imagined, Her father, controversial minister who ministers to the prostitutes in New York City, is being tried for the murder of one of the "fallen angels" he has managed to lead to the Lord.
Rosalie Peale, a young prostitute was found murdered and he has been accused of being her murderer, He is greatly concerned for his daughter Ruth, and for Rosalie's sweet baby girl Lily, he makes plans to send her away, to the network of friends who help him save the young women from the streets of New York.


Ruth, finds herself living with a couple she doesn't know, and posing as a young widow who has been rescued by the minister.
Unable to share her true identity with anyone, she watches closely as the newspapers report the details of the trial of her father.
Breathing a sigh of relief at his acquittal, she is sure all will be fine and she can return home soon.
But that would not happen, as the public outcry against her father only grew, instead of quieting, And then the sad news of his sudden death, Ruth finds herself an orphan taking care of an orphan.
What will happen to Ruth and baby Lily

Asher Tripp, wants to prove to his brother that he is a good reporter and that he can bring a story to the paper that will make a difference.
His brother knowing that the public outcry in Reverend Livingston's case is crying for his daughter to be found, sends Asher off on a search for Ruth Livingston.
Will Asher be able to tell the story of where Ruth has been, and what she has been doing, without destroying the friendship and feelings that have grown between them

A wonderful story, I truly enjoyed the story of Ruth and Lily and Asher.
I particularly identified with Ruth as she would become overwhelmed, forgetting that her help and strength comes from the Lord.
However she would remember and lean on Him and calm her fears, Definitely a book to read this fall!!pages US,stars.

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