""Romeo + Juliet "gets
an update in this story of forbidden love. Shakespeare's never been so
hip." -- Jenny B. Jones, author of The Charmed Life Series
As the
popular darling of the junior class and heiress to the five-star
Monrovi Inn empire, Kate has both everything and nothing. She's bored
with school and life...until she locks eyes with Caleb at a school
dance.
Caleb is new to Kate's exclusive prep school, and it's
clear he doesn't fit in. In fact, he and his dad work in maintenance for
Kate's father. And while Caleb knows better than to spend time with the
boss's daughter, it seems that every time he tries to back away,
something pulls him right back in.
When their parents demand that
they are to stay away from each other, they learn of a fight between
their families that occurred more than fifty years ago. It's a mystery
Kate doesn't understand...but a legacy Caleb has endured his entire
life.
With the world stacked against them, Caleb and Kate will have to walk by faith to find the path that God has planned for them.
Published: 4th May 2010 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Author Website: Click here Goodreads : Click here Series: Not part of a series Source: Bought Review: 9 out of 10
MY REVIEW
What I loved about this book... This is one of those books that I purchased on my Kindle app a long time ago, when it first came out in 2010, and forgot I had it until now. I was in the mood for a summertime read that would have a bit of romance in it but not any 'sexiness' in it (which I seem to find a lot around at the moment). I adored this book. Absolutely loved the two main characters Caleb and Kate. I loved the way they each had their own 'back story' and had their own issues that they had to overcomethroughout the story. I liked how they characters progressed through the story. What I also liked about this book was the feel of character history between most of the characters. Both Kate and Caleb's grandfathers were friends/enemies and that was something that 'hung' over both families heads
What I was not fond of with this book... Although I enjoyed this book so much, I did feel the ending left me wanting more. It was one of those endings that I felt left it to the imagination as to what happens next rather than actually spell it out and, on this occasion, I needed it spelt out to me.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR (from Goodreads)
Cindy Coloma is a national
bestselling author who has written twelve novels, including: Beautiful
(2010 Christy Award finalist for Young Adults and 2011 Revolve Young
Adult Tour featured book); The Salt Garden (one of Library Journal's
best genre books in 2004); Song of the Brokenhearted (2013 ECPA
bestseller with coauthor Sheila Walsh); Orchid House (2008 ECPA
bestseller); and Winter Passing (2001 Christy Award finalist and
Romantic Times Top Pick).
Cindy has collaborated on fiction
projects with bestselling author, singer, and speaker Sheila Walsh, and
as a ghostwriter with a former federal prosecutor and national TV
legal-news analyst.
Her nonfiction projects include
collaborations on memoirs such as The Waiting (May 2014, Tyndale
Momentum) and It's a Wild Life: How My Life Became a Zoo(June 2014,
Medallion Press), a book about an exotic animal zoo in Michigan and the
Nat Geo Wild television program. Cindy developed and wrote the
nonfiction book Renting Lacy: A Story of America's Prostituted Children
(coauthored with former Congresswoman Linda Smith) and has also written
over one hundred published articles.
Cindy is a speaker, book
doctor, and writing coach. Her writing coach clients have included both
aspiring and professional writers. She tailors her programs to meet
their individual needs and goals.
She's spoken at such events
and conferences as the World Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany; Mt.
Hermon Christian Writers Conference; Simpson University Faculty Retreat;
LittWorld in Tagaytay, Philippines; and many others. In her local area,
she has co-led a writer's group for seventeen years.
With
five children ranging in age from their early twenties to a baby boy,
Cindy's life is always full of laughter, joy, and toys to trip over. She
can't own enough books or watch enough movies, has more travel dreams
than possible for a human (including underwater and outer-space
itineraries), but loves home best of all. She and her extended family
have lived in the Redding, California area for over thirty-five years. a
with her husband and four children
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