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“I could not put this book down.This is the best I've read thus far from Kristi Gold”
Leanne R wrote this review Wednesday, April 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was in my TBR stack and moved up after I read the online story - Promises Kept. PK brought me to tears.
star0925 wrote this review Wednesday, November 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In Fall from Grace, we read the story of Jack and Anne Morgan. If you read Promises Kept, then you know the heartwarming everlasting love story of Bryce and Delia Cooper, Anne's parents. Anne grew up unhappy with the time that her father did not spend with his family because of his successful medical career. She meets Jack Morgan - a great doctor in training. His career is his focus and their relationship is rocky from the beginning for that reason. She doesn’t want to be involved with someone who will put his career before his family. She lived through that as a child, but something undeniable pulls her towards Jack nonetheless.
The story opens with Jack having a stroke. The blurb on the back says “Paralyzed by a stroke, he has no choice but to turn to his ex-wife, Anne—just as if they were still married.” When I read that I thought, who had no choice? It seems the choice would be Anne’s. Many times while reading I can’t help but put myself in the Anne’s position. Would I have done this or that? “Would I have taken care of Jack?” Possibly, yes - for the same reason that Anne does – her child. Maybe even for the love that is still lingering beneath the hurt. I find out as I read the story that both Anne and Jack made mistakes. It’s true that there are three sides to every story – mine, yours, and the truth somewhere in between. Real second chances are rare mostly because many of us (speaking for myself mainly) are not open-minded enough to try again. I said once about another book that I read that I love a good emotion-filled story where the hero and heroine are not the picture perfect beings portrayed with more true to life characteristics. This describes Fall from Grace. I could identify with Jack and Anne emotionally. Kristi Gold does a wonderful job taking you through the ups and downs of this relationship showing me that sometimes it pays to give love another chance.
I can see now that I will love the new Everlasting Love line. ”
“I started reading it before going to art class, and had to Make myself put it down so I wouldn't be late for class. The hero and heroine have been divorced for two years when he has a stroke. As a heart transplant surgeon who's never been sick, it's a devastating reversal of fortune for him. The heroine is guilted into taking him in when he's released from rehab...she's afraid he'll get past her defenses and her heartache will all start over again. They have a lot of history, much of which is told in flashbacks, but I didn't find them jarring. They blended in very nicely, IMO. And then there's the struggle to get through his recovery and get past their past together. It's very much a romance, and nothing at all like those other things. And of course, Gold's writing is very lyrical and well-suited to this story. Frankly, I think it's one she was born to write... ”
Gail Dayton wrote this review Saturday, July 28 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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