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After years in pastoral ministry, Archer Pierce has begun to question his calling. Then, in the midst of a violent storm, he disappears, and the citizens of Dogwood Springs begin a frantic race against time and the elements to find him.


Lauren McCaffery is falling deeply in love with the widowed Dr.Grant Sheldon. But when he pops the question, she panics. Is she prepared to take on a ready-made family? And she wonders if she can ever live up to the image of "perfect wife and mother" that Grant's late wife seemed to portray.


Dr. Mitchell Caine's personal struggles are affecting his practice and work in the ER, and now he is experiencing glimmers of a memory that is too horrifying to believe-if it's true. To make matters worse, his troubled daughter has returned home after years of estrangement. Can Mitchell hope to help her when he has his own dark secrets?





A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS?

Another Great in the Healing Touch Series! I can't believe it is the last one! I wish there were more, but there aren't so I'll let my imagination come up with more stories of them! :)


(On with the Review) Ready for some more 'Adventure' with Grant and Lauren? Because an adventure is what your gonna get. Grant is ready for the next step(again), but Lauren isn't so sure(again). Then this thing happens to Archer, a very close friend of Lauren's and Her misgivings about Grant are put on hold to help look for the missing Archer Pierce while trying to comfort his Wife.


Brooke and Beau don't understand why Lauren is taking so long to say 'Yes' but do they really understand what she is going through? Trying to live up to Annette's memories? And do they really want to have to get used to a new person living in the house, with new habits and things? But as Beau says, "If Lauren can Handle Brooke, what more can we want? Not to mention her family loves Brooke too!" (I'm paraphrasing!)


Dr. Mitchell Has been going through some hard times in the past few years, his wife wants a divorce, and he hasn't heard anything from his daughter who ran away with a drug dealer in the past. But when he starts taking something to help him sleep, Could he have done something Horrible? (You'll have to read to find out! hehe)





Again A great 3rd! Keeps you turning the pages! Buy this Book!

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Dr. Grant Sheldon's move to Dogwood Springs is not turning out as he had planned. The ER is in an uproar, and drug use and trafficking has become an ever-increasing problem.


In addition to taking on more shifts in the ER, Lauren McCaffery agrees to stay with Grant's twins when he is called out of town. But soon she discovers that keeping track of two headstrong sixteen-year-olds carries some unexpected dangers.


After the hospital administrator falls ill, the ER is left under the questionable leadership of an unhappy Doctor with his own private agenda-and a painful personal life. In the midst of the turmoil both Grant and Lauren are forced to come to terms with the pain of loss. Can they also find the joy of hop renewed?


Necessary Measures combines the breath-catching pace of authentic emergency medicine with the comfort of small-town faith and values.





A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS?

Here I go again with that question, that you have no control over, I've going to give my thoughts to you. But I guess you don't have to read them if you don't want to! lol!


Ready to continue on the adventure with Lauren, Gran, Brooke, & Beau? Or how Pastor Archer finally ties the knot?


Grant and Lauren's relationship is growing but can Grant convince Lauren that it would work, before his push teenagers accidentally push to hard? Grant's ready for the next step, but Lauren isn't so sure. She cares for them, yes, she loves them ,Yes. But why does it have to change? While Grant and Lauren are working on their 'problems', Grant's Daughter Brooke is out with her friend Evan catching the Drug Pusher's attention from articles they have been publishing in the school newspaper, bringing it to light for the whole town! Beau's trying to keep them out of trouble, especially now that Grant's back in St. Louis trying to fix some problems. But when Lauren goes through a tragedy, can Beau protect all of them?




Great Sequel! It's just as good as the first book! Well written, and keeps you on the edge of your seat to find out what will happen next. Visit some familiar Characters, while being introduced to some new ones! Hannah Did a fantastic job!


Buy this Book Now!

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Lauren McCaffery, an experienced ER nurse, arrives in Dogwood Springs, Missouri, hoping for a fresh start in her career-and a convenient escape from her family's humiliating pressure to find a husband.


Dr. Grant Sheldon transfers to the local hospital, looking for a nurturing environment for his twins, who are still reeling from the death of their mother. But this idyllic setting is not free of all the problems he thought he had left behind in the city.


When the community's tranquility is threatened by a drug ring and a mysterious epidemic, Grant and Lauren find themselves racing the clock in a desperate search for answers.


Second Opinion combines the best of emergency medicine and small-town America in a story of love's discovery and a faith that lasts.





A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS?


Lauren McCaffery, is one of the best nurses in ER, but can she help heal even a broken heart? And will she want to?


She came to Dogwood Springs to escape her parents demand that she finds a husband. You the saying, "Your not getting any younger"?


Dr. Grant has just moved from a tragic memory ,of losing his wife, with is twin daughter and son. Can they all make a go of this peaceful town, or will they be packing their things up and head back to St. Louis.


While under an epidemic, Grant and Lauren are thrown together to help save the people of Dogwood Springs. While thrown together will they realize the special thing they have going or will they ignore it? And what happens to Grant's heart, When he realizes that Lauren is missing? While he racing the Clock and Speed Limit to find her, will he realize what he has?





Great Series! I Found this one by looking through my friends bookshelf one day. Once I read it, I fell in love! I always have loved a good Romance with some action/mystery, and this has them both! Buy this Book

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S YALL!!!!!

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