Fiction Full of Faith

my point of view of Love at Sunset Lake by Sally Bayless plus a ~*GIVEAWAY*~

June 27, 2019 in my point of view

A caterer who’s been burned by love. An artist who’s withdrawn from the world. A property battle that just might heal them both.

When struggling caterer Tess Palmer inherits her great-aunt’s home at Sunset Lake, Missouri, she thinks she’s found the way to save her business. Selling the property can provide just the infusion of capital she needs to pay off her debts and move to a larger commercial kitchen.

Wildlife painter Jack Hamlin, who lives across Sunset Lake, wants the area kept exactly as it is—a place where waterfowl can thrive and where he can find peace and solitude to ease his troubled heart. Although he’s drawn to Tess’s honesty and beauty, he’s appalled to learn she would welcome a deal with a developer, and he vows to stop her.

As Tess discovers the reasons why Jack is so passionate about protecting the lake, she finds him more and more attractive. She takes a tentative step past her own emotional pain to risk her heart again. But there seems to be no solution to the impasse over the property. As a sale becomes imminent, can Jack and Tess trust God—and each other—and finally find a love that will last?

“Love at Sunset Lake” is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novel and is part of the Abundance Series by Sally Bayless. If you like a heartwarming love story with a touch of humor and characters with real-world problems, you’ll love this sweet story.

my point of view:

Another brand new to me author and I couldn’t be more excited. Two love stories in one novel, bonus points, and, just a warning, you may have cravings for ice cream after reading this book, lol! Seriously, though, these characters have a way of squirming into your heart and grabbing hold. Jack’s pain and need to keep things unchanged was heart breaking, his family’s support was near and dear to my heart. 

Tess is someone I could so relate to – all business – all the time. I was like that for so many years, shutting out everything and everyone emotionally and concentrating on just a career. She is also a wonderful cook and organizer – I always wanted to be an event planner, lol! Obviously, God had other plans for Tess (and Jack), if only they would open their eyes and hearts to all He had to offer them. Then enter Jack’s cousin and his ex-wife. These two side characters made for a whole second story line that I absolutely loved! 

I was honestly so drawn into the struggles of Tess and Jack that I couldn’t imagine how it could all come together in the end where everyone was at a ‘happily ever after’….but Sally pulled all the twisted ends into one beautiful braid by the end of the story. The setting of the story on the lake is worth a read in and of itself as well, the author has you so drawn to the atmosphere I felt as if I could close the book and walk out onto the lake…ah, if only! All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and am happy to say I am a new fan of Sally Bayless!

About Sally Bayless   

Sally Bayless is the author of five contemporary Christian romance books–Love at Sunset Lake, Love and Harmony, Love and Roses, Christmas in Abundance, and Love, Lies, and Homemade Pie. She lives in a small town in the beautiful hills of Appalachian Ohio and has two grown children. When not working on her next book, she enjoys watching BBC television with her husband, doing Bible studies, swimming, baking, and shopping for cute shoes.

Sally is being so generous as to offer one of our readers a free ebook version of Love at Sunset Lake! To enter please comment on this post and tell us your favorite flavor of ice cream! Contest will run for one full week from today and winner will be notified via email!

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  1. Paula Marie, thank you so much for your lovely review! You are very kind!

    I wanted to mention that if anyone notices this book has a prequel (Love, Lies, and Homemade Pie) and wants to read it first, I’d recommend you wait until tomorrow to get it. A little bird tells me that ebook of the prequel will be free this weekend. 😊 My books are each complete stories and the prequel takes places 30 years earlier, but some people like things chronologically.

  2. This book sounds awesome. My favorite ice cream flavor is Moose Tracks or Rocky Road.

  3. You are a new author for me. I love reading Christian books and would love to win this book. I love cookie dough ice cream. Thanks for the chance

  4. This book sounds like a great read, one I would carry with me so when I had a few moments, I could indulge. I am an ice cream lover, and I like so many different flavors but have a special fondness for coffee ice cream which my grandpa fed to me as a baby.

  5. I already have this book on my Kindle so am not really entering to win a copy. I read the description prior to getting the book, but Paula your review lit a fire in me to pull this book out of my TBR pile and put it on top!

  8. Chocolate chip but since I’m trying to be good and not eat what I’m not suppose to. I’m trying to stay away from it.

  9. Good for you for eating healthy, Kim! Sometimes when I want ice cream and I’m trying to be good, I make a smoothie from fresh peaches, a banana, fat free plain frozen yogurt, and a little skim milk. I’ll split my creation with my husband and even he likes it!

  12. This sounds soooo good!! It’s in my TBR stack!! I just need to find the time to read it!!

  14. My favorite ice cream is butter pecan. But I think I could eat almost any ice cream.

  15. Hi, your book sounds like a real good book and the cover is Beautiful! My favorite flavor of ice cream is Peach! God Bless you.

  16. Looks like a great read! As for my favorite ice cream? Rocky Road alllll the way! 💜

  18. Paula Marie, thank you so much for such a beautiful review! I’m craving ice-cream just by reading it!
    My favorite flavor is COFFEE 🙂
    Blessings!!!

  20. Pralines and cream is my favorite ice cream to satisfy my sweet tooth. Reading good books satisfy my sweet spot longings!

  21. So excited to announce the winner of the ebook giveaway………Alicia Haney!

    Thank you all for participating, it was such hearing about all your ice cream flavors! Alice, Sally will be emailing you directly for your free book!