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my point of view for Belong With Me by Alexa Verde

February 6, 2020 in my point of view

Welcome to my point of view for Belong With Me by Alexa Verde! Alexa is aso sponsoring a $5.00 Amazon gift card giveaway, learn how to enter below!

A third chance or a third strike?

What do a dog, a cat, and a hamster, and a whole lot of fish have in common? The couple of humans taking care of them trying not to fall in love! An opposites-attract, fish-out-of-water romance to warm your heart.

Translator Cassidy Longfellow’s quiet life is turned upside down when she returns to her hometown to care for her niece. Not only must she deal with a lovestruck teen and a dog but also with a neighbor with nephews and a multitude of pets. After having loved and lost twice, her heart is closed to romance. But can the handsome neighbor warm her heart this cold winter enough for a third chance?

A former executive from Boston, Jonathan Hastings, was betrayed too many times to believe romantic love is possible for him. But he adores his nephews and needs all the help he can get, including from a shy lovely woman next door who draws him in. When his past threatens his future, what will he choose?

Welcome to Chapel Cove, Oregon, where life begins at forty.

Stunning coastline, a harbor against life’s storms, and a welcoming community await in Chapel Cove. A place where those hurt by challenges, disappointments, and failures or reminded of their unfulfilled hopes and dreams can make a fresh start. And, if they’re brave enough to accept it, maybe find a second chance at love, if only they’ll allow God to safely anchor them in their hearts’ home?

Discover this small town filled with love, hope, and faith, in Chapel Cove, a series of sweet and clean standalone Christian romances. Join bestselling authors Marion Ueckermann, Alexa Verde, and Autumn Macarthur in Chapel Cove today!

my point of view:

I must say I have been having a wonderful time in Chapel Cove, it has easily become one of my favorite fictional towns! This latest story is no exception! This lovely town is a beautiful setting for this amazing community of folks, who are always there for one another! I have always loved that small town vibe, where everyone knows each other and is willing to lend a hand (or a pastry <grins> as needed) when there is someone in need.

Cassidy reminds me so much of myself – much younger version of myself, of course, lol. Being single in your thirties, having loved and lost – not once, but twice – you begin to believe you are just better off staying alone and caring for others. The heartache she has endured by being in love twice before has certainly made her hesitant to try again. She also has a really hard time saying ‘no’ to anyone, from her sister in need of a caregiver, to a total stranger as a baby sitter of his nephews! Cassidy is a beautiful example of a woman who is willing to be there for her family and others, no matter how much it may interrupt her own life.

Enter neighbor, Jonathan……he, too has been burned by love, in a most dramatic fashion. He wants nothing more than to recoup his business, or start a new one and get on with his financial success. Even so, he agrees to watch his precious nephews and their hoard of pets while his sister and her husband leave for a cruise. Never in his wildest dreams did he think he’d find someone like Cassidy living right next door!

The beautiful faith these people have in God is so wonderful to read, and the outcome is more than I ever expected or dreamed would happen in this amazing story! It literally had me in tears and I am so grateful to have read this story – you will be too!

About Alexa Verde   

Alexa Verde writes feel-good small-town romances with a smile. She’d love it if you subscribed to her newsletter http://www.alexaverde.com/contact.html#newsletter (every subscriber gets a free Christian romance after confirming the subscription as a thank-you gift). She penned her first literary masterpiece, a rhymed poem, at the ripe age of eight, and since has had twenty books and 200 short stories, articles, and poems published in the five languages that she speaks. She has bachelor’s degrees in English and Spanish, a master’s in Russian, and enjoys writing about characters with diverse cultures. She’s worn the hats of reporter, teacher, translator, model (even one day counts!), caretaker, and secretary, but thinks that the writer’s hat suits her the best. After traveling the world and living in both hemispheres, she calls a small town in south Texas home. The latter is an inspiration for the fictional setting of her popular series Rios Azules Christmas and Secrets of Rios Azules. She hopes and prays that her stories will bring joy to her readers. Heartfelt thanks for interest in her books!

Alexa Verde is once again being her oh so generous self and offering a $5.00 Amazon gift card for one of our readers! Comment below and tell us what would be your first choice of a new language to learn to speak fluently if you could! Contest will run until 6pm EST on Feb 21st and winner will be notified via email!

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    • Hello, Robin! Oh, Spanish is such a beautiful language. It was one of the top choices for languages to learn for me, too. Thank you very much for commenting!

  3. Probably Spanish because it could actually be used purposefully if the opportunity arose. But I’d love to learn Sign Language although I’d have to purposefully look for an outlet to use it.

    • Hello, Susan! That’s so true. A lot of people speak Spanish, so it’s very useful to speak it. I imagine it would be fascinating to learn the Sign Language! Thank you for sharing!

  4. I studied French from 6th grade through sophomore in college. I miss not being able to speak like I once could so I would love a refresher course.

    • Lori, yes, a refresher course is so much needed when one doesn’t speak language on a regular basis. I used to speak German fluently but not anymore! Thank you so much for commenting!

  5. I would want to learn German fluently. Years ago I had German in school. My ancestors are from Germany.

    • Christine, how cool! I used to speak German fluently and went to Germany twice. I looooved it!
      I hope you’ll get a chance to learn German. Thank you for commenting!

  7. I would love to be fluent in Sign Language and Spanish, I know a little of each language to get by but I am not fluent in either one.

    • Hello, Christie! How cool that you know a little of Sign Language! That would be an interesting language to learn for sure. And Spanish language is awesome. I actually have a degree in Spanish. 🙂

  8. I would love to be fluent in sign language. I have always thought it was a beautiful expression of communication an emotion. I learned a little when I was in middle school and had deaf kids as classmates. I loved it!

    • Lejune Allen, Sign Language is a beautiful expression of communication in emotion indeed. I hope you’ll get an opportunity to be fluent in it! Thank you very much for stopping by!

  9. My roots are Germany so would like to learn German but practically living in the states especially California, Spanish would probably be a better choice and quite helpful in my career. I just wish I was better at learning a language as I did not do to well in high school Spanish.

    • Lorel, I think there are different and more fun ways to learn a language than in classroom. I learned Spanish primarily by watching telenovelas! And I learned something new about you today. 🙂

  10. I’m from the U.K. but living in the U.S. since last March. I lived in Sweden and France for a few years so I was able to speak both Swedish and French fluently. I taught both languages in schools and at evening classes for over 30 years and offer teanslation services for both, but of course, living there was the best way for me to learn. I love languages though and would love to learn Japanese. I have a smattering of Cantonese, but not enough to get by.

    • Carmina, you must have such an interesting life. I heard Swedish is a very difficult language to learn, so kudos to you for learning to speak it fluently. Japanese and Cantonese are even more difficult! Once upon a time, I was fascinated with Japanese. I agree that it would be a great language to learn. Loved your comment! Thank you so much for sharing!

      • Thank you, Alexa. I only just saw your comment, now. Yes, my life has been incredibly interesting and a veritable roller-coaster for much of it. Haha. Japanese is harder to learn, but I would love to.

      • Thank you, Paula. I just love languages, it’s my thing. 🙂
        When I was at school, I had no interest in learning another language, so when, at not quite 17, I went to work in Sweden as an au-pair for a year, I had to learn quickly. I was surprised by how easy it turned out to be for me. A few years later, I went to France and had to learn quickly there, too. I loved it. I used to think how wonderful it would be, to go to a different country, a year at a time…I want to learn every language. Haha.

  11. This book sounds so good! Love the sound of it.
    We love close to Canada so French would be great to learn.

  14. Hi, your book sounds like a very good read. I would love to speak Italian fluently, only because a lot of it sounds like spanish and of course I know spanish, my husband is half Italian, he doesn’t know much Italian. I think it is a very nice language. Thank you for the chance.

    • Hello, Alicia! Thank you for your kind words about my Belong with Me. Italian does sound a lot like Spanish, and how awesome that you speak Spanish already. Thank you very much for sharing!

  15. Your book sounds awesome as always! One of the most fascinating languages I’ve ever heard is Arabic. It is a very hard language to learn. I know someone that can speak it fluently oh, but I’m not sure I could oh, but I would like to. I would also like to learn sign language!

    • Rose, awww, thank you for your kind words about my books! I agree that Arabic would be a very difficult language to learn. And sign language would be a truly fascinating language to learn! Thank you for stopping by and for all your support.

  16. Mine would definitely be Spanish!!! I’ve always wanted to learn, took Spanish in middle school, but didn’t continue. I got bored with learning the grammar part!

    • Trudy, I think there’s too much attention to grammar part when teaching a new language, and it makes the process more difficult and less effective. Learning a new language should be fun! Thank you for stopping by!

  17. I would love to speak Spanish fluently for a plethora of reasons!
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    I like all of Alexa’s books that I’ve read so far!

  19. I would love to speak Spanish. Duolingo and I are making a try at it, but it’s slow going for this old lady!

  20. Congratulations!!!!!!
    Well, I speak English and Russian…learned German in University-looong time ago lol
    I’d love to learn Spanish!

  21. I am currently learning Spanish and wish to learn Portuguese or Italian next, I am french so already speak French, also English , bilingual, just love learning language.

  22. This book sounds like a wonderful read. I love 2nd chance romances and small towns
    I would love to learn French. I learned some in school but when you do not use it you loose it. Also a bit of Spanish too. This sounds like a great read

  23. I would love to speak French fluently. I took French class in middle School. But I think when you speak it it sounds so beautiful. your folk sounds like it’s fabulous to read I love to read about romance and small towns. ❣️🍀🍀❣️

  26. Paula Marie and Alexa I would love to learn to speak Dutch fluently. I am of Dutch background and can speak the language a tiny bit and I understand it a bit more. I still have family that live in The Netherlands and would love to be able to communicate with them better.

    Happy Valentines to 2 of my special friends.❤️❤️❤️

    • Happy Valentine’s Day to you, too, Betty! You’re a special friend to me, too, and I’m grateful for your friendship. And it was interesting to learn that you have Dutch background. Thank you for stopping by!

  27. I would like to learn to speak Spanish fluently, because where I live there are a lot of Mexicans who come here to work. They work at jobs that a lot of Americans think they are too good for like handpicking cabbage, pumpkins, etc. They are happy to just have the work.

  28. I would enjoy learning Italian or Swedish. One of my neighbors when I was growing up was from Sweden.

  29. I have one that no-one has said yet! I would like to speak isiXhosa. It is the language from the province where I teach in South Africa, so most of my students speak it as their first language. Unfortunately, I am limited to a greeting.

  30. I want to learn French or Cajun-French,; at least enough to be able to talk and understand some of my Cajun hubby’s family and friends!

  31. As I live in South Africa, to speak the African language Zulu fluently would be a great advantage. I also have a Spanish friend, so would love to speak that too!

  32. Spanish! I even took 2 semesters of it 3 years ago. I think I had the highest grade in the class, I just needed to practice with people. In our area there are A LOT of people who only speak Spanish. It would be so helpful, I could witness to them better.
    God bless,
    Kim in NC

  34. What a lovely cover. This books sounds wonderful. I would learn Spanish again. I remember some but not nearly enough. I run into a lot of Spanish speaking people, some are friends, and it would be lovely to converse in their language. Also, German. My husband has a lot of letters from relatives going all the way back to the late 1800’s. It would be awesome to be able to read them. I would love to go to Germany some day.

    • Lori Smanski, thank you very much for your kind words about my new release. I hope you’ll learn Spanish again. And wow on the letters going all the way back to the late 1800’s. I hope you’ll visit Germany some day, too. Such a beautiful country!

  35. Well, I would rather learn Spanish, but seeing as I live in a province in Canada which is bilingual, it would certainly be more beneficial for me to learn French fluently.

    • Joye, I speak very fast, too! Considering English is not my native language and I have an accent, that doesn’t help people understand me. Thank you for stopping by!

  37. I would actually love to learn sign language. As for a speaking language I would learn French. Not sure i’d ever use it but it’s such a beautiful language.

  38. I would love to learn Spanish 2 of my granddaughters was taught Spanish in school and they sounded so amazing when they were talking Thank you your book sounds awesome have a great day!

  40. I did take spanish in high school and would love to take a refresher as i know some words and phrases but would like to be fluent

    • Jodi, Spanish is such a wonderful and useful language. I hope you’ll be able to get a refresher course. Thank you for commenting!

  44. Since Spanish-speakers outnumber English-speakers in my hometown, I would enjoy being able to communicale with both types of speakers.

  45. I would love to learn to speak the language of kids they all so hard to understand until they are about 4

  46. I’d love to learn French. I wanted to learn this language since I was little because of my name.

  47. The winner was randomly chosen and will be announced shortly. Many thanks to all who commented!

  48. The winner of this giveaway is Cheryl Arcemont. Congratulations! $5 Amazon gift card was gifted.