Aloha Rose + Giveaway

Random Retro ReRead

When Laney Carrigan’s adoptive parents encourage her as an adult to seek out her birth family, her only clue is the Lokelani quilt in which she was found wrapped as an infant. Centering her search on the Big Island, she battles fears of rejection from a family that abandoned her once before while her faith struggles to embrace God’s love. 

Along the path to her true heritage, she meets Hawaiian cowboy/helicopter pilot, Kai Barnes. Kai is determined to protect the people he’s come to regard as family against a woman he suspects of being nothing more than a gold-digger, but he finds himself drawn to Laney in spite of his reservations. He’s spent his entire life seeking forgiveness from past mistakes and longs for a second chance at happiness. Laney’s painstaking journey to find restoration and a place to belong among the breathtaking allure of the Big Island will lead her closer to her past and maybe even something more.

My Review:

published in 2013

Lisa Carter has a gift with words that enables a reader to become totally lost in a story. It’s in the rich descriptions which are never overdone but paint a vivid picture of people and places. It’s in the  abundant dialogue so real and gritty and funny and even absurd at times. Just like real life. And it’s definitely in the lush romance riddled with emotion of every conceivable kind. Honestly, I lived in Hawaii for a while. I love that kind of escape read.

This is a character driven story where Laney and Kai constantly struggle to find their footing — not just with each other but with coming to terms with their individual pasts. Great fodder for conflict and there’s plenty of that. Both are stubbornly clinging to old wounds which threaten their chance at happiness together. The heart of their story is finding — and extending — forgiveness and acceptance while moving forward in Christ.

A stunning read from beginning to end. Sweet perfection.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a gently read paperback and is available to any reader, any where — so, yay, another International Giveaway!

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Aloha Rose , leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it’s easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday May 11 2024.

15 thoughts on “Aloha Rose + Giveaway”

  1. “Aloha Rose” sounds like an amazing story and one I could get lost in while sitting out on our porch. Can’t wait to dive into Laney and Kai and do a bit of armchair traveling in the process.

    Thank you for the wonderful chance to win a copy!

    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  3. Oh wow….so I checked this book out on Amazon & discovered they have the ENTIRE series on Kindle Unlimited!!! Well, you know what I’ll be binge reading 😉

    As always, thanks for the book review/recommendation. I was looking for my next read and found this series thanks to you Kav 😊

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    1. That’s fantastic. A lot of the books were on Audible Plus too. I’ve read nine of them so far. Just so you know, they can be read in any order. The books are all standalones — there’s just a quilt theme in each one, that’s what ties them together as a series. Some are suspense and some are straight up contemporary. I really enjoyed Robin Caroll’s Hidden in the Stars for suspense and Rival Hearts by Tara Randel was a fun rom/com and for an emotional sucker punch kind of a romance — the first book, Beyond the Storm by Carolyn Zane is fantastic! Definitely think you’d love that one. Happy Reading, Trixi!

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      1. Good to know these can be read in any order, I love series where you can do that!! I don’t read much suspense anymore, so I may skip those ones depending on the plot. Of course, I’m starting on the first book, already have #1 and #2 downloaded 😉😊

        I’ll definitely check out ‘Hidden in the Stars’ though since you enjoyed it….I probably will too! Thanks for adding to my reading addiction Kav 😉😂

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