As American As Apple Pie: Sweet as Apple Pie/An Apple a Day/Apple Annie/Apple Pie, In Your Eye (Inspirational Romance Collection)
by Kristin Billerbeck, Andrea Boeshaar, Joyce Livingston, Gail Sattler
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Author: Andrea Boeshaar, Gail Sattler, Joyce Livingston, Kristin BillerbeckEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04-01
ISBN: 1586605054
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Book Reviews of As American As Apple Pie: Sweet as Apple Pie/An Apple a Day/Apple Annie/Apple Pie, In Your Eye (Inspirational Romance Collection)
Book Review: It sure makes me hungry for love...and apple pie!
Summary: 4 Stars
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"As American As Apple Pie"
Four Contemporary Novellas Served With a Slice of Americana
An Apple A Day by Andrea Boeshaar
Sweet as Apple Pie by Kristin Billerbeck
Apple Annie by Joyce Livingston
Apple Pie in Your Eye by Gail Sattler
General Rating is 4.0 stars out of 5
General Review: The book was refreshing. I am an avid inspirational romance reader, although lately, I haven't found time to read a lot. This book caught my eye when I was visiting the Barbour Books Publishing website. I was scanning for good romance novellas to read, and this was one book that I was looking forward to reading. I got it over the week and read it in a day and a half. It's such an easy read. Elderly-friendly with larger fonts. The stories are somewhat comedic and the characters are lovable. So why am I giving it a four stars instead of a 5, especially if I couldn't put it down? Probably because I'm too cynical to believe in whirlwind romances and sudden proposals. But for the Christian romantic at heart, this book will most probably sweep you off your feet.
What I liked Most: Apple Pie! This book made me hungry, as I miss my apple pie. I wish I was back in Florida so that I can have more apple pies! Love...nothing like filling your day with love, even if it's a fictional love that most women dream about.
What I disliked the Most: Stubborn attitudes of several characters, impossible whirlwind romances
Novella Reviews:
1. An Apple A Day by Andrea Boeshaar
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Review: The characters are stubborn, and I love them! I am a registered nurse, and I found it hard to believe that Dr. Coridan didn't believe in the effects of food supplements and vitamins. He totally discounted them. I've also met people like Talia Fountain who only believe in natural supplements. I am both a believer of traditional and natural healing. At the end, I'm glad that they had a compromise regarding their beliefs about medicine and healing. What I love about their romance is that it didn't happen suddenly. I understand instant attraction. I like how they fought their attraction with each other. It made the love affair more interesting.
2. Sweet as Apple Pie by Kristin Billerbeck
Rating: 4 out of 5
Review: I fairly liked the story. It's most probably because there were too much secrets about Adam Harper. Kayli was too determined and too proud to admit that she needs help and that she's attracted to the man. Plus, she gave up too easily. I've always thought woman fight for whomever they love. Maybe not all women. I didn't like Andrea at all, too. She was a vicious woman and she was doing all the seduction and chasing for the wrong reasons. One thing I didn't understand, too, is that all the secrecy about Rachel. The proposal was good, though. Just like that Bible verse wherein it says that a man will leave father and mother and cling to his wife, although Adam didn't leave any parents behind, he left the town he loved the most to be with the one he loved.
3. Apple Annie by Joyce Livingston
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Review: A quirky and confident story about finding love despite thinking that you don't deserve someone because you're not whole (literally). Brad Reed, a disabled, yet confident lawyer, sets about to court Apple Annie, the local owner of the restaurant in town who faced a problem of losing her restaurant because her half-sister wanted her share. Sometimes I found Brad too conceited, but the author probably showed his character to be like that because it seems to be a good defense mechanism. You see his discouragements and uncertainties regarding courting the woman she loves. I loved Brad's chivalry, his wheelchair his faithful steed, as he proved how he loved Annie by protecting her. Proposal: It was simple. They realized that they fell in love and there was a proposal immediately. I think what I loved the most about this story were the rides on the wheelchair.
4. Apple Pie in Your Eye by Gail Sattler
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Review: Talk about playing hard to get! My least favorite story out of the 4 novellas. Lynette won't admit that she liked Rick, and yet Rick has tried his best to win the woman of his dreams. Her reasons for escaping the possibility of falling in love with wonderful guy might be legitimate, but she's giving the guy such a hard time when it's obvious that she likes him! My biggest problem was that at the end, she suddenly realizes that it's not worth letting this guy go. Rick had good brains for kissing her immediately 'cause she responded. She has no escape now! Too fast proposal, and whirlwind romance, which I don't like. I'll leave it to them.
I enjoyed this book...I would recommend this to inspirational romance readers everywhere, just be ready to crave for some hot apple pie! :)
Summary of As American As Apple Pie: Sweet as Apple Pie/An Apple a Day/Apple Annie/Apple Pie, In Your Eye (Inspirational Romance Collection)
If it's true that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, then what better way to entice the typical American male than with apple pie? Talia believes An Apple a Day and a few herbs are the key to healthy living, but Dr. Coridan scoffs at the natural products she sells in her store. Can a slice of warm pie neutralize the friction between them? Kayli wants to prove herself as a French pastry chef, but Adam prefers simple cooking, believing there's nothing as Sweet as Apple Pie. Can their plain and fancy lifestyles mesh? Apple Annie loves running her father's restaurant, and she is fast falling in love with the handsome man who always orders her apple pie. But when she is about to lose everything, can Brad help her? Lynette is a hard worker at church and not at all interested in a church romance. When she is paired with Rick on a fund-raiser, will a little Apple Pie in His Eye help Rick break down the walls around Lynette's heart? As friendship is allowed to ripen and blended with love and grace, a recipe for a wonderful, lasting relationship is formed. When it comes to romance, the sweetest desserts are no match for God's timing.United States Books
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