Singer/songwriter Sara Evans partnered with author Rachel Hauck to write Softly and Tenderly, a modern, true-to-life storyline continued from The Sweet By &By. Each character in this book was dealing with past indiscretions/secrets and the present consequences of them.
I loved the modern references in the story, for example to the TV show, “Friends” or the fact that Jade and Max have iPhones J. The characters are so real, it could be written about your neighbor, or your family, someone living in the here and now. We all have a story, don’t we?
It seems like it took me a long time to read “Softly and Tenderly”, but overall I did enjoy it. The reader is carried through the gamut of emotions; frustration, love, regret, confusion, sadness and hope. I was particularly touched by the events in Chapter Twenty-Six. At the risk of being a “spoiler” I won’t say any more about that.
Softly and Tenderly left me filled with hope and eager for the next book in the series to come out this winter. Pick up or download a copy at amazon.com.
