Tuesday, August 1, 2023

About the Book

Book: Love Like No Other

Author: Tabitha Bouldin

Genre: Christian Contemporary Suspense

Release Date: June 27, 2023

Trying to overcome a past like hers might just help him overcome his.

Alicia Gray wants one thing: to prove her capabilities as a doctor. Maybe then she can escape the feeling that her mother’s abandonment was deserved. She’s never felt worthy and grew up in foster home after foster home, always being told that if she did better, if she was more amenable, she’d find her place. When she came to Suamalie, the last thing she expected to find was a man whose grumpy personality conflicted so piercingly with her sunshine demeanor.

Colin Tremblay was dishonorably discharged from his army medic position and sent home in disgrace after his twin brother stole from his clinic. Back on the islands, he’s bounced from job to job, never finding anything that satisfies him. To make matters worse, his twin niece and nephew convince him to spend his summer overseeing their camp activities while working alongside Little Miss Sunshine herself.

This grumpy versus sunshine romance is sure to send them both scrambling when Colin confronts Alicia’s need to please while she reminds Colin that not every bad day is a reason to run for the hills.

Take a trip to the Suamalie Islands where palm trees sway, the sand and sea pulse with life, and the people will steal your heart.

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About the Author

Tabitha Bouldin has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing/English from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and started writing in 2015. When she’s not homeschooling her two boys, you’ll find her curled up with a book.

More from Tabitha

When it came time to write my Suamalie Island book, I knew it was time for me to head back to the place I love best. It was time to bring back the cowboys. Colin might not be a cowboy in his own mind, after all, he left the ranch and worked for years as an Army medic and wants nothing more than to help people as a way to make up for not being able to save his brother when he needed it most. Alicia, the island’s resident mobile doctor, feels the same way. You would think that these two would manage to get along since they both want the same thing. Not so. They disagreed on almost everything. From a personality perspective, they couldn’t be more different. Alicia is sunshine and rainbows to Colin’s storm clouds. The one thing they can agree on is helping others, and when things get tough, Colin is the one person who Alicia finds she can trust to follow through and not back down from the hard aspects like throws their way. And threaded through it all is Colin’s cowboy past and the heart that carried him across the battlefield and back to the islands he’s always called home.

MY REVIEW

If you haven’t read a book from this author you are missing out. She captures the emotions of every character and shows their flaws in a way that only God can help heal. Colin is one of those characters. He is flawed in ways that make you want to hug him. He has an issue with God and confesses that he “gave God my everything, and He took it all from me.” The bitterness is deep and the pain is deep. The last thing he wants to do is babysit his niece and nephew at church camp for four weeks. Somehow he finds himself there alongside Alicia who emits sunshine wherever she goes. This is a perfect setup for opposites attract.

Alicia has a background that could have brought her to a place where she was angry with the world. However her achievement of being a doctor is something to be proud of. Growing up without parents has been difficult for Alicia. It has left her feeling abandoned and unwanted. She feels this need to overachieve at times but you can tell her faith is strong. As they both start to share with each other we discover that they both have suffered loss. The difference is one has chosen to be angry at God. Alicia’s testimony is powerful as she explains to Colin that through it all, God never abandoned her.

This is a great story about shutting people out of your life and turning your back on God. In our trials we can become isolated and forget that we may be hurting others with our actions. Colin is a broken man who must find his way back to God. Don’t miss this journey through forgiveness and redemption.

“God never said life would be without trial and tribulation. “

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.