Violets in February

By: Clare Revell

Narrated by: Lynne Thompson

When uptight missionary Lucy Boyd is injured, her only ride to the hospital 200 miles away is the scary-looking guy who delivers their supplies every two weeks. Not only is he scary, he's obviously quite heathen based on the earring in his ear, the heavy metal music blasting from his truck when he pulls into the compound, and his salty language.

Jed Gorman doesn't like people, especially Christians. Shuttled from foster home to foster home after the death of his parents, he's had enough "Christian charity" to last a lifetime. The last thing he needs is that uptight missionary woman as a passenger. But when he sees that her knee is the size of a football, he can't say no. It's going to be a rough ride, his truck is old, the monsoon season has hit, and there are guerrillas in the jungle....

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Two people that needed something more

A doctor, hurt in a war torn country, reliant on an Aussie truck driver, to get through monsoon rains, washed out crossings and terrorist roadblocks.
With a little bit of help, and renewed faith they race to beat the injury causing the doc to loose her leg or worse her life.
Has a decided religious slant, in case this may be offensive.

Can two such complete opposites attract?

I wasn't exactly sure what to expect when I started Violets In February. Clare Revell is a new to me author, though I've heard of her before. What I got was a danger-filled romantic suspense story with some definite African Queen (the Humphrey Bogart & Katherine Hepburn movie) vibes.

This story is a bit on the gritty side, at least in language and violence, though not majorly so. The difference between British, Clare Revell is a British author, and American Christian fiction is noticeable. But, if you like grittier romantic suspense, as I sometimes do, and enjoy British fiction I wouldn't let those things stop you.

I listened to Violets In February as an audiobook. There was one big negative and one big positive. The minus is that the sound quality is not that great, it sounds like it was recorded with lower budget equipment. The plus is that I loved the narrator! Her accent was spot on for Lucy and pretty good for Jed. Overall I enjoyed the story and narration so I do plan on listening to more books in the series...

(I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)

Wonderful story by a very talented author.

Loved this story. Very well written by one of my favorite authors. Highly recommend this awesome story.

Enjoyable

Lucy is a no nonsense person and missionary. She sees the outer look of some and thinks scary, heathen and doesn’t accept the way they look. When help is needed and Jeb helps her, Will that change her. A good Christian message and enjoyable plot.
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion