Heaven Sent Rain, Lauraine Snelling
Heaven Sent Rain, Lauraine Snelling
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Heaven Sent Rain
A Novel

Author: Lauraine Snelling

Narrator: Kristin Kalbli

Unabridged: 9 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Faith Words

Published: 07/01/2014

Synopsis

Dinah Taylor has an orderly life that is just how she likes it. A perfectly furnished luxury apartment, a satisfying career as a scientist and CEO of her own company, and an uncomplicated personal life. But all of that changes when she meets seven-year-old Jonah.

The boy shows up one day, a scruffy dog by his side, in front of her office building. Dinah knows nothing about kids and even less about animals, but after she buys him breakfast, he shows up the next day. . .and the next. She tries to learn more about him, to help him, but he's remarkably skilled at evading her questions. And then, late one night, he calls her in a panic-his dog has been badly injured. Dinah rushes them to a local animal clinic, where she meets Garret, a veterinarian with a thriving practice and a passion for drawing. Though Jonah takes to Garret right away, for some reason neither understands, Dinah and Garret just don't mesh. But for Jonah's sake, their lives continue to collide, and slowly the relationship between these three strangers begins to change.

About Lauraine Snelling

Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of over fifty books, including Blessing in Disguise, Song of Laughter, and Believing the Dream. She won a Silver Angel Award for An Untamed Land and a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart for Song of Laughter. She also writes for a wide range of magazines and teaches at writers' conferences across the country. Lauraine lives in California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by JaneReads on October 24, 2015

This book has left me thinking "What just happened?". The chopped ending ruined this book for me. Throughout the whole book, there were parts that left me confused about some of the people, like what was Jonah's mom's illness or what happened to his dad? And the story seemed to jump from scene to sc......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 02, 2014

When I saw the cover and title of this book, I knew I'd like it. My intuition was correct. Dinah Taylor is a chemist who owns her own company and is doing very well. But Dinah lives in an all white and sterile world, allowing nothing emotional to touch her. She daily encounters a young 7 year old boy......more

Goodreads review by Jane on January 24, 2018

I would give this novel 2.5 stars. Several reviewers have mentioned the flaws with the ending and I couldn't agree more! Relationships throughout the story have been moving gradually toward the climax when the author abruptly brings the story to a close and provides an epilogue that requires the rea......more

Goodreads review by Ramona on May 29, 2018

A very disappointing ending. As so many other readers have noted, the ending was abrupt and left the reader feeling cheated out of a well developed and tied together story plot. During the second half (or more) of the book I kept thinking, "OK, let's move the story line along or wrap this thing up!"......more

Goodreads review by J.C. on July 24, 2014

Well, this is certainly not my usual book… But I received a free review copy in eBook – from Lauraine Snelling and I decided to give it a try. And darn it! Now I’m going to have to go buy the paper version too! BE WARNED! This book will pull you right in and it will NOT let go of your heart strings! An......more

Quotes

"Snelling's story has the potential to be a big hit. . ..[D]iverse and well rounded. The premise of the story is interesting and the prose is very moving."—RT Book Reviews

"Snelling writes about the foibles of human nature with keen insight and sweet honesty."—National Church Library Association

"Snelling (One Perfect Day) continues to draw fans with her stellar storytelling skills. This time she offers a look at smalltown medical care in a tale that blends healing, love, and a town's recovery. . .Snelling's description of events at the small clinic during the storm is not to be missed."—Publisher's Weekly on Wake the Dawn

"Snelling's fast-paced novel has characters who seek help in the wrong places. It takes a raging storm for the for them to see that the help they needed was right in front of them the whole time. This is a strong, believable story."—RT Book Reviews, ****, on Wake the Dawn

"Lauraine Snelling's newest novel will keep you turning pages and not wanting to put the book down.. . .Wake The Dawn is a guaranteed good read for any fiction lover."—Cristel Phelps, reviewer, Retailers and Resources Magazine on Wake the Dawn

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