A Hope and a Prayer (The Cousins O'Connor #2) by Julie Lessman Reviewed

 

Title: A Hope and a Prayer

Author: Julie Lessman

Series: The Cousins O'Connor #2

She’s in love with her best friend.

He’s in love with her cousin. 

But when the war reveals a gift so rare, 

Will they be saved by a hope and a prayer?

As Head Nurse at 2d Hospital in Nancy, France, Lieutenant Hope Dennehy is known for her healing touch, especially when it comes to mending the wounds and spirit of her best friend, Lieutenant Bren O’Neill. When Hope’s cousin breaks Bren’s heart, Hope is always there, helping to heal him with a friendship so anointed and deep, it threatens to break her heart too.

Flying high as a daredevil aeromedical evac pilot in the European Theatre, “Lieutenant Love” O’Neill crashes and burns when the woman he loves falls for another. Depending on the support and prayers of Nurse Hope Dennehy to save him, Bren re-evaluates his free-wheeling lifestyle when he witnesses the heinous atrocities of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Suddenly nothing in life is as important as taking care of those he loves … or is it? Battling demons from his past, Bren learns that only one thing can truly save him from himself.

Purchase Link: Amazon 

About Julie Lessman:

A lover of all things Irish, Julie Lessman writes close-knit Irish family sagas that evolve into 3-D love stories: the hero, the heroine, and the God that brings them together.

Author of The Daughters of Boston, Winds of Change, Heart of San Francisco, Isle of Hope, Silver Lining Ranch, and The Cousins O’Connor series, Julie was American Christian Fiction Writers 2009 Debut Author of the Year and has garnered over 21 Romance Writers of America and other awards. Voted #1 Romance Author in Family Fiction magazine’s 2012 and 2011 Reader’s Choice Awards, Julie’s novels also made Family Fiction magazine’s Best of 2015, Best of 2014, and “Essential Christian Romance Authors” 2017-2020, as well as Booklist’s 2010 Top 10 Inspirational Fiction and Borders Best Fiction.

Julie has also written a self-help workbook for writers entitled Romance-ology 101: Writing Romantic Tension for the Sweet and Inspirational Markets. Contact Julie through her website at www.julielessman.com.

You can also connect with Julie on these platforms. Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. 

My Thoughts

The O'Connors are my favorite fictional family and I'm a huge Julie Lessman fan. I deemed her the kissing queen and she never disappoints. But her books are more than just knee-popping kisses they're about Jesus. 

I love that Julie Lessman continues to write stories about the O'Connors. Each time I start a new book I feel like I've come home.

Hope Dennehy is your picture-perfect nurse. She is compassionate, caring, and rule-following...which as a military nurse is very important. Enter Bren O'Neill who is your typical bad boy and who is in love with her cousin, Gabe; and soon has eyes for Hope. 

Get ready to laugh, cry, swoon, and want to throw the book across the room because of certain character's actions. 

Overall, be prepared to have Jesus touch your heart through the story because He will. This is Ms. Lessman's signature. She creates passion and puts it in the right place which has made her a favored author by so many.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I wasn't required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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