Hope Like Wildflowers by Pepper Basham

Hope Like Wildflowers is not the first book I have read by Pepper Basham and will not be the last. From the first book I read by her, Pepper became a favorite author. This is the third book in the series, but I seem to do things out of order sometimes. That being said, this book could totally be read as a stand-alone, though I do have the other two books on my TBR list. This book caught me in from the start and I could not put it down. The character development is great. I loved getting to know Kizzie and her heart. Watching her work through her faith really showed her heart. I also loved getting to know Noah Lewis and Mrs. Lewis. The storyline was great. I loved seeing Kizzie experience God from such a simple place and grow. My heart absolutely broke for her when she realized what had happened. But the hope that she had when she realized she was a daughter of God and even through it all, God would not forsake her, was beautiful. The romance was perfection. Seeing the two sides of ‘romance,’ one which is full of lust and one that is an unconditional pure love. I was so happy for Kizzie that she did not settle for less than what God had for her. The perfect closed door, low spice romance. Pepper Basham did a great job intertwining faith throughout and pointing us back to God. Even in the hard circumstance of our consequences of sin, still letting God work through us. It encouraged me to have more compassion on those who have different sin issues then me. *I received a complimentary copy from the author and voluntarily chose to review it. All opinions are my own.