Have you ever read a book, where once you started you just couldn't stop, nor did you want to stop? A story in which you so easily become one with the characters that you feel as though you are living and breathing right along with them? A Will to Love, by Kim Smith, is one of those stories. Beautiful and poetic, Ms. Smith weaves a story of heartbreak, loss, hope and the shining strength of a bright new life at the end of a rainbow; at the end of a storm.
After the traumatic loss of his wife, Benton Jessup wants more than anything to make his Bed and Breakfast a success. It is his life and all that remains after the death of his wife. When a well known romance novelist, Kitty Beebe, comes to stay for an extended time, to work in peace and use the beautiful surroundings as a basis for her novel, Benton is thrilled with the prospect of the future business this is sure to bring The Inn.
Kitty is a delightful, charming and very down to earth woman. It doesn't take long for a friendship to blossom between her and Benton. Once it is discovered that they both hold a love of Ireland and Benton shows Kitty a magical place on the land near The Inn, something more begins to grow stronger between the two. Benton must decide if he can trust his heart and open it up to love or remain in his own private solitary world.
A Will to Love will simply leave the reader's heart yearning and longing with the beauty of love. Author Kim Smith is phenomenal in weaving a spell with her words and entrapping the reader within the story. I sat down and started reading Ms. Smith's story and finished it easily in one night. There is innocence, there is beauty, there is compassion and a hint of sizzle, all rolled into one perfect story. If you are not a fan of Kim Smith's prior to reading A Will to Love, you are sure to be after.
A Will to Love is in ebook format at the present time. However, for those that are not completely comfortable with, have a bit of a dislike for, or have never read this format, please don't let that discourage you from gobbling up this story. At a mere 105 pages (or that is the page length that it comes out to on my reader), this is perfect to settle in with either on the computer, on an eReader or by printing out. A Will to Love is sweet, full of hope and will leave you with a smile upon your face.
As a way of showing readers a glimpse into the poetic world of Ms. Smith's writing, I picked out a passage that I wanted to share, one that truly stuck out to me and grabbed me.
The landscape unfurled like a painting coming alive after its long winter sleep. An enormous anthill caught her eye reminding her of how hard ants work and how hard life is. She itched for the pen and paper she had stowed in her backpack. Wooden fences lined the property and roses intertwined the boards. She knew in a few months those fragrant blooms would burst into a wild array of color. Breathing in the spring air, life coursed through her veins and she wondered again about the woman Benton Jessup had called wife.
She'd obviously been his partner, in marriage and business. She'd lovingly adorned their home while turning it into a moneymaking venture, and must have been a devoted person to be able to handle running a business, keeping her husband busy and happy, and then the additional trauma of dealing with a terrible disease.
I eagerly await the next work by this talented and wonderful author. I simply cannot say enough about her talent for storytelling and bringing her characters and words to life.
*overall rating 5/5
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To purchase A Will to Love, (click here)!
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About A Will to Love:
Benton Jessup wants his bed and breakfast to be successful. He will go to no lengths to insure that it does. But when Kitty Beebe, a famous romance author, arrives at The Inn, his desire for success becomes a struggle of wills with love.
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About Kim Smith:
Kim Smith is the hostess for the popular radio show, Introducing WRITERS! Radio show on Blog Talk Radio. She is also the author of the zany, Shannon Wallace mystery series available now from Red Rose Publishing and also the new romance novel, A Will to Love. You can visit Kim’s website at www.mkimsmith.com.
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Excerpt:
If the Beebe woman liked it, her expression of approval might bring more business to The Inn, and cement his chance at having a four star rating. He scowled. Keeping her off his mind was becoming nearly impossible.
The opportunity to gain more recognition for his business consumed him, regardless if it meant impressing someone to do it. Showing off his talents was his ace. It excited him, kept him focused.
He’d been raised a poor man’s son with never two pennies to rub together. It was through his own resourcefulness that he’d found jobs working in kitchens each one building to a higher position until he landed a job as head cook. He knew how to succeed. He’d done it a step at a time all of his life. He set a goal and worked toward it until it became his.
At the moment, his goal was to make Kitty Beebe tell all her New York friends that The Inn was the best bed and breakfast in South.
It was a reasonable expectation. It would take long hours, and careful planning, but it could be done. Nothing he hadn’t faced before and successfully accomplished. That drive to overcome his meager beginnings was why he hadn’t just closed The Inn and gone back home.
Ambition was his all-consuming need and his ticket to ride on the wheel of life.
But could he get his guest to succumb to his charm, his talent. . . his obsession?
Change. That was what he needed. Change to his approach, his execution. He would make the Beebe woman fall in love with this place, with his very country until she didn’t want to return to Ireland.
If he were to succeed at that, it meant giving up his resolve to stay out of a woman’s way. It meant putting himself directly in her path and he knew what direction her path would be.
It was written on every page of her damn book.
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Win Prizes!
Kim Smith's A WILL TO LOVE VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR '09 will officially begin on July 6th and end on July 31st. You can visit Kim's blog stops at www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during the month of July to find out more about this great book and talented author!
As a special promotion for all our authors, Pump Up Your Book Promotion is giving away a FREE virtual book tour to a published author or a $50 Amazon gift certificate to those not published who comments on our authors' blog stops. More prizes will be announced as they become available.
After the traumatic loss of his wife, Benton Jessup wants more than anything to make his Bed and Breakfast a success. It is his life and all that remains after the death of his wife. When a well known romance novelist, Kitty Beebe, comes to stay for an extended time, to work in peace and use the beautiful surroundings as a basis for her novel, Benton is thrilled with the prospect of the future business this is sure to bring The Inn.
Kitty is a delightful, charming and very down to earth woman. It doesn't take long for a friendship to blossom between her and Benton. Once it is discovered that they both hold a love of Ireland and Benton shows Kitty a magical place on the land near The Inn, something more begins to grow stronger between the two. Benton must decide if he can trust his heart and open it up to love or remain in his own private solitary world.
A Will to Love will simply leave the reader's heart yearning and longing with the beauty of love. Author Kim Smith is phenomenal in weaving a spell with her words and entrapping the reader within the story. I sat down and started reading Ms. Smith's story and finished it easily in one night. There is innocence, there is beauty, there is compassion and a hint of sizzle, all rolled into one perfect story. If you are not a fan of Kim Smith's prior to reading A Will to Love, you are sure to be after.
A Will to Love is in ebook format at the present time. However, for those that are not completely comfortable with, have a bit of a dislike for, or have never read this format, please don't let that discourage you from gobbling up this story. At a mere 105 pages (or that is the page length that it comes out to on my reader), this is perfect to settle in with either on the computer, on an eReader or by printing out. A Will to Love is sweet, full of hope and will leave you with a smile upon your face.
As a way of showing readers a glimpse into the poetic world of Ms. Smith's writing, I picked out a passage that I wanted to share, one that truly stuck out to me and grabbed me.
The landscape unfurled like a painting coming alive after its long winter sleep. An enormous anthill caught her eye reminding her of how hard ants work and how hard life is. She itched for the pen and paper she had stowed in her backpack. Wooden fences lined the property and roses intertwined the boards. She knew in a few months those fragrant blooms would burst into a wild array of color. Breathing in the spring air, life coursed through her veins and she wondered again about the woman Benton Jessup had called wife.
She'd obviously been his partner, in marriage and business. She'd lovingly adorned their home while turning it into a moneymaking venture, and must have been a devoted person to be able to handle running a business, keeping her husband busy and happy, and then the additional trauma of dealing with a terrible disease.
I eagerly await the next work by this talented and wonderful author. I simply cannot say enough about her talent for storytelling and bringing her characters and words to life.
*overall rating 5/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To purchase A Will to Love, (click here)!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About A Will to Love:
Benton Jessup wants his bed and breakfast to be successful. He will go to no lengths to insure that it does. But when Kitty Beebe, a famous romance author, arrives at The Inn, his desire for success becomes a struggle of wills with love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About Kim Smith:
Kim Smith is the hostess for the popular radio show, Introducing WRITERS! Radio show on Blog Talk Radio. She is also the author of the zany, Shannon Wallace mystery series available now from Red Rose Publishing and also the new romance novel, A Will to Love. You can visit Kim’s website at www.mkimsmith.com.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt:
If the Beebe woman liked it, her expression of approval might bring more business to The Inn, and cement his chance at having a four star rating. He scowled. Keeping her off his mind was becoming nearly impossible.
The opportunity to gain more recognition for his business consumed him, regardless if it meant impressing someone to do it. Showing off his talents was his ace. It excited him, kept him focused.
He’d been raised a poor man’s son with never two pennies to rub together. It was through his own resourcefulness that he’d found jobs working in kitchens each one building to a higher position until he landed a job as head cook. He knew how to succeed. He’d done it a step at a time all of his life. He set a goal and worked toward it until it became his.
At the moment, his goal was to make Kitty Beebe tell all her New York friends that The Inn was the best bed and breakfast in South.
It was a reasonable expectation. It would take long hours, and careful planning, but it could be done. Nothing he hadn’t faced before and successfully accomplished. That drive to overcome his meager beginnings was why he hadn’t just closed The Inn and gone back home.
Ambition was his all-consuming need and his ticket to ride on the wheel of life.
But could he get his guest to succumb to his charm, his talent. . . his obsession?
Change. That was what he needed. Change to his approach, his execution. He would make the Beebe woman fall in love with this place, with his very country until she didn’t want to return to Ireland.
If he were to succeed at that, it meant giving up his resolve to stay out of a woman’s way. It meant putting himself directly in her path and he knew what direction her path would be.
It was written on every page of her damn book.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Win Prizes!
Kim Smith's A WILL TO LOVE VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR '09 will officially begin on July 6th and end on July 31st. You can visit Kim's blog stops at www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during the month of July to find out more about this great book and talented author!
As a special promotion for all our authors, Pump Up Your Book Promotion is giving away a FREE virtual book tour to a published author or a $50 Amazon gift certificate to those not published who comments on our authors' blog stops. More prizes will be announced as they become available.
6 comments:
Thank you so much April! I love it when a reader gets into the nuances of story and becomes involved, or enveloped.
I am very proud of this review!
Kim
The cover of this one is gorgeous and it sounds so good too. Terrific review April!
Looks like Kim has weaved another winner! What a terrific review. Like Kim said, it means so much to us when a reader is able to easily get lost in the story and feel for the characters. Not only is it what we strive for, it's what we hope for.
Well done, both of you!
A good review sounds good.
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