Book Review: Faith is Fearless: Normal is Overrated by D. Pichardo-Johansson
- Kristen Lewendon
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min read
Sunshine State Book 3
Sometimes you have to break your own rules.
Speech therapist Fe Hernandez is the most positive woman in the world—except when it comes to love. Years ago, a workaholic physician broke her heart and almost ruined her career, so she has sworn off doctors ever since. It’s very inconvenient that the only man who’s tempted her in ages happens to be a physician. Dr. Shawn McDevitt is irresistibly attractive—but also the incarnation of everything Fe promised to never bring back into her life. To make things worse, the success of her business depends on keeping their relationship professional. If she had any sense, she’d run away. But he’s the father of her most challenging case, and Fe has never given up on a child.
ICU specialist Dr. Shawn McDevitt has had a rough couple of years between hate letters, work upheaval, and the collapse of his short, stormy marriage—not to mention the small-town gossip that he murdered his wife. His son’s speech delay might become the last straw. All Shawn wants is a little break in life, and the break he craves is Fe—the only woman who can make a difference in his son’s future. It’s going to take super-human discipline to keep his hands off her for the love of his son.
When the hate letters take a sinister turn, Shawn and Fe risk losing more than their budding relationship. Is Shawn’s bad luck going to hold, or is Fe right to believe that everything works out for the best?
This heartwarming story will make you laugh, cry and swoon with crazy families, hilarious friends, and lessons in unconditional love. But most importantly, it will bring you the joy of knowing it's okay not to be “normal.”
This book is Book#3 of the "Sunshine State Series." It's a stand alone novel and can be read out of order, but it's recommended to read Book#2 first, not to spoil some of the mystery surprises in that book.
Sunshine State Series Book#1: Hope for Harmony: Baby Makers vs. Peter Pans. Book#2: Just for Joy: Beyond Achievement. Book#3: Faith is Fearless: Normal is Overrated. Book#4: Grasping for Grace: Never Grow Up. Book#5: Longing for Love (Coming Soon).
My Review:
There is a lot of story here, with several different layers to the plot line. I adored Shawn from just about the first moment he stepped onto the page. It nearly killed me to suspect him of wrong-doing in the previous book. My reactions to Fe took me on a tilt-a-whirl, because I went around in circles loving and hating her in turn. The way both Fe and Shawn overcome their emotional baggage is so uplifting. Unfortunately, all of the drama and angst they (and me as the reader) go through to get there frustrated the living daylights out of me. For people who made such a big deal about “using their words”, Fe and Shawn spent a great deal of time not talking about what was important. It’s beautiful, and inspiring, and a whole lot of crazy-making. I am in awe of the delicate way the needs of differently abled peoples are handled in this book. I would love it if more of society would behave in this way that supports them. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Hidden Gems Books.
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