Hi, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Jennifer
Wilck and her new book, “Waiting for a Miracle”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
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Waiting for a Miracle
by Jennifer Wilck
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Holiday)
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BLURB:
Benjamin
Cohen, widowed father of six-year-old Jessie, is doing his best to hold it
together through order and routine. The last thing he needs is his matchmaker
mother to set him up with her next door neighbor, no matter how attractive she
is.
Rachel
Schaecter's dream of becoming a foster mother is right within her grasp, until
her meddlesome neighbor tries to set her up with her handsome son. What's
worse? He's the father of her favorite kindergarten student! She can't afford
to let anything come between her and her dream, no matter how gorgeous he may
be.
Can these two determined people trust in the miracle of Hanukkah
to let love and light into their lives?
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EXCERPT TWO:
Six-year-old
bodies were good at many things— bouncing, hugging, and racing. Rachel was
thankful they were also good at hiding her surprise. Never in her wildest
dreams did she imagine her favorite student, and her student’s father, would be
at her neighbor’s house the same night she was invited to celebrate Hanukkah.
She
met the hard gaze of Jessie’s father across the room. Eyes narrowed as if he
suspected her reasons for being here. His broad shoulders were stiff. His
jean-clad muscular legs were spread apart in a solid stance. Square hands
fisted at his sides, and one of them held a menorah. Did he plan to throw it or
club someone with it?
Giving
Jessie a last pat, she rose. With an arm around Jessie, she extended her other
hand to her father. “Happy Hanukkah.”
“Ms.
Schaecter.” “Mr. Cohen.” “Oh, please,” Harriet said, “Such formality between
you
two. Rachel, this is my son Benny. I mean Benjamin.”
Benny.
Rachel filed the information away for later, along with his flushed skin at the
nickname. Interesting.
“And
Benjamin, this is my neighbor, Rachel. We’re not at a school event. You can
call each other by your first names.” Harriet pointed at Jessie, who gripped
Rachel’s hand so hard, Rachel’s fingers lost their circulation. “Except for
you,” Harriet added. “You have to call her Ms. Schaecter.”
Jessie
giggled. “Yes, Grandma.”
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MY BOOK REVIEW:
This book was such a
sweet, cozy, romantic, festive, and enjoyable read!
This
is the second book I’ve read from the incredible writer, Jennifer Wilck. Last year I had the privilege of reading her
book, “Learning to Love,” which is part of the Serendipity Book Series
and I totally loved it, so I was very excited to read her latest work, “Waiting
for a Miracle,” even though it’s not part of the same book series.
I absolutely loved this book!!
It was super cute, warmhearted, and had all the feels!!
I
loved the main characters, Rachel, Ben, and Ben’s 6-year-old daughter,
Jessie. I really liked how relatable,
likable, and personable the characters were.
I really enjoyed Rachel. She is smart,
caring, considerate, nurturing, and thoughtful.
She is a teacher that loves her students, which is greatly reciprocated,
and she always seems to go the extra mile for her students. I also liked Ben as he is charming, kind, respectful,
protective, benevolent, and romantic. I
really liked Rachel and Ben together!
There was an instant spark between these two! The attraction between them was so strong and
deeply described! Jessie is
adorable! She is sweet, clever, curious,
creative, social, confident, and resilient.
Wilck
writes her characters with depth, that have emotional baggage, are dealing with
real-life struggles, and are working on over-coming personal obstacles. She writes real-life characters that face
real-world problems. Which is one of the
reasons I love her books, because I know when I read it, I will be able to easily
connect with the characters and possibly even grow with the characters in the
story.
With
Ben’s wife having recently passed, he was still struggling with missing her and
her not being part of his daily routine.
He was trying to cope with now being a single parent, balancing their
schedules, possibly getting back to dating, and dealing with his meddling mom. Ben’s issues are very common to someone who
recently lost their partner or even someone who is just a single parent. Rachel wanting to become a foster mom and contemplating
whether she should date a student’s parent may not be as typical or as easy to
connect with, but it still was an enjoyable story line.
I think the author did a fantastic job on her character
development as these characters were so real, raw, and personal on many levels!
This
book quickly took off right from the beginning and held a continuous and
captive fast to steady pace as the book only had 75 pages to get its story out! Even though it was on the much shorter side,
the story did not feel rushed, the character’s seemed fully developed, and the
story line was satisfyingly completed.
I
love that this book has a Hanukkah theme since most holiday books and movies
are all wrapped up in Christmas and there are so many other religions and holidays
that should also be represented. I
really enjoyed learning about another culture and tradition. I love books that teach you something in a
fun and interesting way – and this book did just that!
I
like that this book touches on many topics such as love, romance, dating, friendship,
family, hard life lessons, second chances, loss, change, dedication,
perseverance, adoption, growth, compassion, empathy, integrity, determination, Hanukkah,
culture, traditions, passion, faith, hope, forgiveness, moving on, challenges,
starting over, new beginnings, fresh starts, overcoming obstacles, and so much
more!
Although,
a short read, this book is a great introduction to a new author – Jennifer Wilck! This book provides an opportunity to just get
your toes wet without the full commitment of jumping into one of Jennifer’s
fabulous book series – which you will definitely want to also pick up lol.
This book is not part of a book series at this time and therefore,
can be read as a standalone.
I would absolutely recommend this book, and this author as I was
truly impressed with the quality of writing, intriguing story line, and
excellent character development! I will
definitely be continuing to follow this author and check out her upcoming books!
Did you find this review helpful?
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helpful on Amazon here:
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AUTHOR BIO:
Jennifer started telling herself stories as a
little girl when she couldn’t fall asleep at night. Pretty soon, her head was
filled with these stories and the characters that populated them. Even as an
adult, she thinks about the characters and stories at night before she falls
asleep or walking the dog. Eventually, she started writing them down. Her
favorite stories to write are those with smart, sassy, independent heroines;
handsome, strong and slightly vulnerable heroes; and her stories always end
with happily ever after.
In
the real world, she’s the mother of two amazing daughters and wife of one of
the smartest men she knows. She believes humor is the only way to get through
the day and does not believe in sharing her chocolate.
She
writes contemporary romance, some of which are mainstream and some of which
involve Jewish characters. She’s published with The Wild Rose Press and all her
books are available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Jennifer will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC
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Jennifer ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing your book, thanks for providing the copy! :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. ~ Your furbaby is soooo adorable!! :)
Thank you so much, Ally! I appreciate your reading and reviewing. And I'm honored you remembered me. PS, Midnight says hi and thanks, too!
DeleteGreat review, sounds like my kind of book!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good read.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the review!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your awesome review. This sounds like a must read for me
ReplyDeleteCute cover.
ReplyDeleteI just loved todays post and I would love to read your book.
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