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	• Mercy's Face Donna, C Van Cleve Two Story Publishing House, 2007 - 292 pages average customer review:based on 5 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Mercy's Face

Donna Van Cleve has done a tremendous work in this book. It is incredible to become a part of the lives of the characters, and to root for them and cry with them as they live out the story in Mercy's Face. My husband and I have both read this book, as well as her first book, Grace Falls Like Rain. They are both outstanding and will leave you wanting to know more about the people that become your family throughout the course of this story. Thanks so much, Donna. We look forward to your next piece of page-turning work.

Long awaited sequel

After reading "Grace Falling Like Rain" our library readers eagerly awaited this sequel. We were not disappointed it was just as great as the first, and we await more follow-ups.

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Wonderful experience

This is a wonderful book. Van Cleve does a fantastic job of balancing all of the elements involved in this western/romance/adventure/historical fiction while also uniting the story with the teachings of forgiveness, grace and love. The author does a great job of tactfully handling adult situations in a way that is respectful to the intelligence of the reader while also never straying beyond a PG rating. And it's funny to boot! I'd recommend it to anyone.

Satisfying Sequel

"Mercy's Face" is a terrific sequel to "Grace Falling Like Rain" and yet it is its own story. I agree with the reviewer who found the humor in it, and couldn't help laughing as I pictured some of the scenes as I was reading it. The story flows easily and wouldn't let me go; even when I thought I should stop for the night and go to bed I couldn't stop reading. And it is always pleasing to know that time was taken to research the history involved in a work of fiction; makes me want to visit Brownwood. I know it's published by Two Story Publishing House, but I want more. Don't stop with two, Donna.

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great historical fiction

When you read this book you feel like you are right there with the characters. I have enjoyed both books that Donna has written and look forward to reading the third. Hope you enjoy th book as much as I did.

Fort Worth, Texas... 1877 The young woman grew up in a world of privilege and indulgence--a Cotillion queen and the prettiest girl in Texas, her daddy always said. But everyone knew her heart didn't match her face. She was twenty-three years old and unmarried after years of holding out for another man, until he chose someone else. A smooth-talking gambler walked into her life one day and convinced her to take a substantial amount of money from her parents before the young couple skipped town. After three months of gambling and extravagant spending, Eustace took the rest of the money and abandoned her in Fort Worth. She hid in her hotel room, refusing to leave, refusing to face her scandalous situation-- until Jimmy Taylor walked into her life. Her father had hired Taylor to find his daughter and bring her home, but after their first confrontation, he decided he wasn't being paid nearly enough money for this job. As for the claim that she was the most beautiful girl in Texas, Jimmy would have taken a second look if that face, dress, and body had been on someone else. Jimmy Taylor knew horses, but he was a greenhorn when it came to women. And this woman was about to turn his life upside down. Things go from bad to worse when he ends up taking her back home to Waco in a funeral hearse. Mercy's Face is the sequel to Grace Falling Like Rain, and weaves together a good name, horses, dusting powder, love & sacrifice.

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