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Episode 125: Surprised by Love by Julie Lessman LiteraryScape: Melissa LaShure

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Announcements

We are a week into the crowdfunding campaign for Unwavering Faith. I want to thank Julie Lessman, Jodi Basye, and Liz Tolsma for sharing my campaign with their readers. Their support and encouragement is a huge blessing.

As are each and every one of you who have purchased a limited-edition book of Unwavering Faith. Thank you Sarah Wilkinson, Sandra Taylor, and Teresa Watkins. Your purchase brings us one step closer to publishing Unwavering Faith and putting it in the hands of thousands of readers across the world!

We have some fun bonus items that will be unlocked as we reach each goal in the campaign. Head over to literaryscape.com/campaign to check those out and get your limited-edition book today!

Remember your purchase not only helps us publish Unwavering Faith, it supports local businesses and entrepreneurs who have been part of the entire publishing process from cover design, to editing, and printing. Be sure to check out videos featuring these small businesses on our YouTube and Rumble channel. We will have more to come soon as we highlight the many talented people who have helped bring this amazing book to life!

 

That’s it for announcements this week. Let’s dive into our discussion of Surprised by Love by Julie Lessman!

 

Episode Notes

In this episode Jessica and Melissa discuss the third novel in Julie Lessman’s Heart of San Francisco series titled Surprised by Love. This love story features Bram and Megan. Their love moves from friendship to lovers and the change is scary and challenging for both of them.

Plus, we finally get to see how things end with Cait and Logan. It is a wild ride with many unexpected twists!

Oh, and Bram and Megan face death while on the sea!

 

Topics We Discuss:

  • Waiting and being particular about who you kiss.

  • How destructive hate is.

  • Acceptance versus resignation.

  • Forgiveness.

We gave the following ratings to each of the story elements listed below.

(Espresso = an expression, Mocha = Medium amount, Latte = A lot)

Mystery - Mocha

Drama – Mocha/Latte

Suspense - Espresso

Romance – Mocha

Inspiration – Mocha/Latte

 

This whole series is a must read and we know you will be hooked and hog-tied which is why LiteraryScape gave Surprised by Love 3 lassos!

(1 lasso – throw and a miss, 2 lassos – hooked, 3 lassos – hooked and hog tied)