Finding Contentment

Truffles By the Sea

07:30 AM, Wednesday, March 5, 2008 .. Posted in Reviews .. 1 comments .. Link

This heroine is a girl after my own heart. How many times in our own lives have we experienced “when it rains, it pours” kind of troubles. I have found that my life is usually either going quite well or several life-altering, “bad” changes are going on at once. The year 2007 was much like that for my family. Hubby’s lost job, a lost opportunity to buy a home in the country, a court case, our first full year of homeschooling… sometimes we can feel Job’s pain more than other times. Sometimes, like Job, we don’t know the reason for all these troubles.

In Truffles By the Sea Gaby has one of those periods of time in her life when everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. But through it all, she relies heavily on God (and a little on chocolate truffles).

I normally would rather read historical fiction than contemporary fiction. But I loved “Truffles By the Sea.” Gaby’s story inspired me – there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

If you read Julie's first book, Chocolate Beach, then you might remember Gaby as Bri’s dramatic, lovesick best friend. Unfortunately, things get worse—much worse—for her before they get…well, best not to give it away.

Sometimes all a girl has left is chocolate...

Gaby Flores has a penchant for drama and an unfortunate knack for dating Mr. So Wrong. After breaking off yet another relationship, watching her apartment building burn to the ground, and discovering that her dippy delivery guy has run off with most of her business, Gaby decides it’s time to turn things around.

So she moves to a tiny waterfront loft and takes on a new motto: “Be gullible no more!” With help from her friends, she works to rebuild her flower shop—and her life. But when legal troubles and quirky neighbors and two surprising romances enter her beachy world, Gaby’s motto and fledgling faith are put to the test.

Can a young woman prone to disaster in both work and love finally find happily ever after?

Author Julie Carobini is giving away a copy of Truffles by the Sea AND and a 1/2 lb. box of yummy truffles to three CBA blog tour readers. This could be you!
Just drop by Julie's blog no later than Friday, March 7 and leave a comment and a way to contact you if you win!

Julie Carobini is an award-winning writer whose stories often spotlight her family, the sea, and God's timely work in the lives of those around her. She lives with her husband, Dan, and their three children in Ventura Beach, California.