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"Books and tea are a perfect combination" (pg 153). I enjoyed a cup of hot tea as I read my first ever Pepper Basham book, and I was thoroughly transported to the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918. What beautiful descriptions of the landscape and heart-breaking descriptions of the harsh realities of Appalachian life. I enjoyed the story of Laurel and Jonathan so much that I am not ready to say goodbye. I know 'Laurel's Dream' part of the "My Heart Belongs" series, but dang it, I want a sequel!!


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My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge Laurel Dream Pepper Basham 9781683227793 Books Reviews

My heart just melted like butter on a hot biscuit. Never has a book captured Appalachian culture so well. I was hooked from the first page. Basham’s way of weaving words together makes me want to capture the words and put them all in a glass jar so I can shake them every now and then like a jar of lightning bugs and watch them light up again.
Laurel is so sweet and endearing. That sweetness covers a backbone of steel and dreams of helping her community. When Jonathan arrives, Laurel is his first experience with the softer side of the Blue Ridge Mountain people. Through endless entanglements with the harsher side of life, the assortment of wildlife, and a culture that Jonathan seeks to understand, Jonathan and Laurel are brought closer together through their mutual love of God, reading, and learning.
My emotions ran the gamut on this book. Everything from laughter to near tears carried me from page one to the very end. Jonathan came to the Blue Ridge to escape. While running from the disappointment of his father, Jonathan finds the strength buried inside himself.
During one of their more difficult times, Laurel talks to Jonathan about anger. To summarize, she says that anger is easier to hold than love, and that is why anger should not be given substance. Sometimes, it’s hard to love. There are times when anger feels justified, but anger never really helps us. Anger leads us to say and do things that love would never ask us to do.
There is so much I could say about this book. It has been two days since I read it, and I still cannot process all the good things that my heart took away. I plan on reading it again because I know there is so much that I missed.
Basham’s way of writing is poetry in motion. Every word pulled me deeper into the atmosphere of the story. The plot moved quickly, with continued action that made every page interesting. I would recommend this book for everyone. Even if you’ve never read historical romance before, I think you’ll enjoy this one.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. I was not required to leave a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
If I could, I'd give this book a higher rating than five stars. I loved the characters and the story, and the setting was perfect! Great job, Ms. Basham!
I have started recommending this book to friends, and have suggested it for our book club. It has adventure, romance. Can also learn how people in the mountains lived.
4.5 stars

"Yep, kissing thoughts could give a coon dog competition for perseverance."

Kissing was about the last thing Laurel McAdams had on her mind at the moment. Getting the new lowlander teacher far, far, away from the lion's claws, mountain lion that is, immediately took precedence, even if the man was easy on the eyes. What in "tarnation" would bring a man like Jonathan Taylor to her Appalachian mountains?

"He didn't know why he was running, or from what . . . . . but he ran as if his very life depended on it." Maybe coming to these remote mountains and joining his uncle's mission hadn't been the smartest thing to do, but it sure was turning into an adventure; especially when his trail guide looked like an angel but talked with a back woods brogue that would take some getting used to. Could he really make a difference here or was this going to be another failure for his father to hold against him?

Journey deep into the Blue Ridge mountains where you will find the sweetest of stories; lives that are rich with family heritage, while pleasantly bereft of possessions; intelligence and wisdom shared for generations, gained far outside the pages of a textbook; and an abiding love that not only births dreams, but follows them.

"Love is not love which alters when its alteration finds, or bends with the remover to remove. Oh no! It is an ever fixed mark, that looks upon tempests and is not shaken . . . . " - Shakespeare
Though mountain life might seem simple on the surface, it is anything but that for Laurel, her family, and her neighbors. While she dreams of an education and better opportunity for her own generation and beloved siblings, she grapples with a people and a culture dear to her yet challenging and wary of anything new.

Jonathan is the embodiment of such a challenge to her life. Through an unlikely friendship, he and Laurel learn just how similar their ambitions for betterment and common goals can help the community that ‘s increasingly dear to Jonathan. Through it all, a sweet romance becomes possible for them, if only her dreams and both of their family’s issues don’t stand in the way.

Pepper is known for writing a-ma-zing romances and relationships, and Laurel and Jonathan set the bar even higher. Theirs has the most tender and innocent friendship beginning ❤ of all of Pepper’s stories. (And I’ve read them all!!!) I think it’s the Britallachain combination of cultures paired with Pepper’s prose-like development of an enchanting setting that makes this story stand out.

Tender and sweet, Laurel’s Dream is an enlightening tale of family, hope, and ties of friendship that transcend culture. This story of camaraderie and romance is as breathtaking as an Appalachian autumn – and equally as colorful with its immersive setting and mountain folk. The sense of faith and understanding that God knows – and orchestrates – our dreams in ways we cannot imagine is a comfort as the last pages of this story are tied up with hope.
"Books and tea are a perfect combination" (pg 153). I enjoyed a cup of hot tea as I read my first ever Pepper Basham book, and I was thoroughly transported to the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918. What beautiful descriptions of the landscape and heart-breaking descriptions of the harsh realities of Appalachian life. I enjoyed the story of Laurel and Jonathan so much that I am not ready to say goodbye. I know 'Laurel's Dream' part of the "My Heart Belongs" series, but dang it, I want a sequel!!