The Outer Edge of Heaven

Ok read could have done without so many references to Jesus praying blessings and God in almost every paragraph the story didn't need it.. Still a ok read.

Outer Edge of Heaven is a thoroughly wonderful book. I could not put it down - I laughed out loud a lot and my heart melted in all the right spots. It was a clean, enjoyable and a fun read. The author deals with so many tough issues that families face today and she handle them quite beautifully. If I had any complaints it would be that I wanted more. Either give me an epilogue to tie up lose ends or turn this into a series so we can see what happens to Fo, Richard, Chase, Tuck, and the rest. I would definitely recommend this book.

4 STARSI liked the plot of this story. The humor was funny. The characters were likeable and still had faults and good points.Charlie goes with her best friend Fo to work at his family ranch in Montana instead of going home after she graduates from collage and standing up for what she wants against her parents. Fo's relatives are surprised when his best friend since he was young is actually a girl.Charlie wants to be a teacher someday. She is smart, talented, strong except when facing her parents. They want her to be a lawyer and have picked out her future husband Elroy. She is single and does not plan to marry a divorce lawyer her parents have chosen for her.Luke is running his family ranch helping his father. He is surprised to find Charlie is a girl. He has to figure out where he can put her. He really says they need help with the children. Luke is engaged to be married.Jamie is 2 years old and cute sounding little boy.Evie and Elsa are four and five years oldTuckett is 14 years oldChase is the oldest. He works out a lot and chases the girls. He does as little as he can.Chase and Luke's mother died. Tuckett's mother left his father when he was only 6. Richard's third marriage is not happy.Charlie is strong and makes a difference with everyone. Stepping into help with the little ones. Just like Luke asked for help. If only she can stand up to her parents.These characters have real problems that a lot of people are facing. Dealing with moral problems, stalkers, teens smoking, unwed pregnancy.I like reading Jaclyn M. Hawkes books and will continue reading them.

I'm that reader that reads reviews but seldom if ever writes one. For this book, I have made an exception. This was a totally captivating story, with characters that were believable and lovable. It was so easy to enter this story and lose myself in it. The emotions were real as well as the family interactions. I loved it and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an entertaining and captivating story.

I truly enjoyed this story of friendship and ultimate romantic love between Charlie and Luke. Luke is such a hero in my eyes - a young man with great maturity and insight in life. Charlie is definitely the best woman for Luke but they have to overcome many obstacles in their mind to be together. There is a bit of suspense in the story. Perfect story with clean romance and God's undeniable love in their lives. An excellent read and truly a wonderful story