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Finding Stephanie by Susan May Warren is a light, romantic escape that also uplifted my spirit with its focus on the outcast being made whole through God’s love.

Stephanie Noble loves her life with horses on her family’s ranch in Montana. Sure, she doesn’t have love in her life, but past hurts have taught her that love and dreams can hurt.

Lincoln Cash has built a Hollywood career on his reputation of being able to handle his own stunts and playing the hero on the screen. So when his body begins to betray him he wants nothing more than to get away from the pressures of his movie star life to the quietness of the Montana ranch he just recently purchased–a ranch that is right next to Stephanie’s.

As you can guess, these two are destined for a love story…but one with many twists and turns. Especially since a trio of orphaned siblings enters the mix–headed up by Gideon, a troubled teen who wants desperately to keep his family together. Stephanie, who loves to work with abused horses finds her heart also drawn to working with these hurting kids–but finds it tough going when her desire to help them conflicts with her neighbors, government agencies, and even her new love interest at times. I enjoyed picking up Stephanie and Lincoln’s story when I needed a break from the stresses of the day, it was enjoyable to see their romance unfold–and at times I couldn’t wait to see how they were going to escape the very real dangers that came their way. I also greatly enjoyed seeing how God’s love lead them through everything and most importantly, helped them heal from their past mistakes. ( )

I loved the whole Noble series but I have to say this was my favorite. Lots of other great reviews have been written but I just want to add that the story was GREAT! There were several story lines going on but Susan handles them with great skill. Never once did I feel lost. I hated to see the series come to a close, but I always look forward to her next work of "art"!

Great job Susan. ( )

I think that Stefanie's book was my favorite out of the whole series. I'm not sure if it's because she was the only girl and I felt that I could relate to her the most. She is very strong willed and is completely capable of taking care of herself. I think she's actually the most "noble" of all the Noble siblings. There's nothing in her past for her to be ashamed of. I liked Gideon's story as well involving his relationship with Libby. I didn't like her dad too well because for a pastor he was rather quick to judge. You'd think he'd be willing to look for the good in someone first before trying to kick them out of town. I felt in the beginning that Gideon was being too proud by refusing help but in the end he gave in because of his sisters.The mystery was very well played throughout the book. I missed the small clues about who it was so I was surprised at the end to see who the perpetrator had been. I liked Lincoln as well. He was a multi-dimensional character with a lot of secrets that he had been hiding for years. He and Stefanie had good chemistry throughout the whole book. The only thing that is still baffling me is to why Stefanie and Rafe never acknowledge Cole as their brother even though from the first book we find out that he actually is. My only guess is that they still have not found this out.Regardless, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While I am sad to see the series end, I felt like this book tied up many loose ends and had a satisfying ending. I shall miss the adventures of the Noble kids and the life of ranching. ( )

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