Before I Called You Mine

By Nicole Deese,

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Lauren Bailey may be a romantic at heart, but after a decade of matchmaking schemes gone wrong, there's only one match she's committed to now--the one that will make her a mother. Lauren is a dedicated first-grade teacher in Idaho, and her love for children has led her to the…

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Before I Called You Mine truly brought me through the gamut of emotions with a plot that pitted the main character’s two deepest desires against each other: becoming an adoptive mother and true love.

As a mom who has adopted twice, my heart thrummed in time with Lauren’s as she pursued her passion of adopting, only to come up against an obstacle she never expected. This journey of the heart was so relatable and heartfelt, I couldn’t help but walk it with the characters. And wow! What characters.

A novel about tough choices and how following God’s path brings the…

From Sarah's list on to give you all the feels.

I laughed and cried my way through this book, and even though it’s a romance, I didn’t know how it would end. Lauren agreed not to date for two years in order to adopt a child, but as her dream of motherhood is about to come true, she meets Joshua. Joshua is one of my favorite heroes ever—sweet and funny and completely irresistible. It broke my heart to put myself in Lauren’s shoes, but it was so worth it in the end.

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