For Your Love
Written by Beverly Jenkins
Narrated by Myra Lucretia Taylor
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Beverly Jenkins
Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR. To read more about Beverly, visit her at www.BeverlyJenkins.net.
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Reviews for For Your Love
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Extraordinary! A page turning. Do real life examples. Great insight to humans emotions . I laughed. I cried. I was happy! Thank you ! Keep writing
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is the sixth book in the Blessings series, which follows the residents of Henry Adams, Kansas, a small town originally founded by freed slaves. I didn’t realize it was part of a series when I picked it up. And once I had it in my hands, I was reluctant to put it aside to go back to book one in the series, so I went ahead and read it. Jenkins gives several clues as to how these people came together, and some of the things that have happened in the past, so I felt I had a reasonably good understanding of the town dynamics. I liked that things don’t always go smoothly, but that – for the most part – the characters react realistically. And then there’s Astrid Wiggins, a/k/a “Seabiscuit.” She is the stereotypic “bad guy.” More than stereotypic, she is a caricature, a cartoon character, so evil and unreasonable in her hatred and vindictiveness that she’s totally unbelievable. On the whole, however, it was an enjoyable, quick read. It reminded me of both the Miss Julia series by Ann B Ross, and the Harmony series by Philip Gulley – both of which I love. And now I think I will go back to the first book in this series and learn more about these characters.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beverly Jenkins has written over 30 books (including 5 in this Blessings series), but this is the first I'd read - and it was delightful. It sort of reminded me of Maeve Binchy books I've read - just about a small community and focusing equally on a bunch of different people and their parts in the cohesive whole of a town. I really enjoyed it. Will definitely read more.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have been reading the “Blessing” series since the first book and I encourage you to start at the beginning of the series; it picks up from where the last book left off. I really love this book series. Jenkins keeps your interest with a wonderful story line, humor and wit in the ‘Blessings’ series and you will want to keep turning the pages to find out what is going to happen next to these well-developed characters that touch the heart in Henry Adams, Kansas. Henry Adams is the fictional town founded by Black people in the 1870’s. But, Jenkins is always giving a history lesson with background information we can research and read for ourselves. The characters are well developed, strong positive characters with lots of love and the plots keep you interested. This equal’s excellent reading. I look forward to the next book about Henry Adams, Kansas. I get excited every time I learn a new book is coming out. I hope Beverly Jenkins continues to write about these characters. I am never disappointed with any of her novels. I look forward to the next installment!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I love this series! No matter what nasty things happen to the residents of Henry Adams, KS they are still loving and supportive to each other, helping when others have hard times and the head do-gooder is Ms. Bernadine Brown. But don't think that Ms. Brown is a push over, no siree.Bernadine Brown may have millions and has worked tirelessly to help the residents in he town she bought but she makes them earn every blessing by working together.This time we see a young couple who were friends of Bernadine's adopted daughter who because of a disadvantaged upbringing are battling to stay afloat with their young offspring. They come to town at the invitation of the friend and find not own a well-paying job but a home to live in and a truck to get them around.In the meantime, Mayor Trent July is informed that his birth mother has come o see him. Ms. Brown has to deal with the mayor of Franklin, the next town over, who is jealous of the success and revitalization of Henry Adams and whose mean spirit has the HA residents welcoming refugees.I look forward to the next visit to Henry Adams, Kansas.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I received this book as an Early Readers review copy. Not having read any previous novels in the Blessings series by Beverly Jenkins did not prove to be a handicap, although a lot had obviously happened in the previous novels in the series. The action takes place in the small town of Henry Adams, KS, which was founded by African Americans who fled the Reconstruction-era South. In this novel, Trent July's never-before seen mother shows up after her parents die and leave a letter revealing a huge, unexpected secret re the son she gave birth to but never saw. The neighboring town of Franklin is under attack from its mayor Astrid with Henry Adams providing refuge to some of its besieged citizens. The books is humorous and fun to read. It gives a glimpse into life in an idyllic, modern small town as it exists in one author's imagination. Recommended.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This story centers around the town of Henry Adams, Kansas which is nearly a utopia. The residents care for each other as if they were family. The only real problem they face is the jealous mayor of nearby Franklin; she is determined to see Henry Adams fail, even if it means closing down the fire department they share and planting roaches in the grocery store.This is part of a series, and without reading the earlier books I found it difficult to keep track of some of the characters. There were also references to previous events without enough detail to fill in the gaps for the first-time reader. This is a sweet story of love and forgiveness, but it lacks the conflict needed to hold the reader's interest.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a heartwarming story of a woman- who after a painful divorce - used her acquired wealth to save a community. Other idealistically wonderful human relation topics are presented.Young Bobby, Kiki and the twins were compelled to move to Henry Adams, Kansas by the encouragement of a young woman who stayed with them for a short while. They had no idea what they were going to experience when they agreed to move there. What they encountered was far beyond their wildest dream! This was no ordinary town.Join their adventures as well as become enthralled with other interesting characters in this very small town. Also, experience the drama that unfolds from a nearby community. You will not believe it!We could all learn lessons from this small town of people.The characters are very believable and the situations are very picturesque. There is some "rough" language but no profanity or profoundly crude words. There are no sexual situations so can easily be read by YA as well as adults.The Title and Book Cover are both very appropriate.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I had my doubts about this novel when I realized that this was book SIX in a series and I had not touched the first FIVE! But Jenkins knows how to write a story and this town has been in progress for several novels already and I'm sure there can can many more to come. You get a little of everything but it's all nicely stirred in together, presenting one problem after another, followed soon after by their respective solutions. And what a combination of characters---again, a little of everything. It is a very fast novel to read. Although this is a very imaginative town straight from Jenkins' mind, it's too bad it's not really out there as an actual place. (Having just read the reviews before mine---we all agree!)
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I requested this book because I had heard of Beverly Jenkins and was curious. I'm not sure what exactly I expected, maybe an African-American Nora Roberts, but that is not what I got. This was a great summer read, full of interesting characters who interact in a fictional small town in Kansas.Not having read any of the other Blessings books, it took me a while to get the main characters straight as well as their relationships to each other. This is about creating family: through adoption, through finding birthmothers and fathers, through many generations of people living in a small town. It is about black men and fatherhood. And it is also a fantasy about creating, through the wealth of a woman who buys a struggling town, a town that is multicultural and multiracial that lives mostly in harmony.I enjoyed the book and recommend it as a great beach read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For Your Love is an utterly charming book about life in the small town of Henry Adams, Kansas. As I live only a few miles from the Kansas border, there were a lot of familiar references, like to watching Chiefs football, that made reading this book even more fun for me.The overarching theme in this book is the power of community. I love a story where the community rallies together to help people. Several of the children in this book are foster children who have been adopted by residents of the town. As an adoptive parent of a foster child, this warmed my heart, especially because what was mentioned of the foster system was realistic. We all know by now it really bugs me when the foster care system is inaccurately portrayed.Jenkins’s website says that the Blessings series is a faith based women’s fiction series. It’s not heavy-handed at all though and all of the “good guys” are open minded and forgiving. I haven’t read any of the previous five books in the Blessings series but I had no trouble jumping right in with For Your Love. The author does a great job of providing summaries for the characters and situations as part of the story without slowing it down or making it clunky. I want to read the other books now that I’ve read this one. (I looked at the author’s website and she also writes what look like very steamy bodice-ripping romance novels. I’d like to read one of those too – she must have quite a range!)For Your Love is the perfect book to read when you need a warm, fuzzy feeling – it’s definitely a feel-good book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the first book I’ve read in this series but I didn’t feel as if I was missing anything. The story has a lot going on but it was easy to keep up.The author’s writing style puts you in the story and you’ll fall in love with the town and it’s people. Everybody knows everybody’s business and they help each other like family does. They are loving and protective. There are more ups than downs in this book, but you will still have a lot of emotions while reading it.This is a very good book. I wish I’d been reading the series from book one because it’s a really good, heartwarming story, but it can be read alone.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Imagine a contemporary small, rural town filled with loving, caring people. Imagine a town with little, if any, unemployment. Imagine a town where everyone works together for the betterment of that town and its inhabitants. Now imagine this town was founded by Black Americans in the mid-1800s and that multiple generations of descendants of the founding families have continued to reside there and raise their families. This mythic town is the town of Henry Adams, Kansas and is the setting for the Blessings series of stories by Beverly Jenkins. For Your Love isn't just the story of this town or one family, but multiple families and their search for more.The first person we're introduced to is Rita Lynn Babcock in California and the only thing we know is that she's received a letter from her deceased mother revealing a shocking secret from her past. Next we're introduced to Trent July. His family is one of the founding families of Henry Adams. Trent is on his third marriage and has two adopted sons, Amari and Devon. Trent's father, Malachi July, is a trained veterinarian and owner/operator of the Dog and Cow restaurant in town. Trent is a trained architectural engineer and is currently working as the mayor of Henry Adams. Trent's only regret in life is that he doesn't know his birth mother. Just when you think you know where this story is going, the reader is whisked to Dallas, Texas and introduced to nineteen-year-old Bobby Douglas, his nineteen-year-old girlfriend Kelly "Kiki" Page, and their eleven-month-old twins, Tiara and Bobby Jr. Bobby and Kelley are struggling to provide for their young family when they are asked to relocate to Henry Adams, Kansas. What follows is a story of a town offering a foundation to a young family, affording them respite from abject poverty and the chance to be a part of something bigger.Over the course of this story, Trent reconnects with his birth-mother, Rita. And Bobby and Kelly realize that there are good people willing to offer a helping hand to those in need. Needless to say there is a lot more going on than just the story of Trent, Rita, Bobby, and Kelly. The reader is introduced to the older generation of Henry Adams, as well as the youngsters (trust me when I say you'll want to read about Devon and his swagalicious wardrobe). Are there problems to be faced in Henry Adams? Of course there are, and one of the bigger problems is dealing with a loss of support services from a neighboring town. Throughout all the ups-and-downs, this tiny community bands together to ensure that no one is fighting a battle alone.For Your Love is actually the first story I've read by Ms. Jenkins. At first I was a little lost since there was obviously quite a bit of backstory to this town and its residents that I didn't know. However, once I got into the story it didn't really seem to matter about what came before (although I'm adding all of the previous titles in this series to my TBR list just so I can catch up). Ms. Jenkins has crafted a wonderful story about a town and community anyone would want to live in. Not all of the people in this town are wealthy financially, but they have a wealth of friendship, love, and support that can't be measured. There's family drama, old jealousies and hurts, greed and avarice, and more. If you enjoy stories featuring families and communities dealing with realistic problems, then you'll want to add this HEA (happy/hopeful-ever-after) story to your TBR list. I look forward to catching up on the Blessings series and reading more from Ms. Jenkins in the future.