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Imperfect Love: A Sweet Romance Kindle Edition

by Rebecca Talley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A rocky marriage, a baby on the way, and a devastating diagnosis that turns everything upside down. A story that tugs at the heartstrings.

Lauren Wilson is well on her way to her happily-ever-after. She’s passionate about her career as a middle school English teacher, she adores her handsome, hard-working husband, and with a baby finally on the way, her perfect life is within her grasp.

But then a devastating test result changes everything.

Forced to choose between her baby and her husband, Lauren makes the only decision she can live with, and she returns to her small hometown in hopes of rebuilding her shattered life.

Ethan Campbell is a gifted photographer who travels the world and has no desire to settle down. When his mother dies, he must go home to settle her estate. Then it’s back to exciting adventures across the globe.

When Lauren crosses paths with Ethan, her teenage crush, old feelings resurface—feelings she’s not prepared to face.
Will Lauren have the courage to trust again or will she spend her life alone?

Imperfect Love is a story about sacrifice, healing, second chances, and discovering that although love isn’t always perfect, sometimes it’s the imperfect love that’s the sweetest of all.

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February 28, 2014
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IQ7T98I
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DuBon Publishing (February 28, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4014 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 254 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,931 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,332 in Contemporary Christian Romance
- #11,762 in Clean & Wholesome Romance (Kindle Store)
- #12,884 in Religious Romance (Kindle Store)

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Rebecca grew up next to the ocean in Santa Barbara, CA. She spent her youth at the beach collecting sea shells and building sandcastles. She graduated from high school and left for college, where she met and married her sweetheart, Del.

Del and Rebecca are the sometimes frazzled, but always grateful, parents of ten wildly-creative and multi-talented children and the grandparents of the most adorable grandkids in the universe. After spending nineteen years in rural CO with horses, cows, sheep, goats, rabbits, and donkeys, Rebecca and her family moved to a suburb of Houston, TX, where she spends most of her time in the pool trying to avoid the heat and humidity. When she isn't in the pool, she loves to date her husband, play with her kids, swim in the ocean, redecorate her house, and dance to disco music while she cleans the house.

Rebecca has always loved to write and has authored novels, stories for print and online magazines, and children's books. She now focuses on writing romance because she believes everyone deserves their happily-ever-after.

You can find out more about her at www.rebeccatalley.com.

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Marlou

Love is what matters

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022

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Lauren was so pleased with the indicator line on the proof of pregnancy stick determining she was at long last pregnant!! She figured out a fun way to tell her husband to let him know. But he was so busy at work coming home late. Then they had to go to his parents for dinner. Eventually she finally let him know. She had an OB appointment to confirm her pregnancy. Because of her age they did several tests. One test gave them the info that baby will be Down Syndrome. Her husband wanted abortion to terminate. Lauren says no so he filed for divorce. She moved to moms home and met neighbor Ethan.
The story gives us a lot of how they got to happily ever after for Ethan and Lauren, it is a beautiful story which I highly recommend. I think you will come to love this well created tale as much as I do.

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Interesting take on a difficult subject

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2014

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What a good book! You don't see many romance/women's fiction titles that take on subjects like this so unflinchingly, but maybe more should. I liked how Ms. Talley was able to entertain and educate me at the same time. I learned a lot about having a child with Down Syndrome, such as the expected delay in milestones, and also the incredible strides that people can make with the help of loving family members and dedicated medical professionals. Ethan and Lauren were an easy couple to root for, and I completely understood Lauren's "once bitten, twice shy" approach after the way her husband treated her. This is not a conventional romance where a man sweeps a woman off her feet.

I think that anybody who gives this book a chance will enjoy it, and will find that it sticks with you longer than a typical romance.

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2022

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I started not to read this book because my daughter recently went through a miscarriage after some days of uncertainty and concern for the child. I’m glad I read the book because it went right along with many of the emotions she felt. I’ve also had a Down syndrome student that was a real joy. I had several conversations with his mother about things they’ve gone through. This is a wonderful story dealing with a difficult situation but bringing out the good that can come from it!

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Bev in TX

Many Issues with this Book

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017

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The good: I think that the main point of the she does not abort her baby. This is why I rated the book as high as I did.

However, this book could have been much better. it was easy to see from the start that her marriage problems were as much her fault as they were her husband's fault. They neither had meaningful discussions. Why didn't they discuss these matters before they got married? It was continually pointed out that his parents controlled him, but I think that her mother and sister also controlled her. For example, they keep forcefully telling her that they never liked her husband, even before the baby's health issues were revealed.

An even bigger problem from my POV is that this was listed in a religious/ Christian category. Yet, Jesus and the Bible are never mentioned. The only church services mentioned are funerals and weddings. They never contact a pastor. She only prays once and that was before she found out about the baby's health issue.

I did not like the ending. Her husband repented and made quite significant changes in his life to prove his love for her. If she had truly loved him, as she claimed, then at a minimum she should have gone to professional counseling with him to see if those were long term, heart felt changes.

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A Sweet Story About Learning to Love Again

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014

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I have a special place in my heart for books that deal with issues faced when having a handicapped child. I really liked Rebecca Talley’s previous book, The Up Side of Down, which looks at how a Down Syndrome child can change and challenge the family dynamics, but also bring a huge dose of love. I would have to see more of that in this book.

If you’re looking for a romance where there’s a good guy at the end who steps up and loves Lauren and her child for exactly who they are without expectations and/or pressures to be perfect, then this is a sweet story about learning to love again. On that basis, I’d give it 4 stars.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022

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She’s finally pregnant but finds she’s carrying a Down syndrome baby, her husband can’t have this baby in his life. They divorce and she moves home. Her childhood crush is there and seems interested but can a relationship start with all that’s happening and she is so confused.

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Ashlie

Wonderful story of strength and unconditional love

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2014

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This is a great uplifting story of triumph over lifes curve balls. Our life stories don't always go exactly like we have planned, but they can end up being even more spectacular than we had ever hoped. This story shows that love is not conditional. It also shows that every single person is special and wonderful! Our love for others is what makes life full of joy and happiness! I found myself reading till late hours of the night because I was so enthralled in this inspiring story. I have one daughter who read this book in one day. She didn't want to do anything else, because she just couldn't put it down. I now have 3 other daughters reading it and enjoying it just as much. It is a wonderful and inspiring story, one that leaves you with a warm feeling in your heart.

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Kim Tindall

How do you choose between your husband and your unborn child?

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017

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I received this e-book free from Amazon and I am voluntarily writing a review. After trying to get pregnant for two years Lauren finds out she is finally going to have a baby. This is when life smacks her in the face that her marriage has been less than desired for a while and she spends more time alone than with her husband. Lauren and her husband Paul find out that their baby has Down's Syndrome and her husband wants her to abort or he is going to divorce her.

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