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THE RENOVATION, A PROJECT RESTORATION NOVEL by Terri Kraus

6/19/2020

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​This contemporary story is set in Franklin, Pennsylvania, a Victorian City that I’ve had the pleasure of visiting several times! It was refreshing to step into this story rife with characters sporting deep hurts while facing forgiveness and redemption opportunities. The type of opportunities they wouldn’t seek out on their own. I cared for and liked the main characters, Carter Mansion Ethan Willis. I feel their struggles were ones that readers could relate to. I know I cheered them on to the finish line!

Nicely written Terri Kraus, and may I add—who doesn’t like a story that involves the hero’s son and that son’s friend with comic and serious scenes! The very talented and ambitious reporter, Carter, has her hands full as her heart takes over her reasoning. Ethan, equally talented but dedicated to renovation and preservation of the past—is fun to get to know. I loved the activity in the Carter Mansion and the spicy and very Italian owner, Mrs. Morretti! I can smell her cooking and gifts of food all the way to Wisconsin!

This definitely is a restoration story that not only showcases the renovation of the Carter Mansion but also those whose lives had been ransacked by experiences. They still struggled in the wake of their painful memories.

Terri sprinkled forgiveness quotes before each chapter that I appreciated so very much! I recommend this author and her novels. This novel is one that will stay with you and be remembered!
 
You may visit Terri Kraus at her website:  www.terrikraus.com, where she has other Project Restoration Novels and various other books. She offers her blog and book reviews! 
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    Susan Marlene is the author of Sisters & Friends, HEARTS FOREVER FAITHFUL and SHORT STORIES, Some Fanciful, Some True, A Collection from Various Time Periods & Adventurous Tales, as well as ​Splashes of Hope, A Trio of Short Stories.

    She has published in these venues also. 

    www.ChristianDevotions.us and in Splickety Love Magazine, The Novice, and  newspapers. She writes devotions, fiction, and nonfiction. She is a member and co-founder of Pens of Praise Christian Writers 
    Group.  She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).

    ​She speaks at writers' groups and prepares devotions and teachings often for Pens of Praise Christian Writers,  and was a former member of Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and Alternative Education Teacher’s Aide. She loves  antiques and misses  her Leonberger, but loves her Boxer who fills their lives with love and laughter. Her cat was the queen of the household and is also dearly missed. 

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