{"id":22704,"date":"2017-12-04T22:25:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T03:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=22704"},"modified":"2017-12-04T22:25:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T03:25:50","slug":"magnolia-storms-by-janet-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=22704","title":{"rendered":"Magnolia Storms by Janet Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a lifelong Southerner, I am particularly fond of novels with a southern setting so I have loved reading all of Janet Ferguson’s novels. After watching the news on TV for hours during and after the devastation of hurricane Katrina, it was easy for me to understand Maggie’s fear of another storm. Although there were times when her character’s fear seemed to be a bit overboard, I had to admire the way she pushed past that fear to respond to her family’s need for help in a difficult situation.<\/p>\n

Ferguson’s colorful yet realistic characters felt like old friends.\u00a0 Fun and touching scenes with Josh’s little son J.D. added a special note to the story. I enjoyed reading about the struggles of Josh, Maggie,\u00a0 and her family as they faced difficult challenges together. It was encouraging to see how their faith grew even as they walked through dark and scary situations.<\/p>\n

“Magnolia Storms” is a great book and I can’t wait to see what Janet Ferguson has in store for her readers next.<\/p>\n

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I was the winner of a copy of this novel on the Life Fully Booked blog. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Coastal Hearts Novel<\/em><\/strong>
\nWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you\u2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

Maggie Marovich couldn\u2019t save her father or her home from Hurricane Katrina, but she\u2019s dedicated her life to meteorology so she can warn others when the monster storms approach. Except\u2026she works three hours inland and rarely risks returning to her childhood hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Both her single-parent sister and the ship pilot Maggie once loved refused to leave the Coast, despite Maggie\u2019s requests. Now a hurricane\u2019s headed toward Mississippi, and Maggie\u2019s sister is seriously injured, leaving Maggie little choice but to head south\u2014into the storm.<\/p>\n

The water and tides flow through Josh Bergeron\u2019s veins, and he can\u2019t imagine giving up piloting\u2014even for the love of his life, the infuriating Magnolia Marovich. He tried to move on without her, marrying and having a child. But after his wife abandons him and his little boy, his career choice is threatened by the weight of his parental responsibilities. Moving next door to Maggie\u2019s sister and sharing their child care seems like the perfect set-up. Until Maggie blows back into town.<\/p>\n

Being forced to lean on Josh for help washes up the wreckage in Maggie\u2019s faith. Where was God during the destruction of Katrina? Why do some prayers seem to go unanswered? Between the hurricane looming in the Gulf and another gale raging in her heart, can Maggie overcome her past and find the trust to truly live?<\/p>\n

*Magnolia Storms<\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0SARA’s Emma Merritt Contest finalist and First Impressions Contest finalist!<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Janet W. Ferguson<\/strong> grew up in Mississippi and received a degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Mississippi. She has served her church as a children’s minister and a youth volunteer. An avid reader, she worked as a librarian at a large public high school. Janet and her husband have two grown children, one really smart dog, and a few cats that allow them to share the space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MY REVIEW: As a lifelong Southerner, I am particularly fond of novels with a southern setting so I have loved reading all of Janet Ferguson’s novels. After watching the news on TV for hours during and after the devastation of hurricane Katrina, it was easy for me to understand Maggie’s fear of another storm. Although […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,60,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-contemporary-fiction","category-romance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22704"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22711,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22704\/revisions\/22711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}