Customer Reviews

Bad Heiress Day (Life, Faith & Getting It Right #3) (Steeple Hill Cafe)

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This is the type of book that leaves you feeling warm and mushy inside after you're finished with it. Allie Pleiter's BAD HEIRESS DAY is a great read and here's why: What would YOU do with a million dollars?? I asked myself this question even as Darcy, the heroine of this book, did the same. Her father left her $1 million after his death--money Darcy had no idea he even had--with his dying request that she "give it all away." What would you do? Would you be able to do as your father requested or would you ignore it all and go on a wild shopping spree? I have to admit, as a Christian I wasn't too happy with the answer I found myself rooting for as I read. After all, what woman wouldn't dream of a new dishwasher and refrigerator--especially when the originals are daring to take their last breath? I actually wanted Darcy to go crazy even when I knew this wouldn't be what God would want and wasn't the moral of the story. I struggled right along with Darcy as she fought with herself--and her husband--in understanding why her father asked her to do what he had all the while fighting anger at him for hiding a situation with such monumental consequences. There were a few slow moments which is why I couldn't offer Ms. Pleiter 5 stars but all in all it was a book that left me with a good warm feeling inside and I will definitely be looking forward to her next one!

This book was okay, not great, not wonderful, just OK!
Definitely not on the same realm as some other Christian Chick Lit books that I have loved (Lisa Samson's, Laura Jensen Walker, Rene Gutteridge, Robert Elmer, Kristin Billerbeck, Meredith Efken, Neta Jackson, Judy Baer, etc.)
It just doesn't have the quality of writting that I look for. The editing is also very poor. Many typos and errors.
I don't think too much of Steeple Hill Cafe books so far. This is a huge disappointment to me, I had so looked forward to this new line....but they just aren't delivering!
At least this one is not as big a flop as "Mother of Prevention."

This is another book going straight to paperbackswap.com!

Darcy Nightengale is exhausted after caring many months for her dying father, putting all other areas of her life, including her family, on hold. While she grieves her father's death she is also thankful that once again she will be able to have a "normal" life caring for her husband and kids. When Darcy finds out her father has left her over 1.6 million dollars she is torn between amazement and anger. She cannot believe that he hid this from her for so many years. But when she reads the letter her father left explaining where the money came from and how he would like her to "give it all away" she is left even more angry and confused. She has given up so much to care for him, including her part-time job that had helped to pay household expenses. Now, after 9/11, the economy is bad and her husband Jack's job is barely enough to keep them going. How can her father ask her to give it all away?

One day Darcy wakes up and, after long denying herself both necessities & luxuries during her care for her father, decides to have a day at the salon with her best friend Kate. She is so greatly refreshed, not only physically but mentally, that the seeds of an idea are planted in her mind. Some of the money her father left her could be used to give a "day of restoration" to other women who are caring for very ill & dying loved ones. She & Kate dub it the Restoration Project. However, she faces obstacles in getting her husband to understand and support the idea. While Jack and Darcy love each other very much, her father's illness and their financial situation have put a tremendous strain on their marriage. It is hard for him to understand how she can even consider following her father's request to give all the money away.

While Darcy's father had a strong faith in God, Jack & Darcy have not had much desire to include God in their lives. As Darcy and Jack seek out knowledgeable people to help them handle their newfound wealth, it is those same people who share the knowledge about wealth that is even greater than material, knowing God and His plan for their lives.

I found Darcy & Jack's story through conflict to faith told very authentically.

This is a definite must read. Darcy has a big choice to make with keeping a million dollars or giving it to charity. I love the message the author gives about trusting God and finding our way when the world turns upside down. You will laugh out loud and cry with Darcy . I cant wait for her next book!!!!

Not only is this book attractive on the outside, it's beautiful on the inside as well. The author has written a thought-provoking, engaging, and enjoyable story for women of all ages and all walks of life. I didn't want it to end, but Allie tied everything together beautifully, making the story well worth reading. I will recommend this to friends!

Darcy uses Chocolate and Diet Coke to help her cope with the stress of the moment - a pattern I well understand. But it is the creativity released as she explores philanthropy that I carry with me from this novel.

Author, Allie Pleiter, offers well-colored characters that have honest feelings and insights. Relationships cross generations and genders. There is wisdom, humor and tears in interactions with mentors and friends.

Grief shakes us to our core. This book addresses the realities of loss and depression offering possibilities for restoration and wholeness of body, mind and spirit.

Darcy reminds me that faithful life choices are often obscured and take time to develop. This book will help you to consider how your life makes a difference for others - and you might get creative about it!

One of the best in its genre. Allie Pleiter's characters are so accessible, fun, and colorful, that I actually missed them when I had finished the book. The female friendships Pleiter has created are hilarious, yet touching. Another enjoyable relationship is the one Darcy shares with her husband. You can see them falling in love with each other again, as they look at each other with new eyes, and discover new things about themselves and each other.

Darcy struggles with being the best mother, daughter, wife, and friend she can be, while trying not to lose herself in the process. Her daily fight with the grief of losing her father shows how difficult it is to lose a parent, no matter how old you are. Without preaching, Pleiter teaches us that trusting in God can point us toward what is really important in life.

I'm learning not to buy books by first-time Christian authors because they haven't learned how to write yet. Evidently there are no qualified editors employed at the publishing companies, so we can't depend on them to provide worthwhile literature.

This book has three big plots: 1) the death of the main character's father on Sep 12 (the day after the terrorist attacks). 2) the fact that she has been sort of absent from home for one or two years while she nursed her dying father. 3) her father left her 1.6 million dollars that she didn't know he had and he asked her to give it away.

The third plot is the main plot, but the author tries to cover the other two subjects too while ignoring her duties toward the events she should be depicting (like the friction between the husband and wife arising from the fact that they have different opinions about what to do with the money; she talks about it, but doesn't show it). I think she could have written three different books and done a better job (unless she tried to cram other plots into those stories). As it is, she doesn't do justice to any of the plots.

The book is boring. I can't force myself to continue reading it. I'm over 100 pages into it and it's taken me days to get that far. I should be totally immersed in the story, but I'm not because there is nothing happening.

I think this writer should spend some (more) time learning to write good fiction. She should also get a better editor because her writing style is tired and needs a Restoration Project of its own.