Just Between Us (Steeple Hill Women's Fiction #17) [Paperback]

Deborah Bedford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2004

JUST BETWEEN US is the moving story of a woman who becomes a Big Sister to a pregnant teen in gratitude to God for having been adopted into a wonderful, faith-filled family and falls in love with the teenager's widowed father.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Bedford. . .should appeal to readers of faith who enjoy an inspirational love story wrapped around deeper issues." -- Publisher's Weekly

"Deborah Bedford grabs the reader by the heart and doesn't let go." -- New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

About the Author

Award-winning author Deborah Bedford's fifteen novels include CBA and USA TODAY bestsellers. She lives with her husband and two children in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373785305
• ISBN-13: 978-0373785308
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,681,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars cardboard characters, April 7, 2005

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R. Stoeber (Belleville, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Between Us (Steeple Hill Women's Fiction #17) (Paperback)

I was very disappointed in this story. The characters didn't seem real. Richard was not hero material and I skipped a lot of the story. Ann seemed too grown up at times to be a fourteen year old pregnant or not. I couldn't understand why Richard had a hard time dealing with Ann. The two seemed more like a husband and wife ready for a divorce at times instead of father and daughter. Monica wasn't a very interesting character either. None of the characters were the kind you could get close to and feel as if they were real people. I look for a story that I can step into and forget about the world around me. Sorry, but this just didn't do it for me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unrealistic, overblown romance, July 5, 2006

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Christina Lockstein "Christy's Book Blog" (Oconto Falls, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Between Us (Steeple Hill Women's Fiction #17) (Paperback)

Just Between Us by Deborah Bedford is the story of 14-year-old Ann who becomes pregnant. Her father has emotionally abandoned her since the death of her mother five years before, so Monica becomes Ann's Big Sister. I was extremely disappointed in this book. I've read other Bedford books, and she tackles big topics in an intimate way, so I was looking forward to how she would handle Ann's pregnancy in a Christian way. Unfortunately this book is less about Ann and more about the attraction between Monica and Richard who just can't seem to stay apart. In many places it reads like a bad historical romance: she can't keep her mind away from his taut muscled arms and she loves his manly scent. Ugh! I know that for some, this may be a great romantic book, but I was looking for something deeper. Richard's sudden turn from complete jerk to romantic hugger seems absurd, and the climax was completely unreal. Christian fiction is so much better than this. Bedford's other books are so much better than this!