About the Book
Author: Jennifer Lynn Cary
Genre: Historical Christian Romance
Release Date: November 20, 2023
She’s a strong-willed chiropractor…
…He’s an old-fashioned MD.
Sparks fly—but will they burn them or make them sizzle?
When Rose Crackinbush D.C. sets up her modern (for the 1970s) practice in a new town, heaven help anyone who thinks chiropractors aren’t legitimate doctors. Those naysayers will eat their words. Or she might make them cookies—she can be nice.
And if she can keep her temper about the town’s Jokester MD, she might win some new patients.
But this MD isn’t just a jokester. A dedicated family doctor, Brett Shoffner uses humor to help heal his patients. Only it seems newly-arrived lady chiropractors aren’t ready for his quips — no matter how pretty and smart they are. This specific lady chiropractor, not the quips.
Life would be so much easier for these two if they could avoid each other. But fate keeps throwing them together. Can they see beyond the symptoms and diagnose the real reasons behind their push-pull attraction?
And if so, will they choose the best cure?
Welcome back to 1972 Kokomo, Indiana in Cracklin’ Rosie, the fourth installment of the Weather Girls Wedding Shoppe and Venue series, where the Great Physician can adjust callings and purposes in ways never imagined.
You will enjoy Cracklin’ Rosie, a sweet, clean romcom inspired by Neil Diamond’s 1960’s song of the same title, because everyone knows that the plans we make don’t always end up as we thought they would.
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My Review
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It is set in 1972 when women were still trying to make their way in so many professions. It was also a time when chiropractors were really looked down upon by the traditional field of medicine. Our heroine, Rose, is a female chiropractor so she had a really hard time earning the respect of others. She and Brett, an MD, are thrust together and they get off to a rough relationship. I love the quips and humor Cary adds to the dialogue. Cary is a wordsmith and it shows in this novel. Here is just one example of her clever writing: “petite chiropractor who'd adjusted his way of viewing medicine...”
This is a wonderfully entertaining novel covering a number of issues. Besides the women breaking into traditionally male professions and chiropractic practice, there is also a good lesson on forgiveness and the exploration of the pain of dementia on others. We get to see the developing relationship between Rose and Brett from both of them in alternating sections. That was fun and not at all confusing.
Cary's writing style is a pleasure to experience. I have read several of her books, such as the Weather Girls series and have enjoyed them all. This is a good novel for readers who like an entertaining story with a few thought provoking issues and a fun historical setting.
My rating: 5/5 stars.
About the Author
More from Jennifer
I’ve long been a fan of 60s music—since the 1960s! Neil Diamond has been a favorite performer since that time. I must have been in fourth grade with “Thank the Lord for the Nighttime” was released. I had no idea of any deeper meaning, just loved the song—it would’ve gotten full 98 score from me for having “a great beat and fun to dance to” if I’d been a judge on American Bandstand with Dick Clark.
Fast-forward a good fifty plus years, and I’m researching 60s music where the song title has a girl’s name in it for my Weather Girls Wedding Shoppe and Venue series and I run across “Cracklin’ Rosie.” That was one song I sang with gusto. So fun. But I never was sure of the meaning. What or who was Cracklin’ Rosie? Then I got an inspiration that made me laugh out loud. I even contacted friends to share—tickled me to no end. What if Rosie was a chiropractor? That was the genesis for this story.
Of course, it needed to be funny. And who better to add humor and conflict than a medical doctor who fancied himself as an amateur comedian? The idea stuck and the brainstorming began. I have to tell you my critique partner, Diana Brandmeyer, understands humor. It was a blast coming up with ways to make it funny.
I hope you will agree, and that there will be moments when you snort or chuckle. Or even laugh out loud and have someone look over at you, so you tell them, “You gotta read this book.” Anyway, whether anyone watches you read, I hope you’ll enjoy this latest addition to the Weather Girls Wedding Shoppe and Venue series, Cracklin’ Rosie.
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(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)
4 comments:
Thank you!
Happy Easter! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review of Cracklin’ Rosie, this sounds like a story that I will enjoy reading myself
Thos looks like an entertaining read. Thanks for hosting this tour.
Sounds great!
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