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Word Gets Around

April 22, 2009 by Melissa

I first visited Daily, Texas last Spring when I read Talk of the Town by Lisa Wingate, which I reviewed here. I was more than glad to go back for a second helping of Southern hospitality in the stand-alone sequel Word Gets Around.
I met up with old friends Imagene and Donetta, and found a new one in Donetta’s niece Lauren.

Lauren fled from Daily two years earlier following the tragic death of her husband. She succumbs to her father’s cajoling and returns to help train an old horse for a movie to be filmed right smack in the middle of this cozy little Texas town. Nathaniel Heath is the handsome script writer who’s along for the ride with his childhood friend, movie star Justin Shay. Lauren and Nathaniel alternate narrating their blossoming romance, sharing tidbits of their pasts and their common hope for a future.

The plot is nothing new. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl are complete opposites. Boy and girl fight their obvious attraction. Wingate’s strength is capturing the heart of her characters, through their pain and their wit. My favorite characters are Pastor Harve and his wife Miss Beedie, who actually take up very little space in the pages yet are part of the most poignant scene in the book. I found myself crying, only to be laughing a few short pages later.

I’d like to visit with Imagene over a nice slice of pecan pie, so I hope Wingate takes us back to Daily soon.

Melissa has been captivated by books for as long as she can remember. She resides in Virginia and at Breath of Life.



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  • All Mother’s Day Giveaways are open to U.S. shipping addresses only.
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  1. jan koontz says

    April 25, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    i would love to win this gift

  2. Jessica says

    April 25, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    love it!

  3. Sue W. says

    April 25, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    Not ordinarily into “boy meets girl” stuff but this actually sounds beyond that. I would enjoy reading it.
    Thanks!!

  4. Mariah says

    April 26, 2009 at 9:48 am

    Sounds like another good book!

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  5. Jennifer Hedden says

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    enter me

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    April 26, 2009 at 5:10 pm

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    April 26, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    It would be nice to relax on the back porch with this book!

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    April 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    I’d love to read this.
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  9. gahome2mom says

    April 26, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    Sounds interesting! 🙂

  10. Christina Brunetti says

    April 27, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    I would love to read this.

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  11. Susieqtpie says

    April 27, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    Sounds great! Books are the best gifts!

  12. Charlotte says

    April 28, 2009 at 11:43 am

    Sounds like a good summer read!

  13. Marie says

    April 28, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    This sounds like a book I would enjoy!

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    April 28, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    I would love a chance to win. Thank you. Sorry about the previous post, I hit wrong button.

  15. Penney Douglas says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    Oh, this sounds good!

  16. Becky says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    I would love to read this.

  17. Jason Nickolay says

    April 28, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    Looks like a good book. Thanks for the chance

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  18. Jacqueline O. says

    April 28, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Sounds like a great book!!! Hope I win one.

  19. Gabriel J. says

    April 28, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    I would love to read this book.

  20. Krystal says

    April 29, 2009 at 12:50 am

    Sounds like a great book. I would love to read and win it!

  21. Jessica Shurtleff says

    April 29, 2009 at 6:42 am

    Yet another book that sounds fantastic. Please enter me in the contest.

  22. shar says

    April 29, 2009 at 7:29 am

    Like Lisa wingate, so know I would like this one,thanks

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    April 29, 2009 at 12:11 pm

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    April 29, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    Another fun looking book, please enter me. =)

    Amy
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    April 29, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    I want to read this

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    April 29, 2009 at 9:21 pm

    Thanks for the chnce!!

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    April 29, 2009 at 9:23 pm

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  28. Rebecca says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    This sounds lovely. I’m always in the market for some light reading. I love books.

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    April 29, 2009 at 9:50 pm

    I am a subscriber.

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    April 30, 2009 at 1:28 am

    I’d like to read this book. Thanks.

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    April 30, 2009 at 1:51 am

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    April 30, 2009 at 2:20 am

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    April 30, 2009 at 10:55 am

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  34. Cheryl F. (The Lucky Ladybug) says

    April 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    I’d love to read this 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!

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    April 30, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    Please enter me 🙂

  36. Tammy says

    April 30, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    thanks for the chance – I like to have a stash of books to read for rainy days!

  37. Chrysa says

    May 1, 2009 at 12:52 am

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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