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[[Image:Deborahsmith_agentlerain.jpg|thumb|A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith]]
 
[[Image:Deborahsmith_agentlerain.jpg|thumb|A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith]]
 
* '''Author''': [[Deborah Smith]]
 
* '''Author''': [[Deborah Smith]]
 
* '''Publisher''': [[BelleBooks]]
 
* '''Publisher''': [[BelleBooks]]
 
* '''Year''': 20007
 
* '''Year''': 20007
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* '''Editor''': [[Debra Dixon]]
 
* '''Setting''': Florida
 
* '''Setting''': Florida
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976876078/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 A Gentle Rain]
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* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976876078/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 A Gentle Rain]
== About the Book ==
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==Book Description==
 
Kara Whittenbrook, a Connecticut heiress, travels to Florida to meet her birth family after learning she was adopted. Kara, who has discovered the truth about her past while going through her now-deceased parents' papers, learns that her birth family isn't what she expected: both parents are mentally challenged and working for rancher Ben Thocco.
 
Kara Whittenbrook, a Connecticut heiress, travels to Florida to meet her birth family after learning she was adopted. Kara, who has discovered the truth about her past while going through her now-deceased parents' papers, learns that her birth family isn't what she expected: both parents are mentally challenged and working for rancher Ben Thocco.
  
 
Deborah Smith tells the story in alternating first person narration, allowing the reader to get into the heads of both Kara and Ben as they deal with major changes in their lives.
 
Deborah Smith tells the story in alternating first person narration, allowing the reader to get into the heads of both Kara and Ben as they deal with major changes in their lives.
  
''A Gentle Rain'' was a [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Novel With Strong Romantic Elements]] category.
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== Recognitions ==  
 
 
* [http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1323292911&channel=1320184611 A Gentle Rain Book Trailer]
 
== Awards ==  
 
 
* 2008 [[Lorie]]
 
* 2008 [[Lorie]]
 
* 2008 [[Romantic Times Magazine]] "Best Small Press Romance"
 
* 2008 [[Romantic Times Magazine]] "Best Small Press Romance"
 
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* [[2008 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2008 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance Category|Novel with Strong Romantic Elements]]
== Reviews ==
 
* [http://www.theromancereader.com/smith-gentle.html] - ''The Romance Reader''
 

Latest revision as of 16:52, 20 July 2021

A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith

Book Description

Kara Whittenbrook, a Connecticut heiress, travels to Florida to meet her birth family after learning she was adopted. Kara, who has discovered the truth about her past while going through her now-deceased parents' papers, learns that her birth family isn't what she expected: both parents are mentally challenged and working for rancher Ben Thocco.

Deborah Smith tells the story in alternating first person narration, allowing the reader to get into the heads of both Kara and Ben as they deal with major changes in their lives.

Recognitions