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Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Listen to official albums & more. May 01, 2013 Recognizing Thompson’s voice, he called for him to come to his bedside. Taking the Ohio poet-composer by the hand, the dying evangelist said, ‘Will, I would rather have written “Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling” than anything I have been able to do in my whole life.’”.
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(Songbird #2)
Maybe in the wide-open country she can learn to breathe again.
Happily married and owner of two successful boutiques, Jade longs to begin a family with her husband, Max. But when she discovers that Max has an illegitimate son--who he wants her to help raise--Jade's life is turned upside down.
She flees to her childhood home, a rambling Iowa farmhouse, with enough room to bre...more
Happily married and owner of two successful boutiques, Jade longs to begin a family with her husband, Max. But when she discovers that Max has an illegitimate son--who he wants her to help raise--Jade's life is turned upside down.
She flees to her childhood home, a rambling Iowa farmhouse, with enough room to bre...more
Published January 3rd 2011 by Thomas Nelson (first published November 25th 2010)
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Mar 10, 2017Paula Phillips rated it it was amazing
Just when life was starting to look up for Jade Benson, she married lawyer Max and reunited with her mother Beryl. A whole new set of challenges are about to occur, desperate for a baby Jade is heartbroken when her doctor informs her that she cannot carry full-term and her mother is diagnosed with Leukemia. When her husband Max and his mother June start pressuring for a child, Jade is torn between God's way and the worldly options of surrogacy and adoption. When tragedy strikes and Max's ex-girl...more
Jade has finally gotten everything she has wanted - almost. Having reconciled with the mother who abandoned her as a child and is currently struglling with terminal cancer, she has married the man of her supposed dreams and runs a successful business. The only thing missing is a child in her arms. After numerous miscarriages, her world feels like it is falling apart. When she learns of her husband's illegitimate son, conceived teh night of his bachelro's party, it finally comes crashing down. As...more
Nov 13, 2012Rachel rated it it was ok
The more I think about this book, the sadder I get. I think that it had a lot of potential to show how much strength can be gained by walking with Christ, how some things are morally wrong and that there are consequences to actions.
Everyone in this book was a cheater (Max sleeps with an ex a week before his wedding, but that's no biggie because they weren't married yet.... (Uh, NO! That's not how that works.) Jade's mother-in-law cheated on her husband 9 months before Max was born, and Jade's fa...more
Dec 06, 2011Rachel rated it it was amazing
My review: I received Softly and Tenderly from Book Sneeze in exchange for a free review. This has in no way altered view of the novel and all opinions are my own, true and true. SPOILERS!
Jade longs to begin a family with her husband, Max. But after 3 miscarriages, she is beginning to doubt. Maybe God doesn't want her to have a family. Maybe God is still punishing her. She struggles to run her two shops, help her mother-in-law, and care for her mother who is dying from cancer. When she finds ou...more
Jade longs to begin a family with her husband, Max. But after 3 miscarriages, she is beginning to doubt. Maybe God doesn't want her to have a family. Maybe God is still punishing her. She struggles to run her two shops, help her mother-in-law, and care for her mother who is dying from cancer. When she finds ou...more
Nearer My God To Thee Umc Mo
Mar 06, 2011Tonya rated it it was amazing
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me... So the song goes. One of my favorites. What an awesome read!
I haven't read the first book, but I think from my experience that the books can stand alone as well. We meet Jade, who is married to Max. They are having troubles with having children. But when Max's ex-wife dies and Jade finds out that they slept together a week before Jade and Max's wedding and have a son, will Jade be able to forgive Max and keep Asa as her own even...more
May 01, 2015Laura rated it really liked itI haven't read the first book, but I think from my experience that the books can stand alone as well. We meet Jade, who is married to Max. They are having troubles with having children. But when Max's ex-wife dies and Jade finds out that they slept together a week before Jade and Max's wedding and have a son, will Jade be able to forgive Max and keep Asa as her own even...more
Shelves: contemporary-christian-fiction, southern-fiction, read-2015
This series has me completely engrossed in the lives of these characters. Its not a 'fun' read; sometimes its down right difficult to read because of all the hurt and sadness, but somehow, you finish reading with a sense of hope, a desire to strive to have a closer relationship with God, a renewed spirit to be thankful, forgiving, loving and patient with your own trials in life. If you do consider reading this, i would HIGHLY recommend reading all the novels in order.
Mar 12, 2011Renee rated it it was amazing
In this second installment of the Evans/Hauck collaboration, Jade’s troubles increase. Now she must deal with a dying mother, hurting mother-in-law, unfaithful husband, and temptation in the form of an old love from her past. This book was a page-turner. However, I would’ve liked to see a more joyful outcome, but I’m not ready to give up on Jade yet! I know I’ll be checking out whatever comes next in her world. I just can’t help but want healing and happiness for her!
Jan 27, 2011Rachel Brand rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I'm not entirely sure how to rate this book. While the characters were very believable, there was so much drama that this book almost felt like a soap opera. Despite that, I was constantly wondering how I would react if I were in Jade or June's situation and I felt like I was making decisions right along with the characters. 7/10
Alright, I’m going to try to be fair and admit that I accidentally jumped into the middle of this trilogy without reading the first book. So, the cumulative drama of both books may have just pushed it too far for me, but I only made it about halfway through before giving up on this story.
I’m a sucker for clean/ Christian themed romances. I’m usually pretty lenient with the genre. My main problem with this story line is that it falls into the worldly trap of normalizing extramarital affairs. Whil...more
I’m a sucker for clean/ Christian themed romances. I’m usually pretty lenient with the genre. My main problem with this story line is that it falls into the worldly trap of normalizing extramarital affairs. Whil...more
Jun 10, 2018Kathy Mizell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Finding Myself
Jade's life had not been easy and she guarded her heart very closely. Max had done all the right things and she trusted him so this marriage may just be the answer to her prayers. Things seemed to be going her way for a change, two antique stores, new marriage, husband that loves her, a relationship with her Mother, and then it happens. Read this book and see how Jade turns her life over to Jesus and his He walks her through the toughest time of her life.
Jade's life had not been easy and she guarded her heart very closely. Max had done all the right things and she trusted him so this marriage may just be the answer to her prayers. Things seemed to be going her way for a change, two antique stores, new marriage, husband that loves her, a relationship with her Mother, and then it happens. Read this book and see how Jade turns her life over to Jesus and his He walks her through the toughest time of her life.
Sep 24, 2019Janet Merrell rated it it was amazing
I liked the first in the series, but absolutely loved this sequel. I feel the mother daughter dynamic in this one was so well written and Jade’s struggling marriage was very realistic. Can’t wait to start the final book.
Meh. Didn’t hate it but I just felt like so many problems were introduced in this one that took away some of the sweetness of the first book. I do love that the mother/daughter relationship was improved. The ending felt incredibly rushed.
Jun 23, 2019Ambrosia Waives rated it it was amazing
In each book here faith in god grows. Mainly I chose this because Sara Evans wrote it.
Second book in this Christian trilogy, (see an overall review of the trilogy at book one).
Even better than the first book. I’m excited to start reading book three!
Even better than the first book. I’m excited to start reading book three!
Jun 13, 2019C Davis rated it really liked it
Very good. Not as good as the first, but still really good.
Meh. I don't know how it's possible but they somehow managed to make me dislike just about every character I had previously liked in the first book. The only exceptions would be June and Beryl and one died, so that about sums it up.
Mar 10, 2015Emma Jane rated it it was amazing
This is one of those books that seems to have found me more than I've found it. You know the ones I mean; those books that call to you from the shelf in the library, for no obvious reason, maybe even the sort of books you hardly ever read but for some reason, you feel this one has something special for you and you've just got to answer its calling. That's how it happened for me. I hardly ever, EVER read contemporary fiction, and a book about 'a woman who married into a Southern soap opera'? Um....more
Sara Evans is also an American country singer. This book was sent to me through BookSneeze and the publishers for review.
Details about the book:
Author: Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck
Title: Softly & Tenderly
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
When I requested for this particular book for review, I was not aware of the fact that this is part of a series, in fact this is the second book in the Songbird series. But that is no cause for concern, as you can very well read this book as an individual novella witho...more
Details about the book:
Author: Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck
Title: Softly & Tenderly
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
When I requested for this particular book for review, I was not aware of the fact that this is part of a series, in fact this is the second book in the Songbird series. But that is no cause for concern, as you can very well read this book as an individual novella witho...more
I’ve added Softly and Tenderly to my list of books that prove readers who dismiss inspirational as “preaching books” are selling the subgenre short and cheating themselves out of some great reading.
Jade Fitzgerald Benson is a young woman who appears to have a wonderful life. Her vintage clothing business has proved so successful that she now has two boutiques. Her husband Max has, she believes, conquered his addiction to prescription painkillers, and the two have created a marriage that is both...more
Jade Fitzgerald Benson is a young woman who appears to have a wonderful life. Her vintage clothing business has proved so successful that she now has two boutiques. Her husband Max has, she believes, conquered his addiction to prescription painkillers, and the two have created a marriage that is both...more
Oct 15, 2011Jim rated it it was amazing
'Love keeps no record of wrong,' Jade, if I recall Scripture accurately.'
'And 'Thou shall not commit adultery,' if I recall Scripture accurately,' Jade shot back.
With an unforgettable opening scene of shocking betrayal, Sara Evans along with Rachel Hauck, bring us back to Whisper Hollow, Tennessee and the life and times of Jade Fitzgerald Benson, whose tumultous story Evans and Hauck sketched for us in the first novel of this series, The Sweet By and By.
Softy and Tenderly picks up the now marri...more
'And 'Thou shall not commit adultery,' if I recall Scripture accurately,' Jade shot back.
With an unforgettable opening scene of shocking betrayal, Sara Evans along with Rachel Hauck, bring us back to Whisper Hollow, Tennessee and the life and times of Jade Fitzgerald Benson, whose tumultous story Evans and Hauck sketched for us in the first novel of this series, The Sweet By and By.
Softy and Tenderly picks up the now marri...more
Oct 13, 2011Kristin rated it liked it · review of another edition
I read 'The Sweet By and By' last year, and I don't remember being especially impressed with it. It felt too heavy to me. So I wasn't sure what to expect when I got my hands on the sequel (in what is going to be a trilogy).
The details of the first one were a little foggy in my mind, but I remembered the major plot and details came back to me as I read the sequel. I would think that anyone could pick up this book and be just fine without having read SBAB first.
I enjoyed 'Softly and Tenderly' so...more
May 20, 2011Andrea Guy rated it really liked itThe details of the first one were a little foggy in my mind, but I remembered the major plot and details came back to me as I read the sequel. I would think that anyone could pick up this book and be just fine without having read SBAB first.
I enjoyed 'Softly and Tenderly' so...more
Shelves: chicklit, christian, series, 2012-reads, booksneeze
This is probably one of the most emotionally charged books that I've read in a very long time. If you were to lump it into a genre, it is Christian Chicklit. It is very heavy on 'Faith' but never comes across as preachy, which I liked.
This is the second book in the Songbird series. (Oh do I wish I had read the first one..but I'll go back and get that one later). It reads like a soap opera. Jade has her issues, she thinks she's barren, her mother is terminally ill. Her husband Max is addicted to...more
This is the second book in the Songbird series. (Oh do I wish I had read the first one..but I'll go back and get that one later). It reads like a soap opera. Jade has her issues, she thinks she's barren, her mother is terminally ill. Her husband Max is addicted to...more
Dec 19, 2011Carrie Padgett rated it really liked it
Song Softly And Tenderly
I enjoyed Softly & Tenderly. It’s the second book in a series. I haven’t read the first book, The Sweet By and By.
On the outside, Jade’s life is going well. She has a successful business and a loving husband. On the inside, she yearns for a baby. Her mother is dying. Her in-laws are dragging her into their messy marriage. Her husband Max has several secrets that threaten to undo his and Jade’s marriage as well.
When Jade’s mother insists on returning home for her final weeks, Jade reluctant...more
On the outside, Jade’s life is going well. She has a successful business and a loving husband. On the inside, she yearns for a baby. Her mother is dying. Her in-laws are dragging her into their messy marriage. Her husband Max has several secrets that threaten to undo his and Jade’s marriage as well.
When Jade’s mother insists on returning home for her final weeks, Jade reluctant...more
Jan 09, 2011Orbs n Rings rated it it was amazing
Who Wrote The Song Softly And Tenderly
Sweet compassion yet heart wrenching a Southern tale of true forgiveness.
Jade has moved from her past toward a bright future. But then the man she loves most destroys her trust.
Jade Fitzgerald's hope for a perfect marriage shatters when her husband confesses he has an illegitimate son. What’s more, he wants to raise the boy in their home.
Hurting and confused, Jade embarks on a road trip to Iowa to take her sick mother to her childhood home. In the comfort of the old home place, Jade struggles wi...more
Jade has moved from her past toward a bright future. But then the man she loves most destroys her trust.
Jade Fitzgerald's hope for a perfect marriage shatters when her husband confesses he has an illegitimate son. What’s more, he wants to raise the boy in their home.
Hurting and confused, Jade embarks on a road trip to Iowa to take her sick mother to her childhood home. In the comfort of the old home place, Jade struggles wi...more
Apr 15, 2012Darlyn rated it liked it
The book is about an unexpected occasions that occurs in life. I think everyone has their own regrets, redemptions and losses. The story evolves around Jade, who is happily married to Max and owns 2 boutiques and unfortunately still fails to conceive. There is a lot of things going on around her. Her mom is fighting leukemia and refuse to go through another chemotherapy. I think I can understand her mom well since one of my cousin died of luekemia, and she went through a lot of chemotherapy. I c...more
Jun 04, 2016Christine Lowe rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Redemption Through Forgiveness
It takes an brave writer who has felt emotions strong enough to break through to the hidden places we all have in our hearts. Does every transgression deserve forgiveness? This book touched my heart. I needed to think about it for awhile before I could write a review.
The story opens with June complaining about her daughter-in-law's old truck as Jade drives her home after a day of shopping. They enter June's home that appears empty. As Jade helps by carrying June's p...more
It takes an brave writer who has felt emotions strong enough to break through to the hidden places we all have in our hearts. Does every transgression deserve forgiveness? This book touched my heart. I needed to think about it for awhile before I could write a review.
The story opens with June complaining about her daughter-in-law's old truck as Jade drives her home after a day of shopping. They enter June's home that appears empty. As Jade helps by carrying June's p...more
Oct 27, 2011Carrie rated it liked it
Softly & Tenderly is the second book in Sara Evans’ “Songbird Series”. Throughout this novel there are references to events that the reader would be familiar with if they had read the first book. The fact I hadn’t read the first book didn’t affect my enjoyment of the overall story. I could grasp what I needed from the brief references and didn’t feel lost.
The main character Jade, is struggling at the beginning of this book. All she wants is to be a mother and this desire is heightened by her...more
The main character Jade, is struggling at the beginning of this book. All she wants is to be a mother and this desire is heightened by her...more
Jan 01, 2011Cafelilybookreviews rated it it was amazing
This is one of those books that made me take a deep breath and whisper “wow” when I finished the last page. It was so good that I didn’t even realize it was the second book in the Songbird Series by Sara Evans.
It definitely stands alone very well and I was immediately hooked by the characters. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I plan to read the first book, just to see how the series starts out. According to Sara, this second book “explodes” with drama and I have to agree. This story covers a...more
It definitely stands alone very well and I was immediately hooked by the characters. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I plan to read the first book, just to see how the series starts out. According to Sara, this second book “explodes” with drama and I have to agree. This story covers a...more
Oct 27, 2011Melissa rated it it was amazing
Wow! Just WOW! I didn’t realize that this was the second book in the series when it was offered by BookSneeze.com this month…I actually thought it was the first, which I have wanted to read for quite some time. So when I started reading this, and realized it was the second book, I was slightly disappointed only because I was entering the story in the middle. However, I love this book, and can’t wait until Love Lifted Me is released this coming January (per Amazon.com’s pre-order information).
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Softly and Tenderly, by Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck, is anything but soft and tender as the story first unfolds. Secrets and betrayal open with painful harshness. You find your heart bleeding all over the pages with the characters. There’s no sugar-coating on the raw emotions felt and displayed. Honest, heartfelt, and painful conversations are held. Heart-wrenching in every way. Choices made could have easily been my own.
Sara pulled out all the stops on a very touchy, harsh reality for some wom...more
Sara pulled out all the stops on a very touchy, harsh reality for some wom...more
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Sara Evans is an American multi-platinum country music recording artist and songwriter. She was named female vocalist of the year in 2006 by the Academy of Country Music and was once awarded video of the year from the Country Music Association. She and her three children live in Birmingham, Alabama with former pro quarterback-turned-sportscaster Jay Barker, whom she married in 2008.
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