Book Review: Love Starts with Elle by Rachel Hauck

Love Starts with Elle, Low Country Series #2 By Rachel Hauck / Thomas Nelson She’s the last of six Lowcountry sisters to tie the knot, so when Elle Garvey’s quarterback-turned-minister boyfriend Jeremiah pops the question, the family resolves to give them the send off of the century. But as Jeremiah leaves Elle to plan the wedding and moves ahead to Houston for a large pastorate there, Elle listens for her own call to the ministry-but none seems forthcoming. And with the influx of new residents in coastal Beaufort, South Carolina, Elle’s art gallery business has never been more fruitful. She’s even begun to successfully show her own paintings-paintings she created after Jeremiah left town. Soon Elle’s widowed tenant, Heath, arrives, throwing a real wrench in the works, and offering a new kind of love that soon takes hold.and blossoms.

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Kelly’s Review

This is the second book in Rachel Hauck’s Low Country Series. The first was Sweet Caroline which I just LOVED, so I have eagerly been anticipating this second installment. The anticipation was more than worth it. Love Starts with Elle did not disappoint. What a terrific read!!

Elle Garvey is an art gallery owner in Beaufort, South Carolina. When the novel opens, we discover that she is dating a local minister by the name of Jeremiah and they soon become engaged to be married. The hitch is that he has taken a new church in Dallas, TX. Elle begins to transition out of her life in Beaufort, faithfully although reluctantly, to begin a new life with Jeremiah in Texas. It is clear that her heart is torn in many different directions and that Elle finds herself struggling to make the right decisions for herself and her faith.

Enter Heath McCord, a widower from New York City who has come to Beaufort with his four year old daughter, Tracey-Love, in hopes of healing his heart and learning to move on with his life after his wife’s tragic death. Heath has rented Elle’s home and the two find themselves meeting in an unexpected way, but a friendship and bond soon form. The two discover they have more in common at heart and soul than they ever would have anticipated.

Elle is a beautifully written novel. Rachel Hauck has a way of touching on subjects of faith that is truly heart-opening. She doesn’t throw any issues out in an “in your face” way, but I know that I came through several times realizing that the words she had written spoke to my own heart. In addition to reading an excellent novel, I also felt moved by the way issues were presented and handled throughout Elle’s story.

I just adore this Low Country series. I have become a fan of Rachel Hauck and now I find that I am once again anticipating the next installment.

Editing to add this cute clip. It’s not long, so give it a view. 🙂