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A Tender Reed by Teresa Slack "Michelle Hurley thinks she's conquered the hole inside called loneliness by giving every waking moment to her nursing career. She's done this intentionally and with ruthless rationality, and it seems to be working. So when Melissa's reckless sister, Nicole, drops her two kids into Michelle's care, Michelle resents it. Her resentment rings true, but gradually her ingrained nursing skills awaken her maternal instinct. Refreshingly, Nicole doesn't become any more responsible, though the novel is predictable in many ways: the kids are cute, and by giving love, Michelle finds it. Even so, Slack's feel for her Ozarks setting and her knack for drawing minor characters very nearly turns this romance into a fine realistic novel." Booklist (American Library Association) Professor/Lecturer

"I was hooked from the first page! Ms. Slack writes in a down-to-earth style, sprinkling bits of humor into this compelling story of unexpected love, redemption, and reconciliation with the past."

Lawana Blackwell,
author of The Gresham Chronicles, the Tales of London series and A Table by the Window

"A Tender Reed kept me glued to the book throughout as Michelle struggled to be a good temporary mother to her niece and nephew. I immediately fell in love with her characters and ached and laughed along with them as the story unfolded. This is one of the best I have read in this genre."

Judith B. Lindley,
Highland County (OH) Library Director

"I loved Teresa's first book and this one is even better. The characters are so real that it's like reading a personal letter from your best friend. It seems too real to be fiction, it's great!"

Blaine Beekman;
Author of Unfurl the Proud Banners and Call of Conscience, Call of Duty

"What a reader's delight! This extended family steals into your heart and you live with them between laughter and tears. This is a book filled with hope and clearly reveals the power of God's redeeming love and grace."

Margaret Johnson,
Author of 18, No Time To Waste

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