As Time Goes By (The Californians, Book 2)

A great read by Lori Wick. I've read nearly all of her books, and have come to the point where I find many of them a bit nauseatingly unrealistic. I am a little tired of the let's-get-them-every-character-saved-and-married-happily stuff. Real life doesn't work that way -- if you are looking for more realistic Christian romance, please read Francine Rivers or Liz Curtis Higgs.

HOWEVER, this book is one I've read over and over -- I don't get tired of it. It is a very sweet story; one of the the things I believe people like the most is that Bobbie isn't beautiful; she's got glasses and ordinary looks. (What were they thinking with the reprinted cover??) But handsome Jeff becomes her friend, and then falls in love with her anyway. Isn't that what we all secretly wish for? A handsome prince who loves us for the girl inside? This is why so many women connect with this book personally and still sigh at the end after the 34th read! One of Wick's best. I also liked the fourth one in the series, Donovan's Daughter. I think the Californians and A Place Called Home series are Wick's best series.

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I really like all Lori's books, especially those set in the past. This one was great. The book was in very good condition.

Five years ago Bobbie had left Santa Rosa in humiliation and embarrassment. Jeff Taylor has always felt guilty for his part in causing Bobbie to stay away for so long. Now Bobbie is returning to work in the Taylor's shipping office.

Both Bobbie and Jeff have grown up in the five years since the incident at the lagoon. Both feel a little awkward when Bobbie first starts to work for the Taylor's, but they soon become great friends.

Jeff is once again dating Sylvia, but confused by how angry she is all of the time. Bobbie is contemplating engagement to Cleve, but it would be a marriage of convenience rather than a marriage of love. Both Jeff and Bobbie's mother Maryanne worry that Bobbie is settling for Cleve because she doesn't believe anyone will ever love her.

When Cleve shows up in Santa Rosa it doesn't take him long to realize that he shouldn't have stayed away from Bobbie for so long. Cleve and family and friends around Bobbie and Jeff all wonder how long it will take before they both realize that they love each other.

Rigg and Kaitlin are expecting their first baby. Sean is rebelling because of the continued absence of his father who has put off returning to the States indefinitely. Sean's behavior has forced Kate and Rigg to practice some tough love and make Sean more accountable for his behavior. Where will Sean's rebellion lead him and how heart-broken will he leave Kate and Marcail? Find out in the next installment of The Californian series Sean Donovan.

Bobbie and Jeff's story is so sweet. I love the way that love blossoms between them so slowly. I like how they become friends before they ever realize that they love each other. And as always the message of Salvation is quite clear and another theme that comes through in this series is forgiveness.

If you enjoy Christian historical fiction, you will enjoy this boook. Lori Wick is one of my favorite authors and I try to read everything she has written.