{"product_id":"friendship-heirlooms-series-book-5-perfect-reflection-by-karen-wiesner","title":"Friendship Heirlooms Series, Book 5: Perfect Reflection by Karen Wiesner","description":"\u003cblockquote data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.25rem; \/* body size of the quote *\/ line-height: 1.5; margin: 2rem 0; color: #444;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- opening mark --\u003e \u003cspan data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\" style=\"font-size: 4rem; \/* big decorative size   *\/ line-height: 0; \/* pull it up *\/ vertical-align: -0.4em; color: #aaa;\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e5 Stars\n\u003cbr\u003eIn Peaceful, Wisconsin A\u0026amp;A Design Elaina Houston reflects back to her childhood in which her parents demanded 24\/7 perfect behavior (as defined by them) from her. She tried to live up to the parental paragon but failed as no person could meet the expectations demanded by her father and mother. Eventually she gave up attempting to live someone else’s fantasy at the cost of internal tsuris; though since she quit trying Elaina almost always focuses on the bad from her past while ignoring the good. Her only reliefs from self-induced misery are her belief in the Lord, and her Odd Jobs co-worker and BFF Ethan Lynwood as he likes the “real” Elaina.\n\u003cp\u003eSuper-egotistical Ethan believed in his unfailing genius that led him to make terrible errors that hurt others as he covered for the misdeeds of his father and especially his brother Sebastian. The camel’s back broke when his sibling’s actions led to the suicide of Abby, a girl Ethan liked. Giving up on “evil” Sebastian and deciding to leave his family behind in Chicago, Ethan fled to La Crosse to escape from his enabling mistakes; as he has learned wisdom without humility and passion for the Lord and people lead to prideful transgressions. Two years ago Ethan met Elaina. In love with God and each other, neither anticipated their pasts to arrive with vengeance.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifth fantastic Friendship Heirloom inspirational contemporary (see First Comes Love and Forever And All That Jazz) is a delightful novel starring two protagonists who turned to God to help them deal with dysfunctional family histories. The suspense comes late, but brings completeness (and full circle) to a tremendous drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.0rem; \/* body size of the quote *\/ line-height: 1.5; margin: 2rem 0; color: #444;\"\u003eHarriet Klausner \u003c!-- closing mark --\u003e \u003cspan data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\" style=\"font-size: 4rem; line-height: 0; vertical-align: -0.3em; color: #aaa;\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eBook Five Friendship Heirloom: Perception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eElaina Houston has had it drilled into her from birth that she has to look picture-perfect, act, speak and perform perfectly. When she couldn't live up to the impossible expectations of her parents, she threw herself away--and paid a horrible price for her destructive surrender. But she has a second chance to turn her life around, and she won't ever let another person decide who and what she needs to be. Even as she colors outside the lines, her internal conflicts prevent her from experiencing peace over the slightest failure. In part, that's why Ethan Lynwood, her co-worker, best friend and all-around handyman, is so good for her. Ethan expects nothing from her and he seems to accept her just the way she is, even when she's a mess...maybe \u003ci\u003eespecially\u003c\/i\u003e when she is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eEthan's spent his lifetime making stupid mistakes--because he'd believed his own wisdom was infallible. He found out the hard way that God is in control and we all need humility, humanity, and a helping hand. And sometimes the most accurate reflection comes from accepting that we're not perfect but we're loved unconditionally anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eGenre: Contemporary Inspirational Romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-925191-34-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eISBN PRINT D2D: 9798235180871\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eASIN: B0146XHSA6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 130%;\"\u003eWord Count: 86, 423\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Writers Exchange E-Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47948861407450,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2633\/6986\/files\/perfect-reflection-3d-cover-2026-500high.png?v=1780489440","url":"https:\/\/writers-exchange.net\/products\/friendship-heirlooms-series-book-5-perfect-reflection-by-karen-wiesner","provider":"Writers Exchange E-Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}