Crowning Design

Name: Crowning Design
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Author: Leila Meacham
ISBN: 9781478941514

Author: Leila Meacham

Narrator: Linda Henning

Unabridged: 6 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 01/03/2017

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Women, Family Life

Synopsis

A tender, classic love story about the secrets that linger in our hearts and the choices that set us free?Ä¶

Some people aren't meant for happily-ever-after. And Deborah Standridge is one of them. When she called off her wedding to the perfect man to pursue her passion as an architect, she didn't mean to hurt anyone. But Deborah saw her chance to finally make her own dreams come and she took it, setting in motion a tragedy that has haunted her ever since.

Now, as one of Denver's most successful architects, Deborah has avoided love at all costs...until Daniel Parker walks into her life. He commissions her to design his company's headquarters and soon makes her want to believe in love again. But Dan is keeping a shocking secret that could rip apart everything they've built--and break Deborah's heart once and for all. Will Deborah find the strength to put the past behind her to fight for a love that could last for all time?

About Leila Meacham

Leila Meacham (1938–2021) was a writer and former teacher from San Antonio, Texas, who came to writing later in life. Her many successful novels include the bestselling Roses, Somerset, Tumbleweeds, and Dragonfly.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris

Definitely a throw back style of writing... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After reading Ryan’s Hand I had high hope’s for this book. Loved the storyline and the plot itself but there are certain aspects about this book that I didn’t care for, which caused me to rate this a little lower than normal. One of the first......more

Goodreads review by Romancing the

Reviewed by JoAnne Book provided by the publisher Originally posted at Romancing the Book This is only the second book that I’ve read by Ms. Meacham but it won’t be my last. While not as engrossing as Ryan’s Hand, Crowning Design is also republished and was originally written in the eighties. Deborah is......more

Goodreads review by Tara

I liked this story at first...young woman used to following orders runs away from her intended groom to make a career for herself. She strives to help the little people... and then she meets Dan and loses all reason and while I was okay with it at first as the story continued and her obsession with......more

Goodreads review by Joyce

A short book with a good plot and story line. Both characters were strong, Independent individuals who wanted to succeed. Deborah and Dan both kept secrets they had to overcome in order to be free to start new lives. I enjoyed this tale and especially the ending with its twists and turns.......more

Quotes

"Reads like a high-end Thorn Birds."—Sara Nelson, The Daily Beast (praise for Roses)

"Roses heralded as new Gone with the Wind."—USA Today (praise for Roses)

"As large, romantic, and American a tale as Texas itself."—Booklist (praise for Roses)

"An enthralling stunner....A compelling saga with echoes of Gone with the
Wind."—Publishers Weekly (praise for Roses)

"It's been almost 30 years since the heyday of giant epics...but Meacham's
debut might bring them back. Readers who like an old-fashioned saga will
devour this sprawling novel of passion and revenge."—Library Journal (praise for Roses)