Texas Charm: Love Is in the Air Around Houston as Told in Four Complete Novels

by DiAnn Mills

Rising from the ashes of the past, four women of the Houston area seek life's charm amid some of its deepest pain. A rift between mother and daughter deepens when the widowed Paula moves to a new town... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593101686
• ISBN13: 9781593101688
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Charming Foursome

Texas Charm is a must-read book--four complete novels in one volume. Romance, intrigue, suspense and plenty of Southern charm. Heartwarming plots, believable characters, human interest situations that anyone can relate to. Another winner from popular author DiAnn Mills.

Simply Charming

DiAnn Mills has done a fabulous job weaving a common thread throughout the four novels, yet each is equally interesting as a stand alone novel. These stories will reel you in and take you from tears to laughter and back again. Beautifully crafted stories and each has an important spiritual truth. At the end of each novel you know the characters and consider them friends. I couldn't put it down. I would recommend this book to everyone I know...and even a few people I don't know. My words cannot do it justice.

Southern Charm

The cover draws the reader into a quiet afternoon setting, sitting on the porch of a plantation, with the breezes gently blowing. Each story has at least one character that you get so involved with that you feel every emotion the character experiences. Country Charm set the stage for the rest of the book, with Paula, a widow woman who had no intentions of loving again. The author expresses the fear, doubt, and uncertainty of each character along with prayer, godly wisdom from friends, and patience from God. The second story, Equestrian Charm, is an excellent story for all ages regarding the importance of premarital purity and the purity covenant of people in love. It is also a fun way to learn about Arabian horses and it made me want to go horseback riding. Cassidy's Charm is the third story of this great novella. Unforgiveness of ourselves and and the effect our past has on others keeps the reader turning every page of this story. Forgiveness is the central theme. Cassidy's Charm helps the reader see the importance of forgiving ourselves and the old ways of traditional thinking regarding muti-cultural relationships. The author adds another life lesson to her final story, Compassion's Charm. With all odds thrown against Rachel, she should be bitter, but she isn't. This last story has some nail biting adventure running through it. In each story, the author brings in spiritual life lessons that you can learn to apply to your life, and the prayers are simple yet powerful. When I finished reading this book, I thought about it for several days and the lessons that impacted the character's lives. You won't want to lay this book down.

Wish I lived in Brenham!

Texas Charm tells the stories of four strong, determined women who each face a terrible tragedy. Some overcome by holding tight to their faith in God, while the others overcome by discovering a new-found faith through the midst of the tragedy. DiAnn Mills does a skillfull job of combining four excellent books into a single, excellent package. I had previously read Country Charm and Equestrian Charm but it was a delight to go back and read them all over again. I was impressed with the tight way she weaves all four stories together, as well as the research that must have gone into each book. Each book builds upon the last and each book is just as good as, if not better than, the last. I truly enjoyed reading Texas Charm and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

Country Charm

It is beautifully written and very entertaining. It's the type of novel you don't want to put down until you finish it. She writes with an excellent sense of humor throughout the book. I really enjoyed being able to laugh along with the characters in their situations. She uses biblical principles and scriptures in solving the everyday life challenges her characters go through. It was good to see prayer used by the characters for their situations. She also showed the model love of Jesus in the characters of each story. The cover makes one think of a quaint country home in the springtime with a large rounded porch to sit outside and enjoy the nice breeze and scent of bluebonnets. It makes you want to have a porch like it and sit there to read a good book and/or dream. My favorite was the 1st one, Country Charm. It as a very charming story with the character Paula planning and decorating for her business. It's easy to picture a very beautiful place with all the details she included, especially the antiques, decorations, furniture and the colors. The 2nd story keeps it interesting with unusual information Kristi is learning about Arabian horses and photography. The 3rd story is also very interesting with details of Cassidy running her boutique and adding homemade leather items to sell. The 4th story shows how Rachel learns she has more talents than she thought. There is an interesting facts page about Texas and Houston. Each novel fits the romance category very well. All 4 novels show the patience and unconditional love the characters show to the ones having their challenges of life."