Book Review of 'Every Life Filled with Purpose' by Shelia Stovall

Happy Saturday Bookworms!

I am so excited you are here with me today! I have family in town, so I am going to keep this short and sweet and let you get to the good stuff. I hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend, and whatever you are doing, please stay safe and cherish every moment.

I hope you enjoy my thoughts on this Contemporary Women’s Christian Fiction, and don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of this post and enter the amazing giveaway from JustRead Tours.

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Every Life Filled with Purpose by Shelia Stovall, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Every Life Filled with Purpose
Series: The Weldon Novels #3
Author: Shelia Stovall
Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.
Release Date: March 27, 2025
Genre: Contemporary Women's Christian Fiction

Welcome to Weldon, Kentucky, where no one can keep a secret forever.

Imagine discovering a place where the locals treat you with warmth and welcome you like family. Carson Williams finds such a place when he visits his deceased mother’s hometown of Weldon. The atmosphere in the community creates a deep yearning in Carson, and he thinks Kentucky is the perfect place for a new beginning. Carson hopes the country life will lead to his emotional healing from PTSD.

While Carson is having lunch at the local diner with Sparky Compton, a young doctor who’s captured his heart, Virginia Willoughby collapses. Sparky springs into action, but Carson struggles to maintain control of his emotions. Mrs. Willoughby’s daughter, Emma Baker arrives, and the magnetic pull of Emma’s gaze confuses Carson. She reminds him of someone, but who? Later, Emma wonders why she can’t stop thinking about the mysterious stranger when her heart belongs to pastor Luke Davis.

But there are secrets in the small town—and they will impact both Carson and Emma.

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My Review

The faith aspect is strong, as is the power of forgiveness in Every Life Filled With Purpose, showing what happens when you hold onto fear and bitterness and also what can happen when you finally let it go.

Struggles with faith during difficult times are a running theme throughout this novel, providing a balm to those of us who also struggle with the same questions or feelings, making it easy to feel seen. This is the first novel I’ve read by this author, and it will certainly not be my last. She has an incredible gift of touching my spirit while also providing an engaging and entertaining story.

There were some pretty intense moments that I wasn’t expecting, particularly a storm scene that eerily mirrored my own situation as I was reading it. It was the perfect reminder that God is in control even in the storms and gave me renewed faith that I so desperately needed in that moment. God has really been using works of fiction to really speak to me lately, and I am so grateful that He uses all things to reach His children. It was after this point that it became practically impossible to put this novel down. The ending was incredibly powerful and so romantic, not only bringing pleasant memories to my own mind and a smile to my face but was the perfect ending to a truly touching story.

My Rating: ★★★★★

About the Author

Shelia Stovall is an author, speaker, and the Director of a small-town library in southern Kentucky. Her first Weldon novel, Every Window Filled with Light, won the 2022 Angel Book Award in the contemporary women's fiction category and was a double finalist for a Selah award in 2022, and her second Weldon novel, Every Day Filled with Hope, was a finalist for a Selah award and a Carol award in 2023.

It tickles her to see shocked expressions when folks learn she's traveling to Africa—again. She's the worst missionary ever, but God continues to send her to the ends of the earth as He attempts to mold her into something useful.

Shelia is a country girl who relishes eating a bologna sandwich at a country store just as much as savoring an elegant meal in a posh restaurant.

Shelia and her husband, Michael, live on a farm, and she enjoys taking daily rambles to the creek with their four dogs. Spending time with family, especially her grandchildren, is her all-time favorite thing. The only hobby Shelia loves more than reading uplifting stories of hope is writing them.

Connect with Shelia by visiting sheliastovall.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email newsletter updates.

Tour Giveaway

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