It All Started With a Lima Bean

A past that haunts can be laid to rest through the act of forgiveness, even if the person you forgive is yourself. It must be gifted freely.

Abby Sullivan cherishes the life she is creating for herself in her hometown of Santa Barbara, California. She adores her best friend and supportive family. Her job as a kindergarten teacher offers her life hope and purpose. She is very talented at many things, especially hiding the pain of her past. That is until her world collides with Caleb Hunter’s, giving them both a lesson in forgiveness and love.

A life changing love is cruelly snatched by sickness and death. A person must be willing to give love, the greatest gift of all, to receive love.

A successful writer, Caleb is living life day-to-day. Giving refuge to his sad and lonely heart since his wife's sudden death from cervical cancer, his primary focus becomes honoring her memory by rearing their five-year-old daughter, Madison. Yet, when Madison Hunter walks into Miss Abby’s kindergarten class, everything changes for all three of them.

With a little nudge from a loving mother-in-law who has everyone’s best interest at heart, anything is possible, especially when forgiveness and love gift even more blessings than ever imaginable.


                                                                    




                                                 ~Stephanie's Review~



                                         Five Fantastic Stars!! 






It All Started With a Lima Bean is an outstanding first book in the Intertwined Hearts series!!  It was like a breath of fresh air to read something that breaks the mold. If you are looking for insta-love, angst, virgins and a ton of sex then this book is not for you. If you are looking for a true love story, a swoon worthy lead man and a independent woman then this is definitely the book you are looking for!! 

Caleb Hunter is left a widower and now has to raise his sweet daughter Madison on his own. He has decided that he doesn't want to date and will not entertain the idea at all even if everyone around him is trying to get him to. Caleb's priorities are Madison and his writing, in that order. I loved how Caleb was such an awesome dad. I swooned many many times throughout this book and Caleb is not book boyfriend material he is book husband material!! He always know the right things to say and is such a romantic. 

Abby Sullivan is strong independent woman who teaches kindergarten. Teaching is her passion and she is excited to start a brand new school year. Little did she know, this was going to be the best year of teaching that she has ever had. Abby is not without a hurtful past but seeing her grow and overcome the past throughout this book was amazing.  

Fate brings two unsuspecting people together, with a little help from a meddling mother in law and a best friend, and what happens next is pure happiness. This book is good for the soul and it helps remind you that anything is possible; that true happiness and soul mates do exist. This book has a wonderful happily ever after, so don't let this being the first book in the series deter you from reading it. This is a MUST READ!!!





About Kimi Flores:

Author and stay-at-home-mom of 2 AMAZING boys who keep me laughing and on my toes. Married to my high school sweetheart and prom date for over 20 years. Lived in So. Ca. my entire life. Vegan (but not in a weird way ;). Very involved in volunteer work with several local non-profit organizations. I believe we all need to do our part and a portion of my sales will always go to charity.