Jasmine (Song of the River #3) - Diane T. Ashley & Aaron McCarver

Jasmine is the third book in the Song of the River series.  I enjoyed Lily and Camellia and was anxious to read Jasmine.  This title will be available for purchase on July 1.

Jasmine is the youngest of the three sisters and is struggling with the fact that her sisters can’t seem to accept that she is a grown woman and not a child anymore.  She wants to become an actress and feels like her sisters are holding her back.

David is the boy who Lily and Blake saved back in book 1.  His biological family now gone, he feels like no one understands him and he feels alone.  He’s loved Jasmine for many years but doesn’t really believe that he could be good enough for her.  She treats him like an annoyance, which only reinforces his views that he will never have her heart.

This story is a classic case of “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.”  Jasmine wants to live the dream of being an actress without knowing the reality of what that life is really like.  When she gets the chance to find out, she neglects her relationship with God.  The story lines of all three sisters are wrapped up nicely and the happy ending that I love was present.

As I mentioned in my review of Camellia, this series is a continuous story surrounding the lives of Lily, Camellia and Jasmine.  While this book is mainly about Jasmine and David, there are enough interactions with the characters from the previous novels that I believe it is important to read them in order.  Diane T. Ashley and Aaron McCarver have also worked together on a Heartsong series called Truly Yours.  These books are available on amazon and are all under $5.  I look forward to reading more from these authors in the future.  Good Book!

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.