TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY was sent to me by Net Galley, free of charge, in exchange for my honest review.
Published by Atria Books, TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY is a Christian fiction romance. It was written by another of my favorite authors, Karen Kingsbury.
This book about the Baxter family is filled with emotions of dealing with everyday life circumstances - Faith, Family, Love, Fear, Police Officers, Cancer & Sex Trafficking. Very enjoyable read and would highly recommend.

Author # Karen Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist. She has written or co-written almost 100 novels or short stories. Her new novel # 'Truly, Madly, Deeply is a delightful read. What you can expect from a author who has novels that turn into #Hallmark movies!! " In the shadow of very great loss, the only way to live with passion is truly, madly, deeply."
Thank you,
#Netgalley, # Karen Kingsbury, and Atria Publishing for the advanced copy

Oh my, this was such a good book. I was on an emotional roller coaster while reading it. The story was so inspirational and thought provoking.
Many thanks to Atria Books and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I don't know about you, but I love a series of books. The longer the better. Well Truly, Madly Deeply by Karen Kingsbury is part of her Baxter family books. I have followed the trials and the joys of the Baxters since book 1, Redemption. It is always fun to visit with the extended family and see who is doing what these days. Karen has kept the plot interesting and ever-changing as if it were a real family. I love the way Faith is portrayed as necessary to the characters as breathing. So grab a comfy blanket and a mug of hot. Settle in for a great visit with old friends.

I was given a copy of this book by NetGalley.com with no expectations. All thoughts are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and Karen Kingsbury for my copy of Truly, Madly, Deeply for an honest review. I am a fan of this author and her type of writing. This is book number 31 in a series and it was so well written, that I could follow along easily. Immediately I was drawn in to the love story of a young couple Tommy and Annalee.. At 18 years old, Tommy is at a crossroad between who he is and who he is to become. He is smart and has the world at his fingertips. Coming home from a service trip, to Thailand, this young couple is faced with issues that no one should have to. The novel combines young love, family and friendships so well. I was so eager to see how this would play out. I loved the themes and the struggles that were addressed. Over all it was a 4 star read for me. This was not my first Kingsbury novel and it won’t be my last. I have recommended it to friends and family. See my reviews on Netgalley, Barnes & Noble and Amazon

Karen Kingsbury knows how to pull on your heart strings. This book does that and more. She delivers a powerful message with Annalee and the Baxter family.

This message is for everyone. Not one person is excluded from life's ups and downs. We all suffer somehow from loss and fear. We all celebrate our successes and joy. But whom should we turn to in the good and bad times? GOD. He has our back. Always.

I could relate to this story as I am a retired juvenile probation officer. Every day brought unexpected challenges and danger. I prayed daily for the strength, wisdom, protection and the words that GOD only could provide as I went about my business.

After I retired I worked part-time for a police department. I saw the positive impact that was made in the community by good and honest officers. During these times it is a difficult task. It is sometimes a thankless job. But I also saw the community embrace the officers. Families and businesses would stop and thank the officers. Officers were well fed as often they would come in with food.

Not everyone can do this job. It is a calling. Tommy knew that this is what he wanted to do with his life.

Great book. I highly recommend it.

I am a huge fan of Karen Kingsbury. I love her characters, setting and christian themes.

If you're a lover of Karen's other books-- you will devour and love Truly, Madly, Deeply. You'll see more Baxter family life and come to terms with things are out of our control... and that we need to trust in the Lord. To be grateful for today.

You will love these characters and enjoy watching the family grow together with real life issues that people face.

I truly loved this book from start to finish. Another amazing read by this incredibly talented Author!

4 stars from me.

*Recv'd an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Netgalley. *

Karen Kingsbury writes such inspirational Christian fiction. Her stories of the tight-knit Baxter family are beautiful. In this instalment, Tommy Baxter and his girlfriend Annalee, dream of their future together. As he decides and announces that he wants to become a police officer after high school, Annalee receives news that threatens their plans. As the story unfolds, their faith is tested and they must all come together as a family and support one another. This is what I love about these books. The Baxters encounter real life situations of love and loss, going through the seasons and handling everything together in faith. 4/5 stars.

In true Karen Kingsbury fashion she has written another book that totally tugs at your heartstrings. From the very first word you get pulled into the lives of these two young people about to start the journey of their lives. You are right there with them page after page and you can almost feel what they are feeling. Thank you so much for such a great book!

This was book was good, but very much like Karen’s other books. It was exactly as I expected, and I think will really be a hit with her fan base. I would love to see something new from her though, it was a very repetitive story line to her other books.

I love the Baxter family and count them as my own family! I feel like I know so much about all of them. I've been reading Karen Kingsbury's books for years, and she never disappoints me. This book is such a sweet story of the next Baxter generation. I look forward to more to come for Tommy and his cousins as they are now growing older. I strongly recommend these series!

Ms. Kingsbury has written another great book in the Baxter family series.. I have missed a few of the books but that didn’t pose a problem. Books can be read as a stand-alone. I received an advance ebook from the publisher and Netgalley and this is my unbiased review.

I’ve read almost every Karen Kingsbury book. I’m slowly growing my own library of KK books (many of her oldest titles are on my parent’s bookshelves) and just this week, I purchased one that I originally read several years ago. So what I’m about to say isn’t a critique for the sake of being mean and it certainly isn’t coming from someone who is not a KK fan — but it *is* my honest review.

This is one of the worst Karen Kingsbury books to date, if not the worst.

I could touch on the grammatical errors, the misspelled words, and the missing words throughout the entire manuscript. But quite frankly, that’s the norm. I’m not sure who edits her books, but there are dozens of errors every single time.

My problem with this one is two-fold: it’s grossly unbelievable and filled with choppy sentence fragments. Kind of like this. And also this. It’s hard to read. Difficult. Poorly written. And it just keeps happening. Over and over.

There are multiple overarching themes that aren’t believable and/or don’t have much depth, but I’ll stick with this one. I’m sure the most loyal of KK fans will love this story as it sheds light into Tommy Baxter’s life and what he’s up to now. However, does anyone actually believe high schoolers talk to one another this way? If Kingsbury wrote Tommy and Annalee as college seniors instead of high school seniors, sure. But their dialogue is, to put it nicely, a stretch. Every time I remembered that they’re 17 or 18 (Except wait, she messed up the years/timeline. Tommy is somehow supposed to be both 17 as a senior, according to the “Yesterday and Today” pages, and also will graduate high school as a 19-year-old based on the dates in this story.) I was frustrated all over again. I’m a decade older than this, but much closer to high school than Kingsbury. *NO ONE* talks to one another the way Tommy and Annalee do here.

This doesn’t even touch on the problematic spiritual themes, of Tommy’s words at the end saying everything he wanted would come together in the next few years because he’d pray that it would (actually, that’s not what Scripture says), or the multiple instances that present God as transactional and only good if He does exactly what You want Him to do.

I’ve loved Kingsbury’s books since I was in middle school. I know and love the Baxters. But this never should have made it through publishing and editorial. The manuscript and storyline was far from ready and I’m honestly very disappointed. It could have been a great title. Instead, it was choppy, immature, unbelievable, written with what felt like an agenda (in multiple ways), and pushes faith in a way that doesn’t align with Scripture. I hope her next title goes through a different group of editors and first readers who are willing to be honest before it’s printed.

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Karen Kingsbury is another great book about the wonderful Baxter family. I find each of the Baxter books can easily be read separately, but you won't be disappointed by going back and reading them all.

In this chapter, Tommy Baxter and his girlfriend Annalee have the whole world at their feet. They want to change the world and fight human trafficking. Then they get news that rocks them to the core when Annalee is diagnosed with cancer. Tommy is also making serious decisions about his future at this time, and those decisions are causing a conflict with his mother, Reagan.

This book touches unflinchingly on so many sensitive subjects. The horrors of human trafficking are discussed, as well as the tragedy on 9/11, and the current dangers of a career in law enforcement. The fight of Annalee's family and friends against her cancer rang very true to me, as I have had nephews in this very fight. The way her family, friends, and community gathered around her to fight cancer, pray, and support her is something I have seen with my own eyes regarding my own family members. The faith of the Baxter family and their reliance on God reminds me of my own family. Kingsbury writes this all so well and it's very true to life.

Fans of Karen Kingsbury will love this new chapter in the lives of the Baxter Family. If you are interested in reading Christian novels about fighting cancer and fighting human trafficking, you will enjoy this book.

I received a free copy of this book from Atria Books via Netgalley. My review is voluntary.

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Karen Kingsbury an amazing story especially for all that is going on in the country with police officers. I really think first responders do well in this country. I hope people are still honoring them because they should many things are so scary in this day in and age with Covid is scary to be around many people. When all this rioting stared my son was talking about being a police office to be able to help. I really like Karen Kingsbury s writing about cancer. cancer is such a hard disease to write about. I watched my mom die of esophagus cancer I loved her so much.

Keep your tissues handy, you will undoubtedly need them for this emotional addition to the Baxter Family series. From the anniversary of 9/11 to human trafficking's to cancer, this story covers a LOT of very emotional topics. This is the thirty-first book about The Baxters, but don't worry, it can be read just fine as a standalone. I have personally only read a handful of these books, but had no issues following along.

Truly, Madly, Deeply focuses on the story of the relationship between high school seniors Tommy and Annalee. Upon visiting the ground zero on the anniversary of 9/11 where he grandfather had died, Tommy discovers his calling--- he wants to be a police officer. This is a revelation that comes as quite the shock to his family. Meanwhile, Annalee has been feeling tired and unwell, and when tests discover cancer, she is in for the fight of her life.

Like I said, quite the emotional story!

Now, I must admit, at times I found these characters just a bit too perfect... especially for teenagers. Yes, they had a strong faith and that is absolutely fantastic, but I felt like in reality there still would have been greater struggles than what they experienced... in the end, it all just came together very cleanly. It didn't change my enjoyment of the story, it just didn't read as authentically as I believe it could have.

I really appreciated the storylines involving police officers and the struggles they and their loved ones face as well. These days police officers as a whole seem to get judged based on the negative few, so to show these officers in a positive light and remind us how much they do for their community--- and yes, even their role on 9/11 was refreshing and much needed.

The Christian elements in this story were definitely more in your face than some other books in the Christian genre, so that's certainly something to be aware of if that's not your thing. Personally, I always enjoy those elements in the stories I read.

Overall, a very good read and one that fans of Christian fiction will certainly want to add to their TBR.

**I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Karen Kingsbury is an emotional Christian, women’s fiction novel.

Truly, Madly, Deeply is part of The Baxters series but can be read as a standalone. This was my first in the series and I enjoyed it. There were some parts of the book that mentioned previous books. This did not happen frequently, so I didn’t feel lost by not reading the other books.

Truly, Madly, Deeply is about a high school couple, Tommy Baxter and Annalee Miller. They are eighteen year olds finishing up their senior year of high school. Tommy’s parents are pushing him to pick a college. However, Tommy has recently decided he wants to be a police officer. This upsets his mothers. While Tommy is deciding what he wants to do with his future, Annalee starts feeling tired all the time.

What will Tommy decide to do with his future? What is wrong with Annalee? Will her faith get her, her family, and friends through this difficult time?

I enjoyed Truly, Madly, Deeply because of how emotional it was. This book really focuses on family, love, and faith. I really enjoyed the family aspect. The Baxters are a tightknit family always looking out for each other. It was interesting to see what happened when Tommy announced he was thinking about being a cop and seeing how his mom reacted.

I don’t read a lot of Christian novels, but liked this book. Annalee and Tommy have a very wholesome relationship. His parents were raised very religious, but Tommy finds out the truth about his conception and how that affected his parents’ relationship. All of the characters in Truly, Madly, Deeply were great people and characters.

I recommend Truly, Madly, Deeply to fans of Karen Kingsbury, The Baxters series, and Christian fiction.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books/Simon & Schuster for Truly, Madly, Deeply.

When I saw this book by Karen Kingsbury on the NetGalley shelf I knew I had to apply to read an advance reader copy, and I was so excited when I was approved! I’ve loved Mrs Kingsbury ‘s books since I was in my early teens and the chance to revisit the Baxter family was amazing

As expected this story encouraged my faith, gave me something to think about...and ripped my heart from my chest, wrung it out, and then put it back fuller than before.
Doing things that scare you? Check
Holding onto your faith in the face of a horrible illness? Check
A sweet love story? Check
With a side helping of a real appreciation for LEOs and all that they do!
Pick up a copy of this book for your shelf, you’ll be glad you did.

I received an advance copy of this manuscript from the publisher, through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I received an ARC from Atria Books through NetGalley for an honest review. I think people can read a book and get different things from it and I think this book is going to do that For me, my young grandson was diagnosed with cancer and I went through so much of what Tommy did. You will have to read the book but the outcome for my grandson was the same as it was for Annalee, Tommy's girlfriend.
Here we are in 2020, and what is happening with the police. In this book, I read about the police, what they go through, what their mothers and family go through, the fear, and Karen Kingsbury gave me a better understanding of the why.
The book also tells us about 911 in a different light. As I read the book, it was healing. I could see where God was guiding Karen Kingsbury while she wrote it and I think this is the book so many are going to choose to read this year when it is published. God is in the book and He comes through this book with a reminder, don't give up, keep putting one foot in front of the other, pray and let Him lead you.

Once again make sure you have a box of kleenex when you read this Baxter family novel. I have only read a few of this series, but those I have read have been wonderful and this one doesn't disappoint. I especially enjoyed the main story line because I have 2 friends with teenagers who are fighting similar battles. This can tear a family apart or bring them closer together. The relationship between Tommy and Annalee was amazing, and their Christian faith was strong. When it did weaken, they were so supportive of one another. The other story lines were equally well done and so realistic. And I especially liked how both Tommy and AnnaLee's siblings were so tender and caring.

Kingsbury has the ability to bring everyday life and people alive and make the reader feel they are an important part of the story. This is one contemporary read you won't want to miss.

** I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions are mine alone. I was not compensated for this review.