A heartwarming romance of fresh starts and new beginnings.

My heart went out to Emily for all the hurt and tragedy she had been through, now she works at a boy's school teaching reading. Her heart is captured by a young student and his handyman father who give her cause to hope again.

A heartfelt read with compelling characters, Emily is a giving yet vulnerable character slowly healing the pain from the past. I loved her heart for others, and how she reaches out to help Dev and Landon.

Overall, a compelling read with great characters that tug the heartstrings. I'm looking forward to reading more books set at this school!


I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is book 4 in the K-9 Companions series. It is from the Harlequin Love Inspired series but is not overly religious. Emily feels guilt over an accident that killed her husband and young son and has learned to cope with the help of her service dog. She becomes involved in tutoring a new student in her school and finds herself interested in his dad. There are lots of secrets in both their lives. An interesting read.

Emily is a school teacher just trying to live a quiet life after dealing with a lot of loss that eventually led her to had a service god and bills racking up. Dev is the schools handyman with a son there who is struggling to read. Thankfully Emily is there to help tutor him but with the more time spent around eachother feeling start to arise.

This was such a sweet read. Like the who main characters Emily and Dev were just dealing with a lot and struggling. After their pasts you can't help but want to help push these two together to help heal one another. If you love clean Christian romance novels you'll want to check this one out. There was ups and downs to challenge the two throughout the book and I loved seeing how they worked on their set of issues that eventually lead to them coming together. Overall this was a pretty sweet and interesting read and I really enjoyed it.

Her Easter Prayer by Lee Tobin McClain is part of the Love Inspired K-9 Companions series.

I love K-9 books, so I was excited to read Her Easter Prayer. Lady, the K-9 in this book, is a emotional comfort companion for her owner who suffers PTSD from the loss of her young child (big trigger warning here!) It made this an emotionally intense read, but also a deep one. Adding in foster care and learning disabilities made this an unexpectedly raw read.

I really liked the focus on literacy and learning disabilities. I would love to see more books that address this topic in such a real and challenging way.

Overall, I enjoyed this story. I only wish I’d been more prepared for the content going in, though it was handled well, I think.

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I loved this sweet Easter romance. That includes a second chance at love for both Emily and Dev. Like with all Love Inspired romances it was a quick read.

Her Easter Prayer, by Lee Tobin McClain, book four in the K-9 Companions series, is a clean, inspirational Christian romance that tugs at the heartstrings. After losing her husband and baby in a fire, Emily, suffering from the PTSD of the grief and guilt, moves to a special private school for troubled boys, along with her support service dog, Lucy. Dev took a job at the same school to be close to his troubled son. Both Dev and his son struggle with reading, compelling Dev to hire Emily to tutor his son; allowing him to hide his own difficulties. As the three of them spend time together, Dev and Emily grow closer; giving hope to his son of having a real family. Emily and Dev have many scars, baggage, obstacles, and self-confidence issues that need to be overcome before they can move on, have a new start on life and maybe find love together.

With small-town charm and endearing, secondary characters, this beautiful, inspiring, feel-good story is filled full of redemption, love, forgiveness and second chances. I totally enjoyed and recommend Her Easter Prayer to other readers.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Emily is a teacher at a school for special needs children who have been in some form of trouble. Lady, her canine companion senses when Emily feels panic enveloping her as she has suffered a great trauma. She lost her husband and child in a fire.
Eight-year-old Landon is a new student at the school. His father, Dev, has taken on a janitorial position at the school. Now that he has custody of his son, he is intent on being close by the boy so he can help him. Dev has a huge secret and holds himself back even though he is attracted to Emily. He feels he can never be good enough.

This is a well-handled story that threads the challenges of learning abilities throughout. I have at least two members of my family who live, struggle and have advanced with other capabilities who have dyslexia. This is a very important topic as is the need for support dogs or animals for those who endure aftereffects of trauma.
This is a believable story with characters that are easy to like. I want to thank the publisher, Love Inspired and NetGalley for my advanced reader's copy of the book. This is my own opinion.

I found this author years ago with her original Bond series books. She’s one of my top go-to authors when I’m looking for heartfelt but not overly simplified Christian romance books. And Her Easter Prayer is only one reason why. The characters are far from perfect and struggle with significant issues. There’s not much preaching at the reader but rather heartfelt and Godly advice from secondary characters, always driving home the point that no one is beyond God's love. Easter is about celebrating the resurrection, and the hope left for us. Which is at the heart of this story, and it illustrates acceptance, kindness, and love powerfully.

While it’s a part of a series, it’s a true standalone title. I haven’t read any of the other books, so I can’t speak about whether or not they are good reads. But I’m definitely here for more books by this author.

Author : Lee Tobin McClain
Her Easter Prayer: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (K-9 Companions Book 4 of 10
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Description:
Forgiving herself could be the answer she needs…in this novel by New York Times bestselling author Lee Tobin McClain.While recovering from the past…
Can she hope for a new future?
After a tragic loss, reading teacher Emily Carver dedicates her life to educating troubled boys with the help of service dog Lady. Tutoring new school handyman Dev McCarthy’s struggling son reminds Emily of everything she’s missing. Time spent with them could heal her heart—only, Dev has a secret. Can she see past what he’s hiding to the family forming around her?
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Her Easter Prayer is a
emotional, small-town romance that is book 4 in the K-9 Companions series, written by various authors. However, Her Easter Prayer can easily be read as a stand alone story . Right from the start the author caught my attention and drew me into the story. Dev McCarthy and Emily Carver were characters that you wanted to discover more about as you read their story. They were so easy to like with their very emotional back stories.
I just loved Emily's service dog Lady too. The other characters in the story Ashley , Hayley and Nate , all added depth to the storyline and were well developed, especially Ashley and Hayley . The emotions were well done and so easy to feel. I really hope all 3 will have their own story .Kids always add so much to a story and there is a lot of them in this story because it takes place at Bright Tomorrows Academy .The descriptions of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado were well done and so easy to visualize. I felt like i was standing there and very much part of the story. The pacing of the story was neither too slow nor too fast. There was a smooth flow to the whole book and it had a satisfying ending.
This was a clean christian romance but was not preachy or pushy. Religion was just a part of the characters' lives.. I highly recommend this book and all of her other books if you love romance. You really can't go wrong no matter which book of hers you pick up.

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Emily is a reading teacher at a private school for troubled boys. She's suffered great loss when her husband and 2 year old son died in a fire that injured she and her mother. Shortly after the fire her mother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's.

Dev and his son Landon are newcomers at the school. He's divorced and Landon had troubles at his last school after setting a small fire in the restroom. Dev took a janitorial/handyman job that affords him free housing and reduced tuition.

Both Dev and Landon struggle with reading issues and possibly dyslexia. Emily is hired on to tutor Landon and her feelings for Dev grow but she feels unworthy of his love.

I struggled with her character, as she's supposedly a Christian woman but does not seem to trust easily. Not with people, her faith, or in general. Overall a good read that was quick and with an HEA. I would give it a 3.5out of 5 stars.

I received a free ARC eBook from Net Galley and the publisher in exchange for my honest opinions.

Her Easter Prayer is an emotional and uplifting read. Both main characters have issues to overcome and are struggling with guilt and hiding secrets. Through God’s word, forgiveness, and the help of friends, they manage to overcome their issues and give love a try.
Reviewed by Comfy Chair Books/Lisa Reigel (March 6, 2022)
ARC received from publisher via Netgalley

review will be posted on release date on Amazon and blog - comfychairbook.com

"Her Easter Prayer" is a Christian romance. Emily's in-laws blame her for taking a break for a night out with friends. She returned to her house on fire, her husband and baby dead, and was barely able to rescue her own mother. The grief and guilt were so terrible that she needed an emotional support service dog. She also uses the dog to help boys at the troubled boys school where she works. (The dog simply cuddles with anyone who's upset, so don't expect much about service dogs.) Both Dev and his son have trouble reading, so he hires Emily to tutor his son while he hides his own difficulties. They grow closer as they spend time together.

Dev was much more thoughtful and kind than her dead husband, so Emily's attracted to him. Dev tended to make quick, condemning judgements of others then apologized when he realized he's wrong. He once did this when Emily really needed support, not someone else condemning her for something that's not really her fault. Emily took him back, though, because he apologized and no one's perfect. While Dev realized that he held a double standard and that he jumped to conclusions without all of the needed information, I wish his pastor cousin had pointed him toward letting God change this tendency. Ah, well. Emily made progress at forgiving herself as God forgave her. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable romance.

This is a Clean Inspirational Romance, and this is the fourth book in the K-9 Companions series. I have only read the first book in this series before picking up this book. This book does not have a K-9 police dog, but this book has a support dog in it. I love the characters in this book, and I love that the characters are over coming so much stuff. Lady is the support dog in this book, and she will take you heart from the first chapter. Dev is one of the main characters, and I love that he cannot read and this book brings light to adults learning to read late in life. They did a great job with the adult not being able to read. Emily is the other main character, and Lady is her support animal. Emily works with special needs kids, but she is trying to move on from the lost of her family in a fire. The messages in this book is very moving, and I love the characters in this book. Great Read and I loved every minute I spend with these characters. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Love Inspired) or author (Lee Tobin McClain) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This book is schedule to be release on March 29-2022.