by Jillian Hart
Both Burke and Lila look to God to help at turning points and crossroads. When do you see Him in the story? How does He guide Lila? How does He guide Burke?
What does Lila learn about compassion through the course of the story? How does the depth of her compassion change for others? For Burke?
Burke tells Lila he is a loner, that he likes life better without ties. Why does he tell her this? What deeper feeling is he hiding? What hints does he give through the story to let you know how he truly feels?
What roles do Lila's friendships and the town's characters play in the story and the romance?
How did you react when you read about Burke's involvement with a violent outlaw gang? How do you think this has affected him? How does it change your opinion of him?
What do you think Lila and Burke have each learned about love and about themselves? How has love changed them?
What does Burke learn about forgiveness?
What are the ways Lila changes and what does she learn about her life?
There are many different kinds of love in this story. What are they? What roles do they play in the meaning of the book? In Lila and Burke's romance?
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