Picking Daisy

New England Inspirations, Book 3

By: Valerie Howard

Narrated by: Nikki Zakocs

It's never too late...to find the love of a family.

When divorcee Elise signs up to be a foster parent at the age of 50, she wonders if she made a huge mistake.

Her fear increases when her first placement comes straight from the police station in the middle of the night. Elise struggles to care for the angry teenager who is more difficult to love than anyone she's ever met before.

At only 15, DJ has lived a harder life than most other orphans.

A terrifying stepfather and a string of unfit foster parents has left DJ with a fragile heart that keeps its distance. That way no one can ever hurt her again.

When DJ is sent to live with Elise temporarily, the two struggle to connect while DJ makes secret plans to run away. But as Elise shares God's love, both hearts begins to soften and believe that a happily family might not be completely out of reach.

Fans of Karen Kingsbury will enjoy the realistic characters and faith-driven novels by Valerie Howard.

©2017 Valerie Howard (P)2022 Valerie Howard

beautiful story

This is a beautiful and emotional story. DJ is a foster child who has been shuffled through the system and lost her faith in God.
Elise is a middle aged woman who has always felt like her life was missing something. When their paths cross, they struggle to see Gods plan. Will they be able to put the puzzle together to see the plan?

This was such an emotional and thought provoking story. I was so moved by this story and the characters. Ms. Howard pulled me into DJs story and tugged at my heartstrings and left me crying in the end.

I highly recommend this book!

Great book!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This is my first time reading a book by this author. It is different from what I normally read but it was great! A divorced 50 yr old woman who takes in a foster child. Their stories and how the they ended up needing each other.

Gripping novel on foster care

Picking Daisy by Valerie Howard

The title of this book seems like a light and fluffy book. In reality it is a heart searching journey for Elise who is a 50 something woman who feels that she has something to give and decides to foster children and teens.

DJ is a young teen who has been through multiple traumas and uncountable foster homes. He life is anything but easy, and at time PTSD becomes uncontrollable.

Elise is flawed, has never been a mother, and is hopelessly over her head with DJ. DJ doesn’t want to like Elise. All they do works against each other, but Elise doesn’t give up, and neither does God.

I couldn’t put the book down, and when I did finish, it was still on my mind. It was realistic, well written, and the characters were beautifully flawed. I think this book should be required reading for anyone thinking about fostering older children.

Excellent!

This story was excellent from the very beginning! it even brought tears to my eyes a few times. I loved how it had a wonderful ending as well!!
The narration was very good too! I got a code for this book, but did the whole series and I'm loving them all! Listening every chance I can get!

Good Look At Being A Foster Parent

Without any planning or thought she became a foster parent to a fifteen year old D J A story that deals with both of them flawed and learning For D J the trauma she has had will test Elsie, but the rewards will be worth it. A good story showing being a foster parent to a teenager. The audio was well done. Given ARC audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion