Every Storm (Contemporary Romance)

This was the very first book of Lori Wick that I read. And I was absolutely obsessed with the story. She did an amazing job of pulling you into the story and making you feel every emotion that the main character felt 11/10. Everyone I have recommended this book to has loved it as well!!

Every Storm by Lori Wick Review by Roseanna White In Every Storm, Wick takes us back to a world not so long gone, to a time when the world was changing thanks to the Second World War. Separating itself from a lot of other era-books, this story's setting is merely a backdrop to a timeless tale dealing with loss and recovery, and, of course, love. The first characters we meet are Josie and Lorri Archer, two sisters from southern California who are then in Australia teaching on a large cattle ranch. Josie, the eldest, is engaged to a kind man now fighting for his country, whom she hasn't seen in years. The two are in regular contact with their mother, Ruth, and younger sister, Maxine-Max-but the only family member they have seen since their move to Australia is their grandfather, Dean, an admiral in the Navy. After sending the sisters off on vacation, we then are introduced to Donovan Riggs, a naval Lieutenant in command of a PT boat patrolling the South Pacific. He is what the reader has come to expect from a Wick hero-"dreamy," as the Archer girls put it, with a strong faith and an inherent gentleness. His boat, Every Storm-named after its propensity to find every cloudburst in the Pacific-is in constant need of repairs, which leads them to land on a deserted island that isn't quite deserted after all; on it is the wreckage of a plane and a very emaciated and befuddled Lorri Archer. All of this happens rather quickly in the narrative, so it's rather shocking to the reader when we find Lorri in this condition, since no hint was given the last we saw the Archers. The vast majority of the story is taken up by the after-affects of this situation; Rigg and his men rescue Lorri, deliver her to her grandfather after a few misadventures, and then we follow Lorri as she goes home to her mother and sister and works on recovering, both from the physical trauma she endured on the island for six weeks, and the emotion devastation that the plane crash caused. The process is very touching and nearly had me-a definite stoic when it comes to such things-in tears. It's coincidence that leads our hero and heroine together again, and after a hundred pages of mourning, the reader is ready for an uplifting romance, which Wick delivers. My biggest complaint with this book is one I've had with quite a few of Wick's later ones: the characters, even in their flaws, are perfect. They no more than doubt than they realize they shouldn't, they barely articulate a worry before they're praying for forgiveness. I'm all for strong faith and good examples, but the constant degree of attention to these details borders on making the characters stilted and unrealistic. I don't know any twenty-seven year old men who never so much as glance at a pin-up when it's on the wall, but perhaps they're out there, and perhaps Lorri Archer found one. Indeed, though she comes into contact with characters much less virtuous, they are most definitely portrayed as being the other kind of person

This was the first Lori Wick book I ever read and I LOVED it. I immediately went to the library and read through every book of hers that they had. "Sophie's Heart" and "The Princess" along with this book are probably my favorites, but picking a favorite is like trying to pick a favorite child. Lori does such a good job telling a story and getting you involved in what happens to the character. If I had to say something bad about her books it is that it is always makes me a little sad when I am done with the book, I would love to go on reading forever!

Having been a fan of Lori Wick's series, I sometimes have a hard time getting into her stand alone books. For instance, "The Princess" was not one of my favorites. However, "Every Storm" is one of my favorites. Some of the other reviews were critical of the book, but the story line is good, and although some were disappointed by the gap between the sisters boarding the plane and servicemen finding Lorri on the island, I felt it added to the book. Instead of getting all the info. in a neat little package, you get little hints on what happened. It's a good read. If you really get into the characters when you read keep kleenex handy.

Made me laugh made me cry. What a wonderful story. I usually read romances of a historical nature but stumbbled on to Ms. Wick and fell hard. The story is deep and wonderful. Two lives that couldn't be farther apart coming together in an amazing way. Also being a Navy wife it was nice to read a good story about a navy man. Set in WW2. Only one question. Is he related to some people in another series? I will see you can figure that one out.

As a huge Lori Wick fan, I couldn't wait for her next book to come out! I just got it in the mail and had to read it right away! I've read some reviews of her other books and it saddens me a little. I hope that negative reviews don't keep people from reading her books. I personally love the "girl meets boy, struggles with faith, then falls in love" type stories. I read Lori's books to escape the harsh reality of what is now a world in turmoil. Is is such a bad thing to want to dream of a perfect place? I would highly recommend this book to Lori Wick fans and new readers alike. It brought tears to my eyes more than once! I love the scripture referances and have gone to my Bible on more than one occasion to continue with a verse I read in one of her books. Keep writing Lori, I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us!