Longing

Name: Longing
Rating: 4.73913049697876 (23 reviews)

Karen Kingsbury

Dec 2011 · Zondervan

4.7

23 reviews

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In Longing, the third book in the Bailey Flanigan Series by bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, Bailey struggles with her feelings for longtime love Cody even as she grows closer to movie star Brandon Paul.

After a long and lonely silence from Cody Coleman, Bailey Flanigan begins to spend more and more time with her Hollywood co-star Brandon Paul. Nights on the town in New York City and long talks on the balcony of Brandon's Malibu Beach home make Bailey dizzy with new feelings and cause her to wonder if her days with Cody are over forever.

Meanwhile, Cody's work coaching a small-town football team has brought him and his players national attention. In the midst of the celebration and success, Cody finds himself much closer to a woman who seems to better understand him and his new life.

Even so, rarely does time go by without Bailey and Cody longing for each other and unable to move forward. Will an unexpected loss be the turning point for Cody? Will Cody and Bailey find a way back together again for the first time in more than a year? And if they do, will their brief time together be enough to help them remember all they've been longing for?

Features members of the popular Baxter family from New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Redemption series, now streaming online
Sweet, contemporary Christian romance
The third installment of the The Baxters--Bailey Flanigan series
- Book 1: Leaving
- Book 2: Learning
- Book 3: Longing
- Book 4: Loving
Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Ratings and reviews

4.7

23 reviews

A Google user

November 27, 2011

What can I say? Karen Kingsbury's books have changed my life! Longing was especially touching. While I am team Cody all the way I can understand Bailey choosing Brandon at this point. She is a girl like any other longing to be loved and fought for. Brandon does that. Cody has yet to "show" her how much he loves her. As my parents always said "actions speak louder than words." I married my highschool sweetheart in a lot of ways he is like Brandon. He has always been there, my rock. A couple of years ago we had some relationship issues that we have yet to recover from. I find myself longing for the way we were. I place where there is no doubt or hurt. I kept asking myself how, how do I get us back to where we were? How do I draw him close to me again? I miss him so much even though he is in the same room. Through this book I found that longing for something doesnt make it happen. I need to lay it down at the True Author's feet! I also am no longer longing for the past but rather for the future. I am praying for a stronger and closer relationship because of the struggles we have overcome. Thank you Karen for writing from your heart with God's will in mind for these characters. You will never know how much your books have changed me.

Eneto Maluleke

September 21, 2019

This was the first book I read by Ms Kingsbury and i totally loved it .It changed the way i thought about being christian and taught me to involve God in all that i do.

A Google user

a amazing author and hope she will never stop

About the author

Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books have been developed into a TV series now available everywhere. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty nesters, living in Tennessee near four of their adult children.

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