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David Brooke is the
acting minister at Mt.
Pleasant Church. He
is hoping they vote to have him as the
interim pastor. He doesn’t think he will
stand a chance of becoming the regular minister because of what
happened seven
years ago. He is now raising his one
daughter, Jocie, by himself, since his wife didn't want to be a
minister's wife
any longer.
David has a full plate. His daughter Jocie and his Aunt Love get
along like oil and water. He also runs
the local newspaper. His elder daughter,
Tabitha shows up one night with bags in tow.
He knows there is a reason she came back, but for
the life of him, he
can’t figure out what it is. There is
also Leigh, a woman David is attracted to, he feels that maybe she is a
bit too
young for him, and would the church vote him in if he was involved
with her?
Jocie Brooke is a charmer. But she is also a handful for her Dad. She just can’t understand why her Aunt Love
is always quoting bible verses to her about everything.
Jocie is also wondering why her sister came
back home and not their mother. She is
trying
real hard to be a good girl. She has to,
she is a preacher’s kid! She would
really like to see her father and Leigh as a couple.
So she starts her “I want a step-mother”
prayer. She figured since she had an “I
want a dog” prayer and she found a dog, that it would come true.
This was a wonderful book. Jocie was a great character to read
about. She tried so hard to be good and
not get in trouble. Her heart was in the
right place, but her mouth kept getting in the way.
Her Dad, David was also a great
character. He knew that the whole town
knew what his ex-wife was like. But he
didn’t let that get in the way of his sermons.
The minor character, Aunt Love was a special treat,
she was always
quoting bible verses to Jocie, and she was like the glue that kept
everyone
together.
One word of warning:
There is mention of infidelity in this book. But it was handled with style and grace by
Ann Gabhart.
Reviewed by Patsy Glans
For The Road to Romance
August
1, 2005 |
