Essie Spreckelmeyer lives her life listening to her own drum.  She rides her bike; she fondly refers to as Peg (short for Pegasus), slides down banisters and has caught her fair share of snakes.  It will take very understanding, patient man to be wed to her. 

Essie has decided it will be up to her to find a husband; she lists the pros and cons of the eligible men in her town of Corsicana, Texas.  She bikes her way through her list and along the way she learns she made an error in judgment, she also learns the act of forgiveness and God may have a different plan for her if she would just learn to put her trust in Him.   

The secondary characters are as charming as Essie.  The orphan Harley and Essie’s Uncle Melvin are charming to the end.  There are laugh out loud moments and some tissue moments during Essie’s adventures.  Deanne Gist is talented writer; she knows what will keep her readers coming back for more.

Reviewed by Patsy Glans for The Road to Romance

August 15, 2007