STEALING THE PREACHER
By
Karen Witemeyer


A father loves his daughter so much he will go to any means to give her what she wants. But, she has asked for a preacher for her birthday. What’s a daddy to do?  How could her fulfill her wish? Well, he does what any good daddy would do, he kidnaps one.

The preacher in question is not too happy about the circumstances because he is supposed to preach a trial sermon at a church in a distant town. Then he finds out the real reason she wanted a preacher and now he has to find out what God’s will is for him. 

Joanna wants to restore the abandoned church for the community and also wants her father to come to know God. A former outlaw, Silas Robbins has been reformed for 16 years, except for the recent kidnapping, but is bitter against God.

 Will Crocket Archer be the minister they need?  Will he stay or will he file charges against Silas for snatching him off the train? And with Silas’s hatred of preachers, can the attraction between Joanna and Crocket come to anything. Silas will protect his daughter at all costs, especially from lowdown, deceitful preachers.

Then there are the other colorful characters like Holly, Jackson, the Marshall and shy Miss Betsy to round out the story. 

I have enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it. 

This book was sent to me free from Bethany House for review purposes.

Jennifer

An O’Malley Love Story

By

Dee Henderson

I have read many books by Dee Henderson and they are all great reads. So when the opportunity came to review this book I was very happy.

I have already read several of the O’Malley books and knew of Jennifer. This is her story.

Jennifer is a successful doctor with a thriving pediatric practice and really cares about each child she treats. She meets another doctor, Tom Peterson, who is a surgeon and starts to fall in love. 

Being the youngest of the O’Malley family she is “overly” protected by her older siblings. Trying to figure out how to introduce Tom to her family without them starting a in-depth investigation into his life has her thinking hard.

I laughed when she mentioned one of her brothers and told Tom he might come knocking at his door to check him out. I remember that brother from one of the O’Malley books and he would do just that. The O’Malley’s are a close knit but very unusual family. 

Jennifer has never believed that Jesus and God are real. But after talking with Tom she starts learning about God’s love for her. She is just a baby Christian when tragedy strikes and tests her new found faith. I shed some tears at this point.

This is a lovely love story and a good read. It will have you laughing and crying both.  If you read this story and enjoy it, you really need to start with the  first book of the O’Malley series and read them all. You will not be disappointed.

I received a copy of this book free from Bethany House Publishings for the purpose of review.