Gideon O’Riley is a man who is used to having girls fall at his
feet, but when he steals a kiss from Lonnie Sawyer, her father forces them into
a marriage that neither of them wants. Gideon did not want a wife and is not
willing to take on the responsibilities that a wife brings.
Lonnie is used to not being loved, as her father has been abusive
her entire life. She had hoped to escape her abusive life when she turned 18,
but with the forced wedding, she gives up hope of ever being loved. She relies
on her faith in God to help her deal with her new life. Can her groom ever find
faith in her God and learn to love her?
For this being the first book that Joanne Bischof has written, I
was really impressed. I was so engrossed in this book that I couldn't put it
down. I read it in two days just because I received the book after I got home
from work and I had to go to sleep some time so I could go to work the next
day. It was really difficult reading how Gideon treated Lonnie in the
beginning. The story really focuses on Gideon growing, both spiritually and
mentally, and Lonnie's faith and steadfastness in God.
In the
beginning of the story, Gideon has no thoughts for anyone but himself. He
didn't want a wife and now that he is stuck with one, he blames her for
everything that goes wrong in his life. As the story moves along, he is slowly
but surely learning what it means to be a husband and that he has greatly
fallen short. He learns that he must seek God and change himself before he
loses Lonnie.
Gideon O’Riley is a man who is used to having girls fall at his
feet, but when he steals a kiss from Lonnie Sawyer, her father forces them into
a marriage that neither of them wants. Gideon did not want a wife and is not
willing to take on the responsibilities that a wife brings.
Lonnie is used to not being loved, as her father has been abusive
her entire life. She had hoped to escape her abusive life when she turned 18,
but with the forced wedding, she gives up hope of ever being loved. She relies
on her faith in God to help her deal with her new life. Can her groom ever find
faith in her God and learn to love her?
Lonnie finds that
married life isn't much better than the life she spent with her abusive father.
She had hoped that she would find love with Gideon over time, but soon finds
that Gideon's only love is himself. She copes just like she has always coped,
looking to God for guidance and just accepting her fate. As they grow closer,
she finds that she is starting to fall in love with her husband, but she is
scared to give her heart to a man who doesn't love her.
I enjoyed this
book very much. I would definitely recommend it to all my friends. It does have
some difficult content dealing with death of children, but other than that, it
was a great read.
I received this
book in exchange for my honest review from the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing
Group. I was not required to write a favorable review.
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