Colleen Coble

I hadn't realized when I downloaded this book that it is an inspirational romance. The hero and the heroine regularly read their bible and their belief is a fundamental part of their beings so if you don't enjoy books where religion is an important part this might not be the right book for you.

Apart from that I liked the story even though I'm starting to get a bit frustrated with all these men who know that for some mysterious reason they'll never be able to love their wife. Talk about being dramatic...*roll*

Bessie is a very sweet but determined girl who has been living in the shadow of her younger sister for ages and who takes this chance to build the life she always dreamed of. Okay, it is not exactly the life she dreamed of, her idea of the ideal life didn't really include scorpions, poisonous spiders, snakes and all those lovelies especially not in her house but...well, some girls know how to deliver a mighty whop with their broom, just saying! And obviously her idea of a perfect life never included to find out by chance that her sister had her married by proxy to some man Bessie had never heard of. But sometimes all those things that we never wanted turn out to be just perfect. It takes a bit longer for Jasper to realize that Bessie is the right woman for him but in the end....well, all's well that ends well, isn't it?


I liked the book and its story but Jasper's struggle to trust and to love sometimes is a bit too much. Nevertheless I like Jasper and Bessie a lot, especially Bessie with her kind heart and her determination but Jasper is a really nice guy as well.