Lilian is abused by her father. Sometimes physical, most of his abuse is verbal and is terribly hurtful. Her father has decided to marry her off to someone with particular attributes, someone who will give up his own family name and take his own. He wants an heir since Lily has been such a disappointment to him.
Max is determined to stay away from Lilian just because he is at the top of the list. Not knowing about the stipulation regarding his name, Max becomes intrigued and decides to solve the puzzle that is Lilian. She is just as determined that she never marry and certainly never care for any man. Unfortunately, Max loses his heart early on, and even though Lily loses hers as well, she has been beat down so often by her father that she believes that she could never make anyone, especially the man she loves.
I liked this book. Max was patient and dealt with Lily in a gentle manner. She is a nonbeliever and has issues believing in something that she cannot see. Circumstances later on bring her to a crisis of faith. The interactions between Max and Lily were really well thought out and her issues were sad. Never fear though! This one, as do all books that have my Good Book approval, has a happy ending. It had me guessing about certain parts for quite a while.
As far as I could tell, this book came out in 2011, but I could not find a sequel. Perhaps it hasn't come out yet, or I just didn't see it. One is as likely as the other. Regardless if the story ends here or not, I graciously give it my Good Book approval!
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