Julie Klassen is a great author. I was thrilled to be able to read this book.
Sophie is forlorn.
The man she loves, Wesley, has left her to go to Italy before she was
able to tell him that she was carrying his child. She’d hoped he would marry her, but what will
she do now? His brother offers to marry
her to give her child a name, and it seems like the only solution. Since she’s only heard bad things about
Wesley’s brother, she’s wary but doesn’t have many options.
Stephen is cleaning up his brother’s mess again. He’s secretly been carrying around Sophie’s
picture, but he can tell she’s frightened of him and figures he’ll never have a
real chance with her. He’s still going
to be the best husband and father he can be.
He thinks his time is short anyway, so he only has to hang in there for
a few days and try to protect his heart.
Their “short time” together turns out to be longer than they
first imagined, and they begin to grow closer.
Sophie realizes that Stephen isn’t the monster she’s heard him to be and
truly comes to care for him. In the
meantime, Wesley has regretted leaving Sophie with such an inadequate goodbye
and wants her to know he actually cares about her.
This book is a mess from beginning to end, and I mean that
in a good way. There are so many
problems and complications, I feared things would never be resolved in a
favorable way. I had nothing to fear,
though, the author had the situation in hand!
I ate this book up and finished it in two days. There are nods to great authors like
Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen, and fans will pick up on the details
easily. I really enjoyed this one and
wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. Good
Book!
*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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