Kate Donovan has always wanted to fall in love, get married, and raise a family, but her 30th birthday has come and gone and that hasn't happened for her. She decides to take a break from her career as a social worker to help her grandmother restore their family home. There she meets the handsome handiman, Matt Jarreau. He is reserved and seems to live under the cloud of grief. Kate takes it upon herself to bring some sunshine back into his life, and ends up getting closer to Matt than she ever dreamed. Has God answered her prayer for a real love at last, or is her relationship with Matt only a temporary part of the Lord's plan?
After reading La Casa en Mango Street, my brain and soul needed a break. Becky Wade's books are so silly because of the over-the-top male protagonists she creates. In this one Matt is a Stanley Cup winning hockey player, and heartborken widower (his departed wife was a former Miss America). Still, it is a fun read and just the mental break I needed. It is a little nice to have characters who seek to be lead by the Spirit to do God's will, even when (or maybe especially when) that "will" concerns someone whose muscles ripple under his tight hocky t-shirt. (2012, 346 p)
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