Review: A realistic look at a preacher and his wife of convince.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
Jessica has known Daniel most of her life.  When his wife died two years ago the two of them started to become closer and are now best friends.  Daniel is a preacher and has been interviewing for his dream position as the head pastor of their childhood church.  There is only one problem.  There are members of the church that are worried about having a single man as their lead pastor.Jessica craves love and family.  Her only family member, her mom, is suffering from Alzheimer and is slowly being lost to Jessica.  She proposes to Daniel that they marry.  It is the answer to both their problems.  He will no longer be a single man and she will get the connection to family that she craves.With some hesitation Daniel agrees to this marriage.  It is not a marriage of convince as they both plan to consummate it.  Rather it is an unconventional marriage.This is a very sweet story of two people who think they know what they want but quickly learn that God has much more in store for them.  I liked the authors very realistic look at this pastor as a real person, who struggles just like the rest of us.  There was a nice balance between the religious and the realistic.  I really enjoyed the bookThe following information is provided so that the reader can decide if this is the type of book for them.  It is not meant as judgement rather as a guide for readers to decide if this is their type of book.Language: Mild swear words and only a couple of occasions. Used in a way to make the characters real.Sex:  There are several descriptive sex scenes.  They are M/F in a married relationship.  Though they are descriptive the language used is not graphic.Story/Sex:  The first sex scene takes place at 24% of book.  There are probably 4 or 5 scenes in the book.  I would classify the book as a story with sex scenes that support the story, rather then the other way around.Religion:  I don't usually comment on this category but will for this book. Since one of the main characters is a pastor there is of course reference to God and religion.  It is handled in the context of who they are, it is a part of their life.  The book does not quote a ton of scripture, nor does it really preach at the reader. Religion is used more in the context of just who the characters are.