"Finally a Bride" by Renee Ryan

 

 

   This is such a good book! I enjoyed every minute of reading Finally a Bride by Renee Ryan. This was my first book written by her, and I have to say I look forward to reading others by Renee.

   From the moment I picked up Finally a Bride, I had a hard time putting the book down. The pacing was fast, and while in some books I find this can create a superficial, and sometimes laughable (that would be a laugh of disbelief), storyline, it worked well in this book due to the fact that the main characters had been in love seven years earlier. It didn't seem so strange then that after only a few days they were visibly and madly in love.
   I enjoyed watching Garrett and Molly fall in love all over again. Assumedly covered in a previous Charity House novel, Garrett and Molly were once sweethearts but had a falling out when Garrett left for law school. This novel picks up their story seven years later with Garrett back in town and working at a local law firm. Molly is now a companion to wealthy Mrs. Singletary.
   One thing I really appreciated about this novel were the flaws of the main character. During the book, Molly and Garrett both come to terms with their prideful behavior and how that affected their relationship so many years ago. This flaw is one that is universally relatable. I'm sure at one time or other pride has held each of us back from something we later regret not doing or saying.
   Another flaw Molly has is her fear of being left alone. She is required to take a leap of faith and trust God. One of my favorite lines in the book is Mrs. Singletary's rhetorical question to Molly, "What's faith, my dear, if it doesn't endure when we're most afraid?"
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Description:

Seven years and two broken engagements haven't erased Garrett Mitchell from Molly Scott's mind. Her employer insists Molly and Garrett belong together. To appease the well-meaning matchmaker, the pair agrees to a pretend courtship. But too late, Molly finds herself falling for a man who might never trust her.
Garrett is a prominent Denver attorney now, not the naive seventeen-year-old who always felt second-best. Surely the string of suitors Molly's left behind only proves her fickleness. Does Garrett dare believe that she has only ever been waiting for him? The third engagement could be the charm, for his first-and only-love.

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My thanks to blogger Ellie Whyte at Soul Inspirationz (http://www.soulinspirationz.com/) for her book giveaway contest in which I won a copy of Finally a Bride. Also thank you to author Renee Ryan for providing the autographed copy of her book for the contest.