In this novel, Pastor Terrance Ellis is pressured by
the elders of the church to find a wife in time for the 100th anniversary
Christmas celebration. Why? Because they were concerned that folks may start
talking about the handsome and charismatic pastor who in his thirties and has never
been in a serious relationship. But the
only problem with Pastor Ellis is that he keeps running into a bunch of crazy
women who often times mistake his kindness (e.g. going for coffee) for being in
a full blown relationship.
Of course, the main person chasing the handsome
pastor is Savannah who is well-known both in church and around town as a “floozy.”
She would stop at nothing to get her man but she also mush past the test of Pastor
Ellis’ three overprotective and meddlesome aunties. Needless to say these three church ladies
call it like they see it. They raised Pastor Ellis and were proud to see him
turn from a troublesome teen into the man who leads their church.
This was a great premise. However, I found the novel
to be slow in many parts. Pastor Ellis being street smart apparently left all
that behind because there were times I wanted to help him smack some folks. I
know – but he really could have put his foot down many times. Anyway, the story
did pick up some steam towards the end when Pastor Ellis finally got a back
bone to ditch Savannah who was blackmailing him and pledge his love for Raquel,
his secretary. I wanted more action.
Nevertheless, it was a good read.
Some
of my favorite lines:
“Let me explain
something to you Reverend,” Savannah began, her voice laced with attitude. “You
don’t play with a woman’s emotions and think it’s over just because you say it’s
over.”
“Savannah, please don’t
make this ugly.”
She let out a maniacal
laugh. “You’ve got to be kidding me.
Sweet, trust me when I say things aren’t going to get ugly. In fact, they’ll
be quite beautiful.”
Terrance shot her a
perplexed look. “What does that mean?”
Savannah flashed him a
smile as she headed to the door. “It means, darling that this” –she pointed
between the two of them- “isn’t over. In fact, we haven’t even begun. I’ll be in touch.”
Savannah left Terrance
looking more confused than ever as she headed back to her car. She hadn’t
wanted to go this route, but Terrance had left her no choice. It was time for
the trump care, the one that would ensure she’d get exactly what she wanted.”
Rating: 3 stars
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