Brides and Blessings (Love Inspired #54) [Mass Market Paperback]

Molly Noble Bull (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

When Suzann Condry is faced with a personal crisis, she agrees to assume her long-lost twin sister's role as sweet church librarian. The last thing she wants, or needs, is to fall in love. But Suzann can't help feeling an emotional connection with the church's handsome preacher Josh Gallagher. She had vowed to keep an emotional distance, but as she gets to know Josh better she finds her self-imposed wall tumbling down. Will their love survive if she reveals her true identity?.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037387054X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373870547
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #952,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a Patty Duke episode!, March 30, 2000

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Kim Headlee (Southwestern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brides and Blessings (Love Inspired #54) (Mass Market Paperback)

Sometimes opposites attract and sometimes they don't. Author Molly Noble Bull treats us to a glimpse of both realities in the inspirational romance Brides and Blessings. Identical twin sisters, separated since birth, discover life to be anything but a Patty Duke episode when they reunite and decide to switch places for six months in this engaging romp through Hollywood and a rural Texas town.

Mild-mannered, born-again Holly Harmon only has her sister's spiritual welfare in mind when she proposes the madcap switch. Holly senses the notoriously worldly Suzann Condry will benefit from time spent away from unforgiving cameras and sundry Tinsel Town temptations. Although understandably nervous about stepping into the designer shoes of a world-renowned actress, Holly finds an unlikely ally in Suzann's agent's brother, Dr. Shawn McDowell. And Holly discovers to her delight that not every Hollywood denizen is a callous phony who considers the concept of love as transient as a movie set. Shawn's love becomes Holly's lifeline in opening galas, hospital rooms, commercial shoots, and everywhere else those expensive borrowed shoes take her.

For sophisticated, glamorous Suzann, her role as the mousy church librarian promises to be her greatest challenge ever. However, little does Suzann realize the "script" also includes a devastatingly handsome "co-star" in the form of the church's newly hired youth pastor, Josh Gallagher.

Suzann struggles with her burgeoning feelings for this man, fighting deep-seated beliefs that God does not exist and that no one can possibly be as authentic as they appear. Besides, how can the wholesome, gentlemanly Josh continue to love her after Suzann confesses her deception? The process of coming to terms with this turmoil, further fueled by anxiety over a close escape from a mugger, propels Suzann closer to developing trust in Josh and other church members and, ultimately, in God.

Even though the ending for both sisters feels somewhat rushed, it proves a happy one on all accounts: physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I only regret the book didn't afford a longer escape from the pressures of daily life.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating and emotionally moving love story., March 16, 1999

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[e-mail] Diana Tibbitts (Victoria, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brides and Blessings (Love Inspired #54) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the most captivating and emotionally moving love stories from a Refreshing Christain perspective. Molly Noble Bulls ability to simultaneously develop two plots and move from one into the other with such ease all while keeping the reader totally captivated was quite incredible. I highly recommend this wonderful love story!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, faith-lifting story, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brides and Blessings (Love Inspired #54) (Mass Market Paperback)

This delightful story follows two heroines through their trials of faith and love; Ms. Bull tackles this difficult plot with fresh insight and exciting twists and turns. She has the gift of allowing us to know and like both sisters, and she writes of lovely places which we'd like to visit. The two heroes are the kind of men any woman would adore. Her other, lesser characters really make this story more colorful. The church and Hollywood settings are realistic and believable. The inspirational message is beautifully woven throughout the story. I've recommended this book, and have bought copies for friends.