Christy Award-winning author Lisa Samson is famous for her offbeat characters and willingness to push the boundaries of Christian fiction. Lillie Bauer, co-owner of a Baltimore wedding planning business, is looking for love. When she finally finds her own true love, her new outlook sheds light on her sister Tacy's increasingly destructive relationship with a deeply fundamentalist husband. "... a breakthrough novel ... exuberant prose, zany characters ..."-Publishers Weekly
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"I could not put this down! This is tied with Songbird as my favorite Lisa Samson book. The romance was so sweet, and again, the characters were Christian, but not perfect."
— Megan (5 out of 5 stars)
" Great characters, and I was especially impressed that Samson wasn't afraid to take on a gay Christian character. "
— Jan, 9/8/2013" Didn't feel this one...like her others. it was s bit slow, but still love her work. "
— Lisa, 7/2/2013" Riveting but an unsatisfying conclusion "
— Karen, 12/14/2012" A very atypical book. I thought it was cooler the second time I read it because the first time it took me a while to catch on and I was confused. "
— Autumn, 11/21/2012" I didn't care for the authors writing style. It was very confusing and used way too many descriptive sentences. Despite that it is a great story. Just super hard to read, and because of that, enjoy. "
— Lizzy, 10/14/2012" i really loved this book. it changed some important paradigms for me. "
— Beckynovacek, 6/19/2012" i met lisa and her family at a conference before i read her books. her stories are almost as fun as she is. "
— Amber, 3/26/2012" This book is a little stilted and awkward, but it contains some beautiful jewels of wisdom! I want to read more by this author. "
— Lindamarie, 2/15/2012" I found this book to be very all over the place. I had a hard time following the characters and setting, I wasn't sure who "Tilly" was, and it felt like it jumped around a lot. "
— Dani, 8/8/2011" Lisa Samson is my favorite author of Christian fiction and this is one of my favorite books. The characters are colorful and *real*. "
— Lisa, 5/22/2011" My first book by this author. I felt at the end of this book like I still had a lot of questions - many things unanswered. Quite a few extreme characters. Can't say I would recommend it... "
— Michelle, 4/17/2011" Hard to get into at first, a little confusing. Very worth the effort. "
— Hilarey, 12/5/2010" Hard to get into at first, a little confusing. Very worth the effort. "
— Hilarey, 4/12/2010" A very atypical book. I thought it was cooler the second time I read it because the first time it took me a while to catch on and I was confused. "
— Autumn, 7/24/2009" My first book by this author. I felt at the end of this book like I still had a lot of questions - many things unanswered. Quite a few extreme characters. Can't say I would recommend it... "
— Michelle, 9/20/2008" i really loved this book. it changed some important paradigms for me. "
— Beckynovacek, 8/8/2008" i met lisa and her family at a conference before i read her books. her stories are almost as fun as she is. "
— Amber, 7/21/2008" Great characters, and I was especially impressed that Samson wasn't afraid to take on a gay Christian character. "
— Jan, 3/31/2008Lisa Samson is the Christy Award–winning author of Christianity Today’s Novel of the Year, Quaker Summer. She has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as one of the “most powerful voices in Christian fiction.” She lives in Kentucky with her husband and three kids.
Barbara McCulloh has appeared on Broadway as Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan and as Anna in The King and I. Her film and television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Another World, and Peter Pan. She has also done extensive work in regional theater and recorded dozens of audiobooks.