Katie Fisher
and Brady James may be a match made in heaven, but that doesn't seem to
guarantee them a happily ever after accompanied by angelic choirs. In fact, the
sounds being heard at the bridal shop where she works are on the contentious
side lately, as a bride- and groom-to-be try to mediate the growing rivalry
between their basketball-obsessed families in the middle of play-off season. On
top of that, Katie's parents are nagging her to get out of Dallas and come home
to tiny Fairfield where her former boyfriend Casey is waiting for her, ready to
rekindle their relationship. Oy vey! What's a girl to do? And will she ever be
able to wear that gorgeous wedding dress she won?
My Thoughts:
Katie Fisher is one of my favorite new characters, and I
am so happy to see her back in action.
Katie and Brady are still going strong and working at the
bridal shop in Dallas. It is a crazy time of year and everyone is busy, busy,
busy. Customers are complaining, families are fighting, and Katie’s past is
doing its best to catch up with her.
Katie is trying to succeed in her new role at Cosmopolitan,
while also helping her Aunt Alva, and planning Quenie’s bridal shower,
preparing for Quenie’s wedding, and dealing with her siblings’ apparent love
life issues. Somehow this girl manages to hold it all together. No matter what
pops up in her life, it seems that Katie is constantly able to turn to God and
to find a way to let Him be in control of what happens. We see her handle every
different personality type with the same love and grace that God shows us all
the time. I think it is this trait in Katie that makes me love her so much.
And Brady is as perfect as ever! In this book he endures
a second knee surgery – one that is potentially career ending. We see him go
through the deep depression that tends to come down on people who lose their
dreams, and we see him turn to God and get back up again. I have loved Brady
since we first met him, and his actions and words throughout this book just
makes me love him that much more. He is a man of God, and a man willing to do
what it takes to make his life his own kind of perfect.
Of course, the Cosmopolitan staff and Katie’s family make
this story so much fun. Each has their own quirks and their fun stories that
keep everyone running in all directions. I can’t wait to see what happens to
each of these characters in upcoming books.
