This second book in the Jessie Stanton series finds Jessie and Danny developing their relationship, the Feebs taking liberties with Jessie’s new life, and Jack Stanton getting a little bit of what he deserves. You’ll also find yummy shopping, fancy clothes wearing, and charming dates.
I enjoyed this book – love the characters, the detective work and the faith aspect. I’m ambivalent about Danny. He seems too good to be true. I guess I expect that in a straight up romance, but not in a mystery series, as light as it might be. I do appreciate Danny’s love for Jessie, the entrepreneurial spirit of Ms. Stanton (Hart!) — and the wonderful support of her friends.
The writing seemed to be a little looser than usual for a Bricker read. Overuse of the word “snickered” bothered me for some reason, and some of the chapters could have been tightened up.
I like Bricker’s talent for continuity, and for integrating faith issues in a realistic and subtle way.
I’m awaiting book number 3!
-calliope
Random Book Muses 
I have this on my TBR!
Such a fun read!
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it, since I was given the book to review for the publisher, but it’s not a genre I usually read. So yeah, I’m a little meh about it.
Sometimes even Meh is okay if you’re in the right mood. This is very light.
Hmm, I get really bothered by word overuse. Something a good edit should catch!
I read “snickered” maybe a handful of times, but it stuck out each time.