Courting Trouble

June 1, 2007
In 1894 Texas, where a woman is expected to be slight and soft, Essie Spreckelmeyer is tall and muscular. She is also past her prime marrying years and sick of her father buying her picnic basket at the annual Fourth of July auction. Not yet ready to become the town spinster, Essie devises a plan to convince widower and storekeeper Hamilton Crook that she would be the perfect wife and mother to his young child. Essie's journey is touching, funny, and refreshingly atypical of the romance genre. Her faith and fearless determination will warm the hearts of readers who enjoy gentle historicals. This delightful follow-up to the 2006 Christy Award-winning "A Bride Most Begrudging" and "The Measure of a Lady" is recommended for historical fiction collections and readers wanting a different, spiritual twist to the traditional romantic tale.

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