stealing the preacher by karen witemeyer

His faith in God was beautiful, and quite frankly, contagious, as it made me feel a lot better and made me want to learn to trust even more in God.

He was decidedly not a typical preacher, and I loved the balance between his physical force and his spiritual force. He is strong, brave, confident, caring, and God-fearing. That is why I loved him so much, because he had all those qualities I look for in a man. The plot was also better, I thought.Ĭrockett Archer is the embodiment of my ideal. They are written in the same wonderful, engaging way, and both feature delightful characters, but my preference for Stealing the Preacher stems from the fact that I preferred the hero and the heroine, and the amount of spiritual depth that flowed nicely throughout. I read Short Straw Bride, the first book in this series, not too long ago and I really liked it, but in my opinion this one was even better. Where has Karen Witemeyer been all my life again? Is there any way she can convince Crockett to stay in her little backwoods community? And does the attraction between them have any chance of blossoming when Joanna's outlaw father is dead set against his daughter courting a preacher? But just when it seems God has answered her prayers, it turns out the person is there against his will and has dreams of his own calling him elsewhere. A man to help her discover answers to the questions that have been on her heart for so long. A man to assist her in fulfilling a promise to her dying mother. A man to breathe life back into the abandoned church at the heart of her community. But when he finally gets away, he's haunted by the memory of the young woman he left behind-a woman whose dreams now hinge on him.įor months, Joanna Robbins prayed for a preacher. Worried this unfortunate detour will ruin his chances of finally serving a congregation of his own, Crockett is determined to escape. On his way to interview for a position at a church in the Piney Woods of Texas, Crockett Archer can scarcely believe it when he's forced off the train by a retired outlaw and presented to the man's daughter as the minister she requested for her birthday.

Stealing the preacher by karen witemeyer