Just Between You and Me: A Novel of Losing Fear and Finding God
By (Author) Jenny B. Jones
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Thomas Nelson Publishers
1st September 2009
United States
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Christian life and practice
FIC
Winner of Carol Award (Romance) 2010
Paperback
320
Width 139mm, Height 213mm, Spine 22mm
290g
There are few things I love more than curling up with a Jenny B. Jones cast of characters. Save the Date was no exception. Kristin Billerbeck, author of The Theory of Happily Ever After
The only thing scarier than living on the edge is stepping off it.
Maggie Montgomery lives a life of adventure. Her job as a cinematographer takes her from one exotic locale to the next. When Maggie's not working, she loves to rappel off cliffs or go skydiving. Nothing frightens her.
Nothing, that is, except Ivy, Texas, where a family emergency pulls her back home to a town full of bad memories, painful secrets, and people Maggie left far behind . . . for a reason.
Forced to stay longer than she intended, Maggie finds her family a complete mess, including the niece her sister has abandoned. Ten-year-old Riley is struggling in school and out of control at home. The only person who can really handle the pint-sized troublemaker is Conner, the local vet and Ivy's most eligible bachelor. But Conner and Maggie keep butting headshes suspicious of her and, well, she doesn't rely on anyone but herself.
As Maggie humorously fumbles her way from one mishap to another, she realizes she's going to need to ask for help from the one person who scares her the most.
To save one little girland herselfcan Maggie let go of her fears and just trust God
Jenny B. Jones strikes a perfect balance of quirkiness and vulnerability. Allison Pittman, author of Stealing Home
Joness sassy style is merely one of this romance novelists many endearing talents . . . Some subtle faith messages about trusting God despite painful pasts round out this fast-paced, lighthearted romantic escape. Publishers Weekly review of Save the Date
Jenny B. Jones is a four-time Carol-Award winning author who writes YA and Christian Romances with equal parts wit, sass, and untamed hilarity. When she's not writing, she's living it up as a high school speech teacher in Arkansas. Visit JennyBJones.com and SouthernBelleView.com. Twitter @JenBJones