Gina Hollister, a dyslexic with a PhD in educational psychology, is hired by widower and business tycoon, Steve Bryson, to tutor his fourteen-year-old daughter for the summer at his Durango, Colorado, mansion that Gina calls a castle. An attraction soon develops between Gina and Steve. However, their romance can never end in marriage because Gina believes the lies about Steve’s womanizing, and he claims he’ll never marry again–even to a beautiful Bible Thumper like Dr. Gina Hollister.
Being from Texas myself, I loved being able to identify with the vivid descriptions provided by Molly Noble Bull. The book takes the reader to several destinations in Texas, especially the Hill Country, which enriches the story setting. From there, the reader will visit stunning settings in Colorado. This is a well thought out drama of romance full that is full of twists and surprises all along the way. The background of the characters is slowly revealed in surprising ways that will keep a reader turning the pages.
Overcoming childhood challenges of dyslexia, Gina achieved her PhD and longs to fulfill her lifelong dream of helping others. She and her business partner desire to establish a learning center to assist others with learning disabilities and challenges that she faced early in her life. This part of the book is uplifting for those who experience learning challenges themselves and also for parents of children with these learning issues.
The most interesting parts of the book begin when she accepts a summer tutoring job for a teen who also has issues with her own father. These issues go from smoldering to explosive and are later resolved.
In addition to the romance of the main characters, Gina’s mother also finds an unanticipated love interest.
One of the main characters whose faith is in hibernation benefits from the strong faith of the other main character. (Not wanting to spoil by naming which characters!)
This story will be a great read for Christian readers who enjoy clean romance and redemption wrapped into the package of a quick read novel. I recommend this one!
Dr. Gina Hollister dreams of building a learning center for children with problems near Hill River, Texas, but she and her partner Nicole are unable to get the financial backing they need. Gina tutors 14-year-old Amanda Bryson, who is dyslexic and has recently lost her mother. When Amanda must travel to Colorado with her father for the summer, Steve Bryson hires Gina to go with them to continue tutoring Amanda, and he promises to supply the funds for building the learning center. Gina is attracted to Steve, but she isn’t sure she can trust him, a wealthy businessman with the reputation of a womanizer, but she agrees to go with certain rules in place. Gina herself is dyslexic and carries with her the wounds of childhood mockery for her learning difficulties and clumsiness. Steve’s confidence, smile, and the doubt he expresses about Gina’s ideas and teaching methods bring Gina’s wounds to the surface. And Steve isn’t a fan of Bible thump
This was a great book. I loved the story of Gina and Steve. There were a lot of surprises along the way. There was also a lot of forgiveness, and sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself. I had a hard time finishing this book because I was having to read through tears the last two chapters or so. I recommend this book.
I'm sorry such well written reviews reflect the same book I just abandoned. Generational psychic abuse may be great foundation for some readers, but certainly not this one