Courting Trouble

By: Deeanne Gist

Narrated by: Danielle Ferland

CBA best-selling author Deeanne Gist, Christy Award winner for The Measure of a Lady, skillfully blends humor and romance in authentic historical settings. Courting Trouble, set in 1894, features a feisty, fun-loving heroine who tires of waiting for a match made in heaven and decides to settle for one made in Texas. So, on her 30th birthday, Essie launches her own secret mission to find a husband.©2007 Deanne Gist (P)2007 RECORDED BOOKS

Critic reviews

"Essie's journey is touching, funny, and refreshingly atypical ..." ( Library Journal)

SWEET AND FUNNY!

I like everything about this book. The writer is very clever and has a subtle sense of humor that the very gifted narrator makes come alive. It's always a bonus when I can listen to a book that has a good and Godly message included.

What stood out the most is that the character learned that Jesus was the most important person in their life.

This was one of the best books that I have read. It started off kind of shaky because the character is unconventional, but then the character learned about forgiveness and last she learned that Jesus was the only thing that she needed. What I didn’t like was that the character was so old. I think that she should have been a little younger, but the author did a great job and conveying how a family reacts when one of theirs falls. The family did not condemn her nor did they cover up her mistake? They loved her despite it, continuing to rely on the Lord for guidance.

Unusual.

Not typical, as another reviewer noted. What happens to Essie, her choices, and her motivations are the same for women today. But Essie soars above it all, especially in the end. Gist has written an engaging heroine. Excellent narration, too.

not typical

Not your typical love story where everything always works out with the happy couple in the end but well written and interesting anyways. I cringed as I listened, knowing what was coming. unfortunately most girls have to live and learn the hard way.

Refreshingly proper!

This book was wonderful. This christian ethical romance was so so refreshing, I will download other books by the same author. I could not stop listening. I even listened in the shortest of trips!