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Miss Match

By Erynn Mangum

60952: Miss Match, Lauren Holbrook Series #1Miss Match, Lauren Holbrook Series #1
By Erynn Mangum / NAV Press

Lauren Holbrook has decided to add a side career to her regular job as a photographer: matchmaking for the romantically challenged. After successfully hitching her sister and her new husband, Lauren decides to sets out to strike sparks between her carefree singles' pastor, Nick, and her neurotic, obsessive compulsive coworker, Ruby. However, Lauren finds that certain combinations of people results in explosions, rather than sparks, and her foolproof plan begins to unravel. As Lauren is faced with disaster after romantic disaster, will she rethink her matchmaking role as well as her vow to her father to remain single forever? Erynn Mangum, softcover, 365 pages.






CRM RATING:T
Explain:N/A

SPIRITUAL RATING: 3-4
Explain:Scriptures flow through the dialogue. Characters discuss God’s sovereignty and witness to a nonbeliever.

CRM REVIEW:

Photographer, friend, sister, and now match maker. Lauren Holbrook understands God has matrimonial plans for some singles. Her belief is that the good Lord doesn’t mind her helping out. After all, she slightly pushed her sister and new brother-in-law together. In six months, maybe, seven she’ll have successfully brought together another couple.

Laurie would happily “meddle” in more singles’ lives if Brandon would stay out of it. He has been her best friend since second grade, and he talked about the “someday marriage” becoming less and less on the someday part. Laurie doesn’t want to get married. She doesn’t want Brandon too either. Because once he finds a girlfriend, she won’t like Brandon and Laurie being so close. Hannah, the new secretary, might be the perfect match for him – Laurie is seeing a “dearly beloved” possibility.

Her own life takes a romantic spin when she agrees to fake date Construction Sam – and could she possibly be falling for him? No, that can’t be possible. The weird feeling she’s having must be from the bad food at Halia’s.

I couldn’t put it down, and I couldn’t stop smiling. It’s a chick-flick movie written out. I’m not ashamed to say I finished it within twenty-four hours.




WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE:

Sex between characters – No

Romance between a man and woman - Yes

Felt this book properly represented a Biblical world view – Yes

Felt this book properly represented a Biblical world view – Yes

I would recommend this book to a Christian audience – Yes

Other things of special note:Characters say “shut up” and “idiot”. A husband pinches his wife’s behind.

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