About this book:
“Brianna
Nichols hates football. Living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, makes this aversion
a difficult one to have, amidst all the diehard football fans. But Brianna has
her reasons, and the men in Pittsburgh will have to adjust. So far she hasn't
found a guy who can resist the pull of the game. Nor has she found one
interesting enough to overlook that flaw. Until now.
For Brandon Campbell the dream of a
lifetime has just come true. He's been traded from Tampa and is about to become
the quarterback for his all-time favorite team. Used to the adulation that
professional athletes generally receive, Brady is intrigued by Brianna's
apparent hostility to all things football. Brandon and Brianna have pasts they
must overcome. Can God take those pasts and make them white as snow?”
Series: Book #2 (of three) in the “Red,
White and Blue Weddings” series. Review of Book #1, Here!
Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are mentioned, quoted, & remembered; Many
prayers & thanking God; Many talks about God, praying, sins, your past,
& forgiveness; Talks about & mentions of those in the Bible; ‘H’s are
capitalized when referring to God; Partially set during Christmas; Many
mentions of prayers, praying, & thanking God; Many mentions of Christians
& commitments to Christ; Many mentions of churches, church going, pastors, &
services; Mentions of worship & hymns/worship songs; Mentions of Heaven
(including a mention of someone’s cooking being like manna from Heaven); Mentions
of sins & pasts; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of blessings
& being blessed.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘sucker’; A mention of curses (said,
not written); Pain, Injuries, & Passing Out (up to semi-detailed): Mentions
of deaths in a fire & tractor accident (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions
of a stroke, a surgery that went wrong, & a coma; Mentions of pain, injuries,
& an accident (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of bars, drinking,
parties, & Brandon being sober for months; Mentions of fibbing & lies
(Brianna’s grandmother to her about Brandon because she’s matchmaking them
together); Mentions of rumors & gossip; A mention of a car accident on TV; A
mention of friendly wagers at a workplace;
*Note: Mentions of pop culture (the
Steelers, Martha Stewart, & Aunty Em); A m2 Santa Claus & the tooth fairy.
Sexual Content- 2 barely-above-not-detailed
kisses; Wanting to kiss someone (once, barely-above-not-detailed); Touches,
Hand holding, Embraces, Flutters, & Blushes (barely-above-not-detailed); Remembering
a touch (not-detailed); Noticing (barely-above-not-detailed); *Spoiler* Brianna’s
grandmother tells her about when she was pregnant out-of-wedlock, all that is
said that she was a girl in love, foolish, & her heart lead her into
something that was very wrong *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of Brandon’s past of
being a ladies’ man & having a woman on each arm; Mentions of boyfriends, dating,
& exes; Mentions of handsome men & crushes; Mentions of fangirls,
flirting, & swooning (including Brandon being fawned over by Gran’s
friends); A few mentions of blushes; A couple mentions of Brandon having a
dream where Brianna embraced & kissed him; A mention of a city’s new hot bachelor;
Love, falling in love, & the emotions.
-Brianna Nichols
-Brandon Campbell
P.O.V.
switches between them
181 pages
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My
personal Rating- 
{Add a ½ star
for those who enjoy football. }
This was just cute. So cute,
really. I’m pretty sure I was grinning like a ninny at certain parts because it
was just so cute. I should note that I’m so not a football fan at all, but,
even though football was a topic in this book, I didn’t feel like it was too
over-the-top. I’ve seen a fair share of reformed bad boy plots in Christian
Fiction, but I think it be would probably be the one I’ve rated highest and
enjoyed the most. It’s after all of the past trouble and Brandon is
serious about his faith. Lots of prayers & faiths shown, with humor and a
cute romance, it’s another book by one of my favorite authors. :)
See y’all on Friday with a new
review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this
author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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