Friday, February 11, 2022

"Love Finds You in Groom, Texas" by Janice Hanna

 
 
Reprinted Edition
Reprinted Edition/Cover
About this book:

  “Always the groomsman, never the groom…
   It’s 1914, and Jake O’Farrell has gained an unusual reputation among the locals: He’s played the roles of groomsman and best man in all four of his older brothers’ weddings, but he’s never been able to find the woman to capture his heart. And now with the upcoming wedding of his best friend, Jake will become the last single man in the town of Groom.
   Anne Denning has made the difficult decision to move with her sisters to Texas, but a train derailment forces them to seek shelter in Groom, near Amarillo. Mrs. O’Farrell, hopeful that Anne will catch her youngest son’s eye, invites the girls to stay at her home until the train is repaired and ready to pull out. Anne has no idea of the blissful chaos that lies ahead!”



Series: Originally part of the “Love Finds You” series, but not connected to any other book. This edition has been reprinted as “Last Groom in Town” by Janice Thompson.
 
 
Spiritual Content- Matthew 10:38-39 at the beginning; A few Scriptures are mentioned & quoted; Prayers; Church going; Many talks about God, the Bible, faiths, & praying; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Anne struggles to hang onto her faith and that she has given up on thinking the Lord wanted to save her from pain, but she is witnessed to and encouraged by Maggie; Many mentions of God, His plan, & faiths; Mentions of prayers, praying, blessings over food, & praising God; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of churches, church going, services, sermons, a reverend, church events, & Sunday school classes; Mentions of blessings & being blessed; Mentions of Heaven (Anne isn’t sure her father is there) & Saint Peter; Mentions of miracles; Mentions of a cross necklace; Mentions of showing grace to others; A few mentions of sin; A couple mentions of hymns; A mention of baptizing; A mention of a Christian upbringing;
             *Note: Emily buries her sister’s dolls so she can interview them (after digging them back up) about what it’s like coming back to life; A few mentions of someone believing that dancing is sinful; A few mentions of hell (described as “a horrible place with weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth” and when someone asks if a couple was a match made in heaven, another pops up and says that it was most likely made somewhere else); A mention of a godforsaken place.
 
 
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘how the devil’, an ‘idiot’, two ‘sissy’s, two ‘what the devil’s, and three forms of ‘dumb’; Sass & Eye rolling; Mentions of stories of massacres, battles, wars, deaths, & blood; Mentions of Indian attacks & possible attacks and a scalping (in a story); Mentions of thieves, stealing/robbing, crimes, & threats; Mentions of nightmares & pain; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of gambling, debts, & cheating at cards; Mentions of smoking & cigars; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, & an addiction; A few mentions of gossip; A few mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of hatred; A few mentions of slaughtering cows for food; A couple mentions of prison; A couple mentions of bullies; A mention of murder (in a story); A mention of hunting;
             *Note: Mentions of car brands.
 
 
Sexual Content- A cheek kiss, a forehead kiss, hair kisses, two not-detailed kisses, a barely-above-not-detailed kiss, and a semi-detailed kiss; Recalling a kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Wanting to kiss someone; Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Nearness, & Butterflies (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes & Winks; Noticing (border-line not-detailed // barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of kisses & kissing; A few mentions of chaperones; A couple mentions of flirts & flirting; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of mooning & swooning over someone; A mention of a passionate kiss at a wedding; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
             *Note: A mention of a sister popping her sister on the backside (teasing).
 
-Anne Denning, age 19
-Jake O’Farrell, age 22
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                         Set in 1914
                                                316 pages

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My personal Rating-

This book gives me so much joy. It’s honestly adorable and very funny, the faith content and discussions are wonderful, the romance is super sweet—there’s a reason Janice Hanna (Janice Thompson) is one of my favorite authors.

It is an instant attraction romance, but honestly that doesn’t bother me at all in this novel because the second half of the book is so cute, I was smiling the entire time reading it. (I would also consider it to be quite clean in the romance elements.) I love the side characters (her sisters!) and just everything. This is my second time reading this novel and I still enjoyed it so much!  

 
 
 
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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