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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.
