"undeniably yours" by becky wade

About the book (from the publisher): When Meg Cole's father dies unexpectedly, she's forced to return home to Texas and to Whispering Creek Ranch to take up the reins of his empire. The last thing she has the patience or the sanity to deal with? Her father's Thoroughbred racehorse farm. She gives its manager, Bo Porter, six months to close the place down.

Bo knows he ought to resent the woman who's determined to take from him the only job he ever wanted. But instead of anger, Meg evokes within him a profound desire to protect. The more time he spends with her, the more he longs to overcome every obstacle that separates them and earn her love.

Just when Meg realizes she can no longer deny the depth of her feelings for Bo, their fragile bond is broken by a force from Meg's past. Can their relationship—and their belief that God can work through every circumstance—survive?

My take: Undeniably Yours is perhaps the book I have most anticipated reading this year. In 2012, I read Becky Wade's debut for the inspirational market, My Stubborn Heart, and I fell in love. I recommended the book to everyone who would listen, lent out my copy multiple times, and even named My Stubborn Heart my favorite book of 2012. So I had high hopes for Wade's next book, Undeniably Yours.

I'm pleased to say that Undeniably Yours lived up to my extremely high expectations! Bo Porter is the hero every girl dreams about—kind, protective, handsome, and thoughtful, but not too perfect. And Meg is a very realistic heroine who could be any one of us single girls—aside from the fact that she's a multi-million dollar heiress.

I expected the plot to be a simple boy-meets-girl, boy-and-girl-overcome-seemingly-insurmountable-odds, boy-and-girl-ride-off-into-the-sunset type of plot, but it is actually so much more. Meg has to deal with severe anxiety issues, Bo has to deal with feelings of inadequacy, and together they must confront issues from Meg's past. It's a deep story wrapped up in an extremely romantic shell. And it's so much fun to read!

Undeniably Yours is book one in Wade's Porter Family series, and I can't wait to check in with Meg and Bo again ... and read about the rest of the Porters! This is a book that will stay on my shelf ... except when I'm lending it out to anyone who will read it!

My rating: 5 stars

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About the author: Becky Wade is a graduate of Baylor University. As a newlywed, she lived for three years in a home overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, as well as in Australia, before returning to the States. A mom of three young children, Becky and her family now live in Dallas, Texas. Visit her website at www.beckywade.com.

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