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I love reading, but sometimes I wish I were a speed reader. This was one of those times. I could not read fast enough. I have not read a Karen Witemeyer book I did not really like and this one I loved.
The title really caught my attention. I thought the idea was unique. I doubt Silas would have been so obliging to present his daughter Jo with a preacher for her birthday had he known the reason why she wanted to talk to a preacher. I liked all the ranch hands and Jackson stole my heart.
Highly recommend.
The title really caught my attention. I thought the idea was unique. I doubt Silas would have been so obliging to present his daughter Jo with a preacher for her birthday had he known the reason why she wanted to talk to a preacher. I liked all the ranch hands and Jackson stole my heart.
Highly recommend.
Mary N. (maggysue) reviewed Stealing the Preacher (Archer Brothers, Bk 2) on + 811 more book reviews
This is a wonderful historical romance! Fun and interesting story to read. Highly recommended!
I absolutely loved the characters in "Stealing the Preacher"! I was already familiar with the Archer brothers (Travis, Jim, Crockett, and Neill) and knew I liked them from "Short-Straw Bride", but I was a little surprised by how much I loved Crockett in this book - he definitely became a favorite character.
Crockett Archer is on his way to interview for a pastor position in Brenham when he is kidnapped from the train and taken to a ranch in the middle of nowhere to be a birthday present for the outlaw's daughter, Joanna Robbins. She has been praying for a preacher to come and bring new life into the small country church near her father's ranch in the hopes that maybe her outlaw father, Silas, will finally answer God's call on his life. She certainly didn't expect her prayers to be answered by a handsome preacher who isn't too happy to be there. Crockett seeks what it is that God would have for him since he missed his interview and lost that job. Now he and Joanna both unite to pray for her father and the other members of her small congregation. But will they listen to the call of their own hearts as well?
I've discovered since I read my first Karen Witemeyer book A Tailor Made Bride two years ago, that any of Karen's books will have that same feel-good, happy feeling I get when I read a Lori Wick book. Last year's "Short Straw Bride" by Karen Witemeyer quickly became my favorite one but "Stealing the Preacher" is right up there with it. I loved Crockett when I met him in "Short Straw Bride" and to see his character grow and become more in depth was a delight. I found myself laughing and rooting for all of the characters - not just the romance between Crockett and Joanna. I loved the brother-sister style relationship between Joanna and the young neighbor boy Jackson.
I also loved how genuine Crockett was with his faith. He lived his faith. It was such an integral part of him that when he spent time around Joanna's father, he wasn't pushy or anything like that. He was real and Silas respected that.
Crockett Archer is on his way to interview for a pastor position in Brenham when he is kidnapped from the train and taken to a ranch in the middle of nowhere to be a birthday present for the outlaw's daughter, Joanna Robbins. She has been praying for a preacher to come and bring new life into the small country church near her father's ranch in the hopes that maybe her outlaw father, Silas, will finally answer God's call on his life. She certainly didn't expect her prayers to be answered by a handsome preacher who isn't too happy to be there. Crockett seeks what it is that God would have for him since he missed his interview and lost that job. Now he and Joanna both unite to pray for her father and the other members of her small congregation. But will they listen to the call of their own hearts as well?
I've discovered since I read my first Karen Witemeyer book A Tailor Made Bride two years ago, that any of Karen's books will have that same feel-good, happy feeling I get when I read a Lori Wick book. Last year's "Short Straw Bride" by Karen Witemeyer quickly became my favorite one but "Stealing the Preacher" is right up there with it. I loved Crockett when I met him in "Short Straw Bride" and to see his character grow and become more in depth was a delight. I found myself laughing and rooting for all of the characters - not just the romance between Crockett and Joanna. I loved the brother-sister style relationship between Joanna and the young neighbor boy Jackson.
I also loved how genuine Crockett was with his faith. He lived his faith. It was such an integral part of him that when he spent time around Joanna's father, he wasn't pushy or anything like that. He was real and Silas respected that.
Robert K. R. (rikker) reviewed Stealing the Preacher (Archer Brothers, Bk 2) on + 515 more book reviews
This is not so different from what sometimes happens in today's world. But this world doesn't always have a nice ending.
A really enjoyable book to read. A cowboy wants to be a preacher; an outlaw's daughter has other ideas in mind. I recommend this book.
A cowboy who wants to be a preacher. An outlaw's daughter who wants to change his mind.
On his way to interview for a position at a church in the Piney Woods of Texas, Crockett Archer can't believe it when he's forced off the train by an outlaw and presented to the man's daughter as the preacher she requested for her birthday. He's determined to escape--which would be much easier if he could stop thinking about Joanna Robbins and her unexpected request.
For months, Joanna had prayed for a minister. A man to breathe life back into the abandoned church at the heart of her community. A man to assist her in fulfilling a promise to her dying mother. But just when it seems her prayers have been answered, it turns out the parson is there against his will and has dreams of his own calling him elsewhere. Is there any way she can convince Crockett he ended up right where he was supposed to be?
With her signature blend of humor, history, and lively western romance, two-time RITA Award finalist and bestselling author Karen Witemeyer delivers a Texas love story sure to steal your heart.
On his way to interview for a position at a church in the Piney Woods of Texas, Crockett Archer can't believe it when he's forced off the train by an outlaw and presented to the man's daughter as the preacher she requested for her birthday. He's determined to escape--which would be much easier if he could stop thinking about Joanna Robbins and her unexpected request.
For months, Joanna had prayed for a minister. A man to breathe life back into the abandoned church at the heart of her community. A man to assist her in fulfilling a promise to her dying mother. But just when it seems her prayers have been answered, it turns out the parson is there against his will and has dreams of his own calling him elsewhere. Is there any way she can convince Crockett he ended up right where he was supposed to be?
With her signature blend of humor, history, and lively western romance, two-time RITA Award finalist and bestselling author Karen Witemeyer delivers a Texas love story sure to steal your heart.
Joan P. (joangrace) reviewed Stealing the Preacher (Archer Brothers, Bk 2) on + 74 more book reviews
This edition of Stealing the Preacher doesn't show the author, who IS Karen Witemeyer, or the cover which is just like some of the paperback covers.
It's a great comic Christian historical romance. In keeping with Witemeyer's other books she knows how to write sympathy and tragedy; but, she often sets it in a comical situation. Highly recommend.
It's a great comic Christian historical romance. In keeping with Witemeyer's other books she knows how to write sympathy and tragedy; but, she often sets it in a comical situation. Highly recommend.
