Helpful Score: 3
I am actually surprised that this book is being criticized for discussing physical attraction... so i am writing a review myself. :)
I discovered this author by accident with a free Kindle edition of MAID TO MATCH. Before becoming a Christian, i spent nearly 2 decades reading mainstream, secular romance novels (with scences that would make most of these reviewers blush). Then i met Jesus, and those books made ME blush.
So, after 2 years of struggling to find an author i could read (and enjoy rather than yawn) and still face Christ each day, i have found a few treasures. Deeanne Gist, Denise Hunter, Francine Rivers, being among them.
Yes, the books speak of physical attraction. But it is quaint compared to our culture, and frankly, God never intended us to be prudes! He gave us physical attraction to be used in the right context, and there is no violation of that context within these books. (in my opinion) :)
Feel free to pick up a Deeanne Gist book and give her style a try without feeling 'oppressed' by your faith. As a child of sexual abuse and the wife of infidelity, i applaud anyone who can remind me that intimacy between a husband and wife is something of God. And Deeanne Gist's books give me exactly that hope/promise to hang onto, a lovely reminder of God's plan for His children.
I discovered this author by accident with a free Kindle edition of MAID TO MATCH. Before becoming a Christian, i spent nearly 2 decades reading mainstream, secular romance novels (with scences that would make most of these reviewers blush). Then i met Jesus, and those books made ME blush.
So, after 2 years of struggling to find an author i could read (and enjoy rather than yawn) and still face Christ each day, i have found a few treasures. Deeanne Gist, Denise Hunter, Francine Rivers, being among them.
Yes, the books speak of physical attraction. But it is quaint compared to our culture, and frankly, God never intended us to be prudes! He gave us physical attraction to be used in the right context, and there is no violation of that context within these books. (in my opinion) :)
Feel free to pick up a Deeanne Gist book and give her style a try without feeling 'oppressed' by your faith. As a child of sexual abuse and the wife of infidelity, i applaud anyone who can remind me that intimacy between a husband and wife is something of God. And Deeanne Gist's books give me exactly that hope/promise to hang onto, a lovely reminder of God's plan for His children.
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