Monday, January 6, 2014

The Sleeping Beauty Proposal / Sarah Strohmeyer / 312 pages / 5 Gold Rings December Challenge

Thirty-six year old Genie Michaels has been jilted - on national television.  Fortunately - or unfortunately - no one is aware of this.  When her British boyfriend of four years proposes on the Barbara Walters Show, everyone assumes it is to her.  She knows this is not the case.  With encouragement from her BFF, lawyer Patty, she decides to fake her engagement.  This deception changes her life.  This in a humorous, engaging story of a college admissions professional, a writer publishing his first major work, a hunk of a Greek carpenter, and an interesting family dynamic.  On page 175 there is an interesting discussion of God's presence in our lives and free will.

"All I need to do is do my best and trust in God and all will be well."

"Anything worth having in life begins by taking a risk - love marriage, childbirth, even loving one's neighbor as thyself.  Risk is the universe's way of pushing us to become more than what we are.  Risk is faith at the edge..."

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