MG was an emotional book about two very damaged people and the healing power of love. Both of them were unloved growing up and their story was heart wrenching and uplifting. Eleanor Dinsmore is a pregnant widow with two small boys living on a rundown farm. Will Parker is an ex-convict just fired from his job when he answers Ellie's advertisement for a husband in the local newspaper. The way these two grow to love each other over time was wonderful.

The secondary characters were three dimensional and vividly real. I especially loved Miss Beasley, the town librarian, who was crusty on the outside but had a heart of gold. My only quibble on this book was that I found it hard to believe that they could sleep together in the same bed for all those months and not have sex. But Will is such a beta hero that thinking about it further made me realize that this would be realistic for his character. And when they finally consummate their relationship it was rather subtle but nice just the same. I wanted some hot steamy sex! *sigh* Spencer just doesn't write that way. But I'm keeping this book to share with a few of my friends and my sister. They gotta love it. (Grade: A-) ( )

Will Parker is a released convict and Eleanor (Ely) Dinsmore was an illegitimate child hidden away in shame by her grandparents. The two with shameful pasts come together and make something beautiful of their lives. The book is strong on characters and relationships with a slow moving pace that fits the Georgia setting.

I loved how the the author made the characters progress emotionally as well as physically (attractiveness wise) and also some personal conflict in between... I think this is a very good book and have read it twice! ( )