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REVIEW: Preachin’ to the Choir by Cynthianna Appel

NOTE: Moonlit Romance is closing their epublishing doors December 31st so if you’re interested in any of their books, better buy now.

Dear Ms. Appel,

When I saw this at Fictionwise, the book blurb sounded fun instead of, well, preachy. And it was. I’ve been reading a lot of contemporary suspense novels lately so a plain, old regular contemporary about two people falling in love with no spies, killers or other suspenseful elements was just what I needed.
Jonathan could do nothing to aid his wife’s losing battle with cancer. With twenty years into the ministry, he can’t believe the Lord would leave him suddenly with both an empty nest and empty spot on the other side of the bed. Kat, music teacher and mother of grown twins, feels “settled” in small town Texas. Life may be dull, but at least it’s predictable–unlike her life with her late ex. Kat has come to the conclusion that a happy, committed relationship with a male is impossible thing, so she makes peace with herself and with God. If nuns can live celibate for years, then why can’t she make it the next fifty?
Only since …