Is it a Trial or Triumph?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young single woman in a small town is OBVIOUSLY in need of matchmaking. Whether she wants it or not. Well? This young woman neither needs it, nor wants it.
When Daniel, our new youth minister, asks me for help to put on the upcoming Valentine’s Banquet, EVERYONE is way too excited.
Please, like anything’s going to happen between us. He smiles waaaaay too much!
However, when he explains the banquet will raise funds for foster children finding their forever homes? Sign me up! But that’s ALL I’m signing up for, got it?
Listen, I have my reasons for this not getting romantic. I have more than enough on my plate.
I’ve centered my life around helping other people clean up the mess they’ve made of their marriages so their children can heal. And I’m really hoping to convince my dad’s firm to take on more cases that will help those who are hurting, not just jerks who pay well.
See? It’s essential I don’t get distracted.
Love and marriage take time, attention, and trust. I’ll just leave that to my roommates. And so what if we have to fly to Vegas for some wedding shenanigans for my most ridiculous roommate? I can carry work with me.
You Know What’s the Real Trial?
See? Not getting distract—
But then the elevator stalls out.
With Daniel and I trapped together.
And I find myself asking, what happens when you’re DETERMINED to stay distant, safe, and detached, but you don’t?
People think I’m a risk-taker, but when it comes to my heart, my future, my plans? I can’t. Can I?
The Trials and Triumphs of a Love has all the:
- he falls first
- reverse grumpy/sunshine
- mistaken identity
- closed door
- small town
- Vegas wedding
romcom fun that will keep you laughing and swooning as the witty banter sparks some hilarious chemistry. Haven’t read all the books in the Love and Laughter series yet? No worries, they can be enjoyed as stand-alones.
Trigger warnings:
real humans with messy marriages, small town gossipy newspapers with grammatical issues, Christians who aren’t perfect but are progressing, estranged/difficult family members who could use some healthy boundary setting, and off-page serious health issues.
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About Jackie Q.
A lover of sweet romantic comedy books, Jackie Q. enjoys telling stories, asking God hard questions, and laughing with her family and friends. She lives in North Alabama with her amazing karate husband and three book-crazy children. She takes every opportunity to drink coffee while wearing dangly earrings and the color purple.