Again, I was impressed by this author. I initially thought I wouldn't like this book as much as the first one, After Anne, but wanted to read it prior to reading the third book in this series, Becoming Olivia (review forthcoming), and ended up liking it just as much!! I was suprised that a "christian" novel had characters cohabitating prior to marriage because that's typically not seen, but was glad because it really added to the reality of the book. The characters were very real, with realistic inner and outer struggles. Roxanne Henke has a gift for making you care about these people in Brewster and in the end you are rooting for them as if you are personal friends with them. I hope Roxanne continues to write books because I will continue to buy them! I highly recommend this author! ( )