Kate Darby's life is spinning out of control! Her grandmother Leona, her only living relative, has just had a stroke and needs someone to care for her, along with running the town's weekly newspaper. Leona helped raise Kate when her own parents died, so Kate doesn't think twice about taking a leave of absence from her own career to go stay with Leona. What she doesn't count on is having a near death experience on a mountainous road and have Nick Sheridan come to save her. For someone like Kate who has constant worries and fears, Nick carefree attitude intrigues Kate. Add that to the fact that he is a famous author as well as a lover of the near extinct condors, and Kate can't help but be attracted to him. But Nick is a new Christian and has made a deal with God that he will take a year off from dating. He knows how important it is to get one's heart right with God first before getting involved in a dating relationship. Can Nick lead Kate towards God and still keep his vow with God? Kate has always been alone and has depended on herself for success in life. Can she give God control of her life? This was the first novel I have read by Victoria Bylin. I felt she did a great job telling the struggles a new Christian goes through with temptations from one's old life and how a person learns to trust God in life's many decisions. It has a modern day setting and easy to relate to characters especially if you are a career minded person or someone who has to care for an aging parent/grandparent. It made a lot of references to a career as an author and/or a newspaper editor that I can't relate to, nor do I know much about condors, but it was still a likeable novel. It would be a useful tool in helping an unsaved friend find the path to Christ if they were to read this novel. Thanks to Bethany House Publishers for sending me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
