"Undeniably Yours" by Becky Wade

Undeniably Yours (May 1, 2013) by Becky Wade.*

When her father dies, Meg Cole returns to Whispering Creek Ranch to attempt to take over her father’s controlling share in Cole Oil. She doesn’t want it, not just because she’s in way over her head, but her heart does not reside in oil, no matter that its presence has made her a very wealthy heiress. Her sanity seems to be holding on by a mere thread, and she’s given her late father’s favored Thoroughbred racehorse farm six months to get its affairs in order before she shuts it down. Whispering Creek Horses’ (WCH) manager, Bo Porter, doesn’t want it to close. He’s performing his dream job on his dream ranch. He also feels responsible for WCH’s twenty employees, which include his brother. Bo feels he ought to resent Meg, but instead he can’t stop thinking about her. There’s a kindness and vulnerability about her that he didn’t expect, and it shows when Meg invites a stranger, Amber Richardson, and her toddler son to stay. Amber has a connection to Meg that takes her back to a dark time in her life five years ago. It’s one of the reasons Meg’s so guarded now, but she can’t stop thinking of Bo either. Can their relationship grow beyond friendship? Even when it’s tested in an anguishing way?

            “Undeniably Yours” is a Christian, contemporary romance, fiction novel. Meg and Bo are devout in their faith, and they trust God to see them through the toughest of times, though sometimes they must remember to give their worries to Him and take the time to hear Him. It is a pleasant novel that fuses faith, trepidation, romance, kindness and a touch of suspense. I thought the book’s pace was mostly steady. It didn’t gallop so much as trot along nicely.

* Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Bethany House Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions are expressly my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”