A friend sent me this book in a box of Love Inspired books. The Subseries sounds familiar but I'm not sure if I've read any of the other books in it. I am pretty sure I've read this author before though.

This one gets 3 stars for the parts about broken, hurting people being able to return to the church and to God/Jesus and that the brokenness/hurt doesn't have to define them. Otherwise, the plot is pretty standard (and recycled) for Love Inspired line.

Ladies, learn from what Erin went through with Sam. Don't give in just because a guy guilts you into it or to try to save a relationship or for any other reason. I admire that Erin is willing to take on single motherhood--but honestly, she shouldn't have had to.

Guys, if you truly don't want kids (like Sam doesn't), then either don't have sex or get a vasectomy so you can't become a father. Or at the very least tell your girlfriend prior to getting engaged or making wedding plans etc. Don't be like Sam and sleep with women only to dump them when they get pregnant or assume they'll go have an abortion just because you say so. If you're willing to do the deed that gets the woman pregnant, be man enough to be a father to that child (whether or not you marry the mother of that child).

The Pluses:
*Erin and Dean knew each other in the past, so it's more a rekindling of a friendship (since they were never romantically involved in the past though Dean wanted them to be).

*Physical Therapy--knowing that sometimes it's baby steps to get to where you want to be. Sometimes there has to be pain before you get there. Good life lesson for both physical therapy and other aspects of life.

The Minuses:
*Since there wasn't a romantic relationship between Dean and Erin in the past, their relationship does seem a bit rushed. ( )