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Book Review of Promise Of Grace

Promise Of Grace
Promise Of Grace
Author: Bonnie K. Winn
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Grace is recovering from a serious auto accident and is convalescing with her aunt Ruth in a small town, Rosewood, in Texas. Her fiance, Patrick, is less than enthusiastic about her now that she's been maimed and she's lost her faith. However, her surgeon, Noah Brady, is determined to heal her wounds and her heart.

My major problem with this book is that Dr. Brady violates several ethical principles in getting involved with Grace. It's in the name of plot development here, but in real life doctors don't date their patients.

Also, in real life, some small towns treat outsiders as though they're slime. Rosewood is the opposite, of course: it stands in stark contrast to Grace's life in Houston. Seriously, people, big cites aren't all that bad. There's something to be said for being able to get sushi at 11 pm when you have a craving.

Grace barely gives Patrick a chance to explain his actions in this book. I cannot fathom why she'd date--let alone get engaged to--a man with whom she had no chemistry.