Love, Texas -- Population 2

By Melinda Freeland

Description:

Rebekah Stone is an ambitious Texas small-town reporter who aspires to make it big in the journalism world, and she doesn't have time for anyone to distract her from reaching her goals.
Then, her first and only true love Joel Foster—the ex-fiancé who deserted her nine years ago—walks back into her life and not only asks for her hand in marriage again, but also asks her to exchange her journalism career for the lifestyle of a homemaker.
He shakes her world further when he returns as a "Jesus Freak" who tries to change her religious views, even though he knows horrific events that happened when she was 17 caused her to stop believing in God.
Her high school sweetheart's return forces Rebekah to decide what brings her true happiness, and makes her question what is more important: a fulfilling career or someone you love? She also wonders if maybe she should change her "Just Say No to God" mantra.
These are the tough choices Rebekah struggles with as she sorts through memories and complex emotions that have developed over a span of a decade, and as she encounters the rewards and consequences that arise when love is lost and then renewed.

Book Takeaway:

True love never dies; sometimes an exciting busy career doesn't bring life-long satisfaction; non-believers can believe once again.

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Why the author wrote this book:

To tell part of the story of my relationship with my husband, about my experiences as a small town newspaper reporter, and my dynamic faith journey from believer, to non-believer, back to believer again.