The Unlikely Wife by Debra Ullrick

THis is one of my favorite love inspired stories. The heroine is just what the groom DIDN'T expect which creates its own bag of trouble but the way both characters grow and develop is wonderful. This is a story that will "grab your guts" as you feel for the characters and root for them. The heroine is true to herself although different from the women around her but is also willing to leave her comfort zone to make her husband smile. A gem of a book. There's some marital longing in the book and for this reason I couldn't recommend it for young readers but it is clean and respectful.