Simple Jess
by:
Pamela Morsi (author)
Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionGiven an ultimatum by her interfering neighbors--to find a husband by Christmas or have one selected for her--reluctant widow Althea Winsloe searches for a possible mate and finds herself drawn to Simple Jess, a sweet and gentle man of less-than-average...
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Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionGiven an ultimatum by her interfering neighbors--to find a husband by Christmas or have one selected for her--reluctant widow Althea Winsloe searches for a possible mate and finds herself drawn to Simple Jess, a sweet and gentle man of less-than-average intelligence.Proclaimed “a refreshing new voice in romance” by Jude Deveraux, award-winning author Pamela Morsi has charmed millions with her touching stories of simple pleasures and heartfelt romances. Her novels, including Garters, Wild Oats and Something Shady, have won her rave reviews and loyal fans. Now, she presents an endearing story about what can happen when love turns up in the most unlikely place…The last thing widow Althea Winsloe wanted to do was remarry. Unfortunately, her meddlesome mountain neighbors had other plans. So, one autumn night they banded together and gave Althea a shocking ultimatum: She was to find herself a husband by Christmas…or the town would do it for her! Althea knew she had her choice of any single man in Marrying Stone, Arkansas. Yet the only one she felt truly comfortable with was Simple Jess. Sweet, gentle, Jess wasn’t as smart as your average man. But his tender manner stirred Althea’s heart in ways she had never dreamed possible.It would take a miracle to find a husband in Marrying Stone. But sometimes miracles are right under your nose …
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B0053ZNH3Y
Publish date: June 1st 2011
Publisher: Jove
Pages no: 276
Edition language: English
Series: Marrying Stone (#2)
I've fallen behind in my reviews, so this is just a quicky: The folksy/backwoods Appalachian dialect in this made me crazy and diminished my enjoyment of the story (even though I recognize it was well done). I did enjoy the premise, though--widow forced to remarry chooses the town simpleton. Intel...
I'm reminded of Tropic Thunder, and Stiller's character who once was in a movie titled Simple Jack. Fortunately, Jess is smarter than Jack (not hard really; Stiller played Jack) This book, around fellow romance readers, is like, the holy grail or something. People speak in reverence about it. W...
Question: If a heroine was raised in the Ozarks by her kin, in a teeny tiny town perched on the side of a mountain, where no one came in from away, and no one left, folks jumped over a rock to celebrate a weddin', they say words like "caint" and are so intermarried they caint right remember what cl...
3.5 starsFrom others' reviews, I expected something different; something more. This was a sweet love story all right, but it was not the swoon worthy romance I'd been led to expect. I think the 2 other potential suitors of Miss Althea and their side stories took too much space from the main love sto...
Aww. I saw this constantly listed as a favorite by GR friends, and between the high expectations and the premise - I was never moved to read it. But once I got through the ornery first chapter, it was great fun, and quite sweetly sentimental at the end there - not just for the Althea and Jess but ...