Courting Mr. Emerson Book Review

I was excited to read this book but I was out of time before my scheduled surgery.  I was super sad to not get this review up because of the surgery but I wanted to make sure that I got it done.  Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody Carlson was an interesting cover that I needed to know what it was about.  I started reading but I couldn't put the review up until the medicine wore off.

When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher George Emerson, it's not exactly love at first sight. Though she does find the obsessive-compulsive man intriguing. Making it her mission to get him to loosen up and embrace life, she embarks on what seems like a lost cause--and finds herself falling for him in the process.

A confirmed bachelor, George vacillates between irritation and attraction whenever Willow is around--which to him seems like all too often. He's not interested in expanding his horizons or making new friends; it just hurts too much when you lose them.  But as the summer progresses, George feels his defenses crumbling. The question is, will his change of heart be too late for Willow?  With her signature heart and touches of humor, fan favorite Melody Carlson pens a story of two delightfully eccentric characters who get a second chance at life and love.

I have never read anything by the author but the cover seemed interesting and the description so I was interested in finding out more about it  It was an great book with great character development.  George was instantly someone that you wanted to succeed because he was a great  character with a lot of quirks.  It went quickly to Willow who was a great artist who was trying to raise her grandson.  When her daughter comes back into the picture, the only person who seems to get everyone to get along is George.  It was a great to see them all getting along but it quickly changed when George stopped coming around.  You have to pick up the book to find out why there were the changes but all their lives change with the remodel of the historic home.  I thought it was interesting story except there was a strange push to include God into the story in places that I didn't think it totally fit.  Overall, I still enjoyed the book and would love to hear more books by the author.  Hope you enjoy the book for yourself.