false <![CDATA[Courting Trouble]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226449898m/624838.jpg 624838 3 Bestselling, Christy award-winning author's humorous romance--a 30-year-old single woman who draws up a list of the eligible bachelors in 1890's Texas. Essie Sprekcelmeyer loves her hats, her snakes and her bicycle--Peg, for short. But the one thing she wants to love, but can't, is a husband. The year of her thirtieth birthday, Essie creates a list of potential husbands to catch...but the catching, and the unintended consequences thereof, might cause her more trouble than it's worth. 611196 1 6 2007 Courting Trouble total:327|5:64|4:100|3:108|2:46|1:9| 327 1145 482 64 5 4 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 21 06:42:39 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 21 06:43:10 -0800 2007 Courting Trouble is my favorite of Deeanne's three historical novels. The author created a dynamic, quirky, unique characterization in Essie. In fact, I can't recall a single "cardboard character" in this story. They were all expertly developed.

The plot was so unique, tha...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 21:19:48 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 13:52:35 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Tue Sep 16 08:03:06 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 14:49:58 -0700 2008 nearly feminist) attitude irked me at times, but there was something that I liked about "Courting Trouble".
The mindset of many Christian girls today is one of, "I must g...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 00:13:08 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 01:13:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 20:23:51 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 09:09:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:20:49 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 07:56:49 -0700 2009 I loved this book! So sweet. We learn all about the young Essie and her unconventional ways. She's so lovable! She's the only child, 30 years of age, still living at home and known as the town's "spinster". Let...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 21 14:00:47 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 14:05:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 23 23:51:25 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 10 12:41:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 13:57:27 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 06:05:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 15:18:39 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 14:56:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:24:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:25:20 -0700 2009 1 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 10:20:01 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 10:20:01 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 13:29:42 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 13:32:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 06 11:48:18 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:00:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 22:43:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 22:13:33 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 06:49:05 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 06:49:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 01 17:41:15 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 04 17:17:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 11:59:02 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 12:00:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:09:17 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:09:56 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 15:05:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 15:05:00 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=624838