BY: Vicki Blue

The faith of the Reverend Drew Copeland has served him well, providing inspiration to his growing church. He believes God still speaks to his followers, but when he is fired upon and assualted by a beautiful but ornery backwoods woman, it takes all his faith to believe the message he receives: that this is the woman God intends for him to marry.

But taming Purty Cain will take more than just prayer. Purity is defiant and angry, and comes with a painful past that has left her angry with God. Christmas is just another day to her - she hasn`t celebrated the holiday in years. It is up to Reverend Drew to teach her that love means setting limits, and that pain is sometimes necessary to bring out the best in people. But disciplining a woman like Purty is a task indeed. Will she yield, or will the good Reverend force this wild thing to submit to a higher plan that will bring them together forever?