Never the bride by Cheryl McKay and Rene Gutteridge

I absolutely love this story.  It is such a fun read.  Never the bride was written as a screenplay before it was made into a novel.  Usually it is the other way around and the novel is written before the screenplay.  It flows just like it would in a movie.  It had me laughing from the very beginning.

The description of the book
Eleven bridesmaids dresses don't lie. Since she was just a little girl, Jessie Stone has dreamed up hundreds of marriage proposals, doodled the romantic ideas in her journal with her treasured purple pen and fantasized about wedding dresses and falling in love. She's been a bridesmaid nearly a dozen times, waved numerous couples off to sunny honeymoons, and shopped in more department stores for half-price fondue pots than she cares to remember.
But shopping for one key component in her own happily ever after hasn't been as productive-a future husband. The man she thought she would marry cheated on her. The crush she has on her best friend Blake is at very best...well, crushing. And speed dating has only churned out memorable horror stories.
So when God shows up one day, in the flesh, and becomes a walking, talking part of her life Jessie is skeptical. What will it take to convince her the the Almighty has a better plan than the one she's already cooked up in her journals. Can she turn over her pen and trust someone else to craft a love story beyond her wildest dreams?

Here's one of my favorite scenes from the story.
Jessie Stone is stuck on the highway with a flat tire.  She's going to be late for work so she is a bit hysterical. She needs help and realizes that this could be her moment.  Jessie is an optimist so she gives a little wave, throws a smile trying to get some help.

From page 2
"And then I see him. He's in a red convertible, the top down, the black sunglasses shiny and tight against his tan skin.  He's wearing pink silk the way only a man with a good measured amount of confidence can. At least that's the way I see it from where I'm standing.  As he gets closer, his head turns and he notices me. I do a little wave, flirtatious with a slight hint of unintentional taxi hailing. I decide to smile widely, because he is going fast and I might look blurry. He smiles back.
My hand falls to my side. I step back, lean against my car and try to make my conservative business suit seem flattering. There's nothing I can do about my upper lip sweating except hope my sweat-proof department-store makeup is holding up its end of the bargain better than my blowout-proof tire did.  He seems to be slowing down.  Live in the moment, I instruct myself. Don't think about what I should say or what I could say. Just let it roll, Jessie, let it roll. Don't overthink it. This thought repeats itself when the convertible zooms by. I think he actually accelerated." 

In the front of the book the description says "For those who fear the surrender of their purple pens." That is one of the hardest things to let God write your story and not take over thinking your way is better.  This book is perfect who have that fear of surrendering their story to God.  Reading it now it is more of a motivational book.  It gives some great advice.

On a side note I bought "Loving" by Karen Kingsbury but I haven't started reading it yet.