Meant to Be Mine - Softcover

Becky Wade

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764211080 ISBN 13: 9780764211089

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

2015 INSPY Award Winner
2015 Inspirational Reader's Choice Award Winner (Now Known as Faith, Hope, & Love Reader's Choice Award)


Ty Porter has always been irresistible to Celia Park. All through high school--irresistible. When their paths cross again after college--still irresistible. This time, though, Ty seems to feel exactly the same way about Celia. Their whirlwind romance deposits them at a street-corner Las Vegas wedding chapel. 

The next morning they wake to a marriage certificate and a dose of cold reality. Celia's ready to be Ty's wife, but Ty's not ready to be her husband. He's a professional bull rider, he lives on the road, and he's long planned to settle down with the hometown girl he's known since childhood. 

Five and a half years pass. Celia's buried her dreams so that she can afford to raise her daughter. Ty's achieved all of his goals. Or thought he had, until he looks again into the eyes of the woman he couldn't forget and into the face of the child he never knew he had.

How much will Ty sacrifice to win back Celia's trust and prove to her that their spontaneous marriage can still become the love of a lifetime?




Praise for Becky Wade

"Definitely one for the keeper shelf!"--USA Today on Undeniably Yours

"A sweet contemporary romance that will make for the perfect summer read."--Novel Crossing on Undeniably Yours

"A feisty heroine, romance, and comedy make this a fabulous debut and Wade an author to follow."--Library Journal on My Stubborn Heart

"A perfect 5 out of 5 stars...can't wait to find more from Becky in the near future. This is a must-read for your summer love stories!"--Reviews from the Heart blog on My Stubborn Heart

About this title

About the Author

Becky Wade (www.beckywade.com) is the 2018 Christy Award Book of the Year winner for True to You. She is a native of California who attended Baylor University, met and married a Texan, and moved to Dallas. She published historical romances for the general market, then put her career on hold for several years to care for her children. When God called her back to writing, Becky knew He meant for her to turn her attention to Christian fiction. Her humorous, heart-pounding contemporary romance novels have won three Christy Awards, the Carol Award, the INSPY Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award for Romance. Becky lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and three children.

From the Back Cover

Ty Porter has always been irresistible to Celia Park. All through high school--irresistible. When their paths cross again after college--still irresistible. This time, though, Ty seems to feel exactly the same way about Celia. Their whirlwind romance deposits them at a street-corner Las Vegas wedding chapel. 

The next morning they wake to a marriage certificate and a dose of cold reality. Celia's ready to be Ty's wife, but Ty's not ready to be her husband. He's a professional bull rider, he lives on the road, and he's long planned to settle down with the hometown girl he's known since childhood. 

Five and a half years pass. Celia's buried her dreams so that she can afford to raise her daughter. Ty's achieved all of his goals. Or thought he had, until he looks again into the eyes of the woman he couldn't forget and into the face of the child he never knew he had.

How much will Ty sacrifice to win back Celia's trust and prove to her that their spontaneous marriage can still become the love of a lifetime?

"Wade makes her characters as real and dear as any friend her readers have. Readers will also appreciate her honest depictions of Celia's and Ty's struggles with faith and love amid hardships, and they'll be charmed by her view of life in small-town Texas." --Booklist




Praise for Becky Wade

"Definitely one for the keeper shelf!"--USA Today on Undeniably Yours

"A sweet contemporary romance that will make for the perfect summer read."--Novel Crossing on Undeniably Yours

"A feisty heroine, romance, and comedy make this a fabulous debut and Wade an author to follow."--Library Journal on My Stubborn Heart

"A perfect 5 out of 5 stars...can't wait to find more from Becky in the near future. This is a must-read for your summer love stories!"--Reviews from the Heart blog on My Stubborn Heart

Reviews

A reckless weekend and foolish mistakes have led to a lifetime of consequences for Celia Park and Ty Porter. Although they once cared for each other, they have let a hedge of bitterness grow between them. However, when Ty decides to get some closure, he discovers he’s in for anything but that. Celia has kept a secret from him for all these years: his daughter. And Ty’s not about to turn his back on fatherhood. As the two find themselves drawing closer as they learn how to raise Addie together, Celia and Ty rediscover old feelings. Whether they can trust each other again remains to be seen. Wade (Undeniably Yours, 2013) makes her characters as real and dear as any friend her readers have. Readers will also appreciate her honest depictions of Celia’s and Ty’s struggles with faith and love amid hardships, and they’ll be charmed by her view of life in small-town Texas. --Carolyn Richard

Edition details

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764211080
• ISBN 13: 9780764211089
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 382