When you look at the basic plot, it's a pretty standard Love Inspired one. A woman finds herself single and pregnant and is forced into a marriage (because in the time this is set, unwed mothers are stigmatized). Her husband isn't thrilled about a baby that's not his and is verbally abusive. Then, he dies. The woman is convinced all men are the way he was and she's wanting to be self-sufficient for herself, her baby, and the two sisters she's sent for.

The man had a fiancee who used him--she was also pregnant out of wedlock but not by him. When the baby's father returned, she broke off the engagement. So he has trust issues and has vowed not to get involved with a woman again.

Adam (the baby) is a standard touch in these plots, but he was cute and I liked how he called Johnny "man". Sarah and Celia (the sisters) are portrayed as opposites. Sarah is young, open, accepting while Celia is hardened, sullen, and challenging. ( )