Best friends don't get married.Jason Downing enjoys his role as protector and good-natured torturer of his prickly childhood best friend, Sophia.They have an uncomplicated relationship with clearly drawn lines that are never crossed.Until a near-death experience forces him to re-examine his life. Now he is struggling with uncomfortable feelings: a battle with PTSD, a yearning to know Jesus . . . and a love for Sophia that's been quietly blooming.Unless it's for convenience.As the daughter of a housekeeper, Sophia Velasquez grew up with one goal: Never again be poor. To secure a vote for CEO and her financial future, Sophia accepts a marriage proposal from the man she's always been in love with, but who doesn't love her back.That turns to love.Jason and Sophia find themselves on a friends-to-love, marriage-of-convenience journey that will change their outlook on faith, life, and each other. Can they surrender what was to embrace the promise of what could be?Receiving Jason's Love is book 2 of the sweet Christian romance series, The Grande Pearl.Grab each stand-alone book in The Grande Pearl series.Shorter:Christmas at The Grande PearlChristmas Wedding at The Grande PearlChristmas Baby at The Grande Pearl (2022)Full-length:Accepting Elijah's HeartReceiving Jason's Love Culturally diverse faith-based romance with characters who aren't always strong in their faith and who learn to draw closer to Jesus as they fall in love.
