by:Laura V. Hilton

Dancing Word Reviewer

Title: Everything's Coming Up Josey

Author: Susan May Warren

Publisher: Steeple Hill Café

ISBN: 0-373-78561-5

Genre: Inspirational/Chicklit

Josey is devastated when her sister, Jasmine marries Milton, Josey’s college sweetheart. After all, Josey had brought Milton home to Gulls Lake, Minnesota, to work at the family resort . . . where he met Jasmine. Now, when a good-looking missionary visiting her church says “I need you,” Josey is ready to fly straight to Moscow. And before she knows it, Josey finds herself ready to go as a missionary in Russia for a year.

But Chase is back in town. And Josey has always had a secret crush on him. When Chase introduces her to his new love interest, Josey thinks maybe it’s good that she’s going to Russia, so she won’t see Chase with her!

Men abound in Russia though, so in no time at all, Josey has a new love interest. But why is Chase so impossible to forget? Will anyone ever be able to take his place in Josey’s heart?

Everything's Coming Up Josey is an adorable missionary story and sure to please Ms. Warren’s fans. Josey is a wonderful, three-dimensional heroine and one that women will be sure to relate to. It is also a wonderful resource for anyone considering short term missionary work, such as teaching English as a second language, which Josey is doing. Ms, Warren based the story on her own real-life experiences in Russia.

I highly recommend Everything's Coming Up Josey. While not as exciting as some of Susan Warren’s other books, it is still a page-turner and will hold the reader’s interest until the end. $13.95. 313 pages.