Jillian Dare is a contemporary adaptation of the classic story of Jane Eyre and I enjoyed it . In the authors letter at the end of the book, she tells us that she wrote this book not for the Bronte purists, but for three different types of people: those that love romantic suspense, those that have yet to read Jane Eyre and now will want to, which fits me. I also liked the Christian message of this book. It was refreshing and moral, without being cheesy. Though, there was one section when Jillian went to live with her friends, the Brooke's, where it did become a little preachy.
Jillian Dare gets hired as a nanny for a young girl, Cadence. She arrives at her place of work to find a sprawling mansion. She finally meets the father of Cadence, Ethan, under unfortunate circumstances. Jillian loves her job and begins to fall in love with Ethan. There are some unfortunate things that happen to keep Jillian and Ethan apart. Jillian struggles to do the right thing and be the person God wants her to be. She tries to make the right moral choices, even if it isn't what her heart wants.
It was a sweet book. Not, anything wildly different, but a cute read nonetheless.
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