Awake, My Love by Judy Boettcher

A gentle, inspirational romance, Awake, My Love by Judy Boettcher is Book One of The Loffington Twins, Private Investigators. Brad Loffington and Laney Williams meet when he rear-ends her car at at intersection. Brad makes an instant positive impression on Laney, while his twin sister and partner in his investigation agency, dressed for an undercover assignment, makes the opposite impression. When Brad addresses the tackily-dressed woman as Honey, Laney assumes the pair are a couple, not realizing that Honey is a name, not an endearment. Laney feels guilty for her attraction to a man who is "OCT (of-course-taken)" until she learns he isn't committed to anyone else.

After Brad hires her to redecorate his office, they grow closer. Laney realizes that Brad's parents had been devout Christians, but Brad and Honey had begun to doubt when their parents died and the twins were raised by a relative who never took them to church. Since her faith is an important part of her life, Brad's spiritual journey back to the Lord is an important part of the couple's story.

But the course of love doesn't always run smooth, and Laney finds herself snooping when she's working alone in Brad's office. Her snooping and what she finds out about Brad's involvement with her best friend's past threaten their relationship.

In Awake, My Love, Judy Boettcher weaves a gentle romance, a touch of mystery, a story of true friendship and loyalty, a little humor, and the message of God's love. I'm definitely looking forward to reading Honey Loffington's story in Book Two of The Loffington Twins, Private Investigators: Sweeter Than Honey.