Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Jumping into life, heart first; Romance-fueled story of nun and her tangled relationships manages to stave off sappiness

What Matters Most

By Luanne Rice

Bantam Dell, 352 pages, $24

None of Luanne Rice's characters love half-heartedly. Indeed,each one seems to lock in to that one true soul mate early in life.Rice's heroines never become frustrated that their lovers havedeveloped a paunch, nor do they simply sit together in front of thetelevision or bicker over mundane realities like car payments andhousehold chores.

However, most of Rice's heroines must deal with a host of odds-defying difficulties before they can settle down with that perfectsoul mate.

Rice's newest book, What Matters Most, picks up where herprevious work left off, spinning the story of …

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