cover image Too Little, Too Late

Too Little, Too Late

Victoria Christopher Murray. Touchstone Books, $15 (402pp) ISBN 978-1-4165-5252-9

Juicy Jasmine Larson Bush returns from Murray's Temptation and A Sin and A Shame a reformed homewrecker. The Manhattan wife and mom has gained a few pounds, and worries about secrets she's been keeping from her husband, Minister Hosea Bush. He already knows her daughter Jacquie is another man's baby, but he doesn't know Jasmine's real age, or about her first marriage. After they renew their wedding vows Hosea heads to Jasmine's former stomping ground, L.A., to take his TV show, Bring It On, on location. After learning Hosea's ex-fiancee, an NBC producer, is coming, too, Jasmine goes along, putting her L.A.-based secrets at risk of accidental discovery. Revelations are forthcoming for all, including Jacquie's unaware birth father, Dr. Brian Lewis. Murray efficiently illustrates the importance of honesty and trust in marriage, and manages to contain Jasmine's outrageousness within the context of Christian faith.