Albertina Merci is back in this delightful second book featuring everyoneÆs favorite blues singer turned evangelist!

After AlbertinaÆs dear friend Mr. Mario, the owner of Mr. MarioÆs Downhome Caf?, has a heart attack and then loses his wife to diabetes, he decides that his lifetime love of soul food is over for good. Mr. Mario vows to go healthy, both personally and professionally, and tries to get Albertina on board, but it quickly becomes clear that he may be looking for more than pastoral support. And while he is undeniably romantic, Mr. Mario believes in the power of manànot God.

The only heat isnÆt in the kitchen, though. Clifford Bloom, a white DJ who has been a fan of AlbertinaÆs since her days as a blues singer, is now a member of her church and he always seems to be there just when Albertina needs him. Could this blossoming friendship be leading somewhere romantic?

Caught between two very different men, Pastor Merci also has to battle to save her little church in the heart of Los Angeles as mega-church pastor Bishop Gold wants not only the land where her church sits, but her nephew PatrickÆs loyalty, as well.