Another great story by this author. I’ve read several of her novels and she always delivers!
This one is a story about Hope and faith. Hope lost and then found, and the reliability of a strong faith.
Norah is on the verge of losing her family farm. Her only hope is to marry someone with the funds to save it. Her engagement to Jake seems to be the answer to her problem. Then she discovers an injured man, Quincy, and gives him shelter while she cares for his injuries. At first, she doesn’t tell Jake but when she finally does, he calls off the engagement. Quincy recovers and leaves still believing that Norah is marrying Jake. His time spent with Norah has taught him much about faith and new beginnings and he promises her that he will make a new life for himself. The author fast forwards us two years and much has transpired in those years. Quincy has made good on his promise and is now successful, however, Norah has not been as fortunate. She has lost her farm and suffered in the meantime.
This is a story about betrayal and mistrust but also about hope, faith and second chances. Norah finds strength when she doesn’t think she can and Quincy discovers that blessing others also blesses you.
This is from the publisher’s website:
“The strongest love is formed in the crucible of hardship
As Norah King surveys her family land in Iowa in 1880, she is acutely aware
that it is all she has left, and she will do everything in her power to save
it--even if that means marrying a man she hardly knows. Days before her
wedding, Norah discovers an injured man on her property. Her sense of duty
compels her to take him in and nurse him back to health. Little does she
realize just how much this act of kindness will complicate her life and
threaten the future she's planned.
Norah's care does more than aid Quincy Barnes's recovery--it awakens his heart
to possibilities. Penniless and homeless, he knows the most honorable thing he
can do is head on down the road and leave Norah to marry her intended. But
walking away from the first person to believe in him proves much harder than he
imagined.”
This is a Christian historical romance but it is not at all “preachey”. There are moments of danger and suspense. It will keep your interest to the very last page!
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