The Weaver's Daughter - A Book Review

The Weaver's Daughter is a Regency Romance Novel by Sarah E. Ladd.  She is one of my favorite Authors and this book is an example as to why.  So elegantly written with such detail, she paints such a vivid picture of the events. I also am a huge fan of historical fiction and Sarah E. Ladd is an author that you can always tell has studied and done her homework.  I can't recommend this beautiful novel enough.  And just look at the cover!  Isn't that enough to make you want to go out and buy the book right now!

Kate's father is a weaver and loyalty runs strong in the Dearborne family.  Weaver's stay with weaver's.  Henry has loyalties as well.  He strives for a better future for their small town where tensions are growing.  Kate wants to be loyal to her father, but as misguided actions are brought to light she begins to wonder if she has placed her loyalty in the wrong place.

Henry is a different man when he returns from war, but when tragedy strikes he must take up the Stockton business and protect his family's livelihood.   Henry and Mercy have both been warned to stay far away from each other as Stockton's and Dearborne's do not intermingle.

In spite of the warning it seems as Henry and Mercy keep ending up toghether and soon they must come together to find a way to create peace for both of their family and the well being of the whole town.

***Thanks to booklookbloggers.com for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

A Chance At Forever - A Book Review

Mercy McClain works at a local orphanage in Teaville, Kansas with her brother and sister in law.  As a child Mercy was bullied by a boy in school for a physical deformity that she has.  She is determined to protect the children of Teaville against the same kind of treatment.

When Aaron comes to town and applies for a job as a teacher, Mercy soon realizes that it is the man who bullied her as a child.  She is able to delay the school boards decision, but Aaron is soon employed at the orphanage as he awaits the decision.  Mercy can't believe that Aaron has changed.  Little does she know, that he has given his life to God and is trying to make restitution to all the people in Teaville he hurt as a child.

Will Mercy ever be able to forgive and forget? Has he really changed or is he still the same old mean bully?  So much of Aaron's future lies in Mercy's hand, but he will have to prove himself worthy of her trust.

What a beautiful story this is!  I fell in love with both of the characters.  They are so relateable.  Mercy has so many insecurities plus she is holding on to some past hurts and struggling with forgiveness.  Aaron battles his past.  It seems to haunt him at times, but he is doing his best to change.  I love that he tries to make everything right.  Forgiveness is easy, restitution sometimes is not, but when God gives forgiveness we need to seek forgiveness from those we have wronged as well.

This is such a heartwarming story and one that I will read again!  I can't wait to read more from this author!

***Thanks to Bethany House Publishing for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

A Light On The Hill - Book Review

A Light On The Hill by Connilyn Cossette is the first book in the Cities of Refuge series.  This is the first book I have read by this author and I am an instant fan.  This is the best biblical fiction book I have ever read.  I did not want to stop reading and several nights I lost sleep because I just could not put it down.

The story is about Moriyah, a fictional character, but it is surrounded by true biblical events. I absolutely loved this.  Sometimes when I read a biblical fiction story that revolves around a beloved Bible character I have trouble with the story being changed.  With this being a fictional character it made it so much more enjoyable for me.  I did not feel like it was veering from the Bible, but instead brought greater light to the culture and what life was like during that time period.

As a young girl Moriyah was branded during the battle of Jericho.  She now wears a veil to cover the scar that brands her a prostitute.  Although, nothing physical ever happened she is still viewed as a bad women.  This leaves her without any prospects for marriage.  Her father changes that, when he offers his vineyard in exchange for his daughter's hand in marriage.  After an unthinkable event that forces Moriyah to flee for her life, she finds solace in a very unlikely source.  This story is about Moriyah's journey to one of the Levitical cities of refuge.

I seriously cannot say enough good things about this book.  It is going on my shelf of favorites and I'm already looking forward to reading it again.  I can't wait for the next book in this series!

***Thanks to Bethany House Publishing for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.