Review: Refreshing Christian Romance!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 27, 2013
"Leah's Peace (Stones Creek)" by gifted Author Sophie Dawson is a captivating Christian romance novel which takes place two years after the Civil War. The protagonist is Leah, a twenty-one year old woman who is trying to escape her painful past. With the death of her mother, she begs her father who is a surgeon to take her with him when he returns to the battlefront. As a mere child at seventeen, Leah is quickly faced with the horrific consequences of war and at her impressionable young age, she is exposed to death, injuries, and amputation. After her father's death she decides to escape the trauma she experienced by taking a train from Kansas to Colorado to escape her past and start a new life. Her cousin Sara and husband Ben run the general store in Stones Creek and along with their three young children, look forward to helping Leah do just that.On the train, Leah notices another young woman about her age who...upon their arrival...she eventually befriends. Her name is Norie and she is returning from boarding school with a story of her own. I very much enjoyed the chemistry between Norie and Linc and sense that there is a blossoming romance between them much to the chagrin of Norie which is yet to unfold. It doesn't take long for the male dominated town of Stones Creek to take notice of Leah as well. Dr. Eli Steele catches a glimpse of Leah's beauty and is smitten pretty well right from the moment he sets eyes on her. Their paths are forced to cross in an unforeseen way as some local cowboys plan and carryout a caper which forces them to make some pretty serious decisions.Of course it is not all fun and games as Leah's past continues to haunt her and she suffers flashbacks of those painful memories she experienced on the battlefield. Eli has a few ghosts of his own and they eventually work through some challenging situations. Author Sophie Dawson has done a great job of enticing her reading audience with a well-researched fictional novel which is both refreshing and enjoyable.Inspirational Author & Book Reviewer ~ Dolores AyotteUP THE "DOWN" LADDER