Review: Amazing Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 24, 2013
This read is proof that "Great things come in small packages"! As a huge fan of time travel, this story had great historical details and I particularly loved the sport venues the author throws in from time to time.Unlike the author's book, The Journey where the heroine gets a "do over" in life...The Mine introduces us to Joel Smith. Thrust back in 1941, the young man comes face to face with his maternal grandmother in her college years. It was a humbling, eye-opening moment for the hero, but the real story begins when Joel meets Grace!Joel is a carefree soul, and his kindness were character traits that any women would find endearing. Though the heroine, Grace is portrayed as meek and angelic in the beginning, we slowly see her coming out of her shell. Once the relationship began to bud between Grace and Joel, the book was a page-turner! I devoured the second half of the story in one night, and I was thrown for a complete loop at the very end. Mr. Heldt did a tremendous job right until the very last paragraph, which reached in and tugged on my heartstrings!  I literally was wiping my tears away and saying "Amazing!" when I finished.If you enjoy time travel, a sweet romance and a shocker at the very end of your stories! You will thoroughly enjoy The Mine by John Heldt.I was given a copy by the author for the purposes of an honest review.