Review: A Great Historical Read - 4 1/2 stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
Margaret “Maggie” Flemming traveled from Boston to the only home she ever has known to reunite with the only man who was a father figure to her. Those years she and her Mom lived with Roy were the happiest she could remember. She had a family and she had a friend, Garrett Shaw who lived on the next homestead. An accident leaves Roy gravely injured and his dying wish is that Garrett marries Maggie.Maggie is a very strong woman. She endured years of verbal abuse from her aunt and the few years she spent with Roy were her happiest. It is very fitting that she came back in search of that happiness when her mother passed. I loved how she embraced her new life. Garrett is an unwilling husband at first as he is convinced Maggie is not going to stay. I enjoyed his softer side.The plot is easy to follow and the conflict at the end of the book that threatens their love is the only part that I thought moved too slow. There are fantastic secondary characters who I grew to love as much as Maggie and Garrett. While this is a historical fiction - there are intimate scenes - so please do not assume it is Christian Fiction.This is the first book I have read from this author and I would definitely try another historical book by her. I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley for my honest review.