by Tina St. Clair Rice
Jennifer
Rushmore is excited. She is about to complete her first preservation job with
the relocation of the 1787 log cabin home of the first Dunham doctor—by adding
the home to the already restored property of Michael Johnson's ancestors' house
and apothecary shop (as we read from the first two books, White and Widow). As with restoration of the other buildings,
things don't always go smoothly. In fact, someone doesn't want her to finish
her job. Why and what lengths will they
go to stop her? There were a couple
characters that I thought may be the ones trying to put a stop to the
restoration but then something would change my mind about one or two of
them. As the clues unfolded and things
became more dangerous they pointed to a surprising person and why—not saying
who.
Through
treasures (I like that they found treasure from each part of the restoration
project and included it for us readers) from the log cabin we step back in time
via the portal of the diary of Verity Dunham as she chronicled her
experiences—including a traumatic time that left lifelong affects on her (not
giving details as I don't want to spoil it) and may even shed some light on
events of present day occurrences. I
really felt for this woman, her family and all they went through.
It
was good to see Jennifer as she continued to grow in confidence in her
abilities as a restoration professional.
Her growth in her faith was evident in how she lived in her personal
life as well as her professional one—loved seeing that. She still has struggles, that is what makes
her character so real. She is so much stronger than she ever thought and when
her mother shows up at her door unexpectedly, bringing past hurts and emotions
with her, they both are in for some challenges, but surprises as well.
Michael
continues to have struggles as well with his past. I like the changes I see in him as he starts
to open up a bit to Jennifer and God.
However, he still has secrets that he needs to deal with as Jennifer as
done with him. He runs the risk of her
leaving before he shares his love for her.
Can he open his heart fully to God's healing and the love Jennifer
offers before it is too late?
I
wasn't sure I wanted to read this book because of the title, Witch. However, it doesn't deal with
casting spells,
etc, for which I was happy about, as I don't read those kinds of books—there is
a reason for the title that I won't explain here...you'll have to read it to
find out. Denise Weimer has written a
story spanning over two centuries with characters that are true-to-life with
challenges and struggles much like we face today, family dynamics, career
decisions which impacts life decisions, unexpected surprises, mystery and
suspense, body/murder—recent or from the past?, strong community, forgiveness,
learning to trust others and God, faith and love. A recurring theme throughout the series is
God's healing, forgiveness, restoration and love...which also is a recurring
theme in the characters lives. I
appreciate the inspirational elements woven throughout the storyline and have
enjoyed reading Jennifer and Michael's story.
~I
received an e-book from the author via TBCN, (no monetary gain were exchanged),
this is my honest review~
I have so little time to read and so many good books are waiting for me to pick them up (or click on them on my Kindle!). I've been interested in Denise's stories for quite awhile and hope to catch up on the soon. You've sold me, Tina!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debra.
DeleteI have an ever growing TBR list too Debra. Hope you get to read this soon and the other books in the series.
Blessings, Tina
Thank you, Debra & Tina!!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Denise.
DeleteBlessings, Tina
Oh this sounds wonderful! I, too, was concerned about the title.... not any more 😊 Blessings
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