At first I wasn't too sure about this book since the cover had a bonnet covered woman on the front, but by the end of it, I realized how wrong I had been. I'm not really a fan of Amish or Puritan type books... there are just so many out there and it was pretty clear from the title and the back co...
Jody Hedlund does it again with her memorable characters and thoroughly researched, historically inspired storyline. With its beautiful descriptions, rich landscapes and swoon-worthy romance, The Doctor's lady will hold you captive and keep you guessing until the very last chapter.This story enco...
This book was long, and did not hold my interest. I felt like anything that could go wrong did go wrong, and that made the story unbelievable to me, but... When I read the authors notes in the back, and found this book was based on actual events, all of the things that I felt were unbelievable ...
I will always read any book written by Jody Hedlund. I truly enjoyed The Preacher's Bride, and The Doctor's Lady and was looking forward to this book. It had the "high drama and high-tension romance" as described in the book's blurb but the subject matter was stressful/angsty for me. I know the a...
A Noble Groom offers a nice twist on the traditional mail-order-spouse plot in that Annalisa's father essentially orders her a groom, but while waiting for the groom to arrive she develops feelings for someone else. Something that really intrigued me was the fact that Annalisa didn't have any exp...
If you're needing a book to read for a little down time, I have one to recommend. I was given 'Rebellious Heart' by the publisher in exchange for my honest review of the book. I am not being paid for this review.When I first received this book I was intrigued by the cover but not all that intere...
I had high hopes for this read, but they fell quite short. I LOVED this author's previous book "The Doctor's Lady" loosely based off of Marcus and Narcissa Whitmans journey west. When I saw that "Rebellious Heart" was loosely based on John and Abigail Adams I couldn't wait to begin. That is whe...
As the heat of July blended into an equally hot and dry August, he found himself too busy and weary to think of anything but working and sleeping and squeezing in eating when he could.He sowed the buckwheat, hoed thistles out of the corn, drew the wheat, and fought potato bugs off the beets. Anna...
He plunked the glass down on the bar and then pushed back. “You’re not going yet, are you?” Behind the bar, Simmons paused in wiping a beer glass. The giant’s bald head glowed in the dim lighting of the tavern. Ryan nodded, guilt pouring in his gut ...
Although her beating had finally ended, someone had moved her into the misericord, which meant one thing—her discipline would continue. At least they hadn’t returned her to the cloister prison. She didn’t have to view her back to know her wounds were too serious to leave untreated. The unending p...
The grainy texture of the wood wasn’t reminding her to hope in the Lord this time. Instead, all she could think about was the steamer the piece of wood had once belonged to and how her life in Eagle Harbor was starting to resemble a shipwreck. Henry Benney’s death. Perciva...
My servants had strewn the freshly picked rose petals over the rushes on my floor. They’d even scattered the delicate petals over my dressing table. But it hadn’t done any good. I sat listlessly on my bench, staring into the looking glass but only seeing rats no matter how many times I’d tried to...
His tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth, and his body sagged with weakness. He felt as though he’d been banged around, punched in the face, and finally knocked down in the last round. His breath was shallow, just like it had been after his last fight, the night he’d thou...
Gratefully, the others had left me alone in my misery. And now the darkness of the night shielded me from their prying eyes. The men were too busy rejoicing at being reunited with their wives and children. And they were eating from among the provisions Collin’s servants ha...
She huddled deeper into her coat and hoped Vera would forgive her for disobeying her orders to stay in bed.The fact was, she had too much to do to waste another day lying around. Especially with Stuart’s failed attempt to free Frankie over the weekend.Lily’s mind had been altogether too busy the ...
The town of North Truro loomed ahead, but he veered his mount toward a fish warehouse with a lone dock and a dilapidated dinghy. From the saltwater corrosion in the hull bolts, he suspected the boat hadn’t been used all summer. Down shore he caught sight of a cutter, abandoned on the beach with i...