I’ve read
some books written by Regina Jennings in the past and really enjoyed them. I read The Ladies of Caldwell County series
(Sixty Acres and a Bride, Love in the Balance and Caught in the Middle.) I enjoyed those and was excited to read this
one.
Abigail is a
nurse in the Civil War and working at one of the prisons. Her favorite patient is dying and convinces
her to marry him. That way, she can take
care of his mother and sister. He
worries about them when he’s gone.
Abigail makes her way to the house and begins to find her place in the
family when her new world is turned upside down. Her husband is alive. Sort of.
Jeremiah
makes it home from the war, but he’s surprised to find a strange woman claiming
to be his wife. She doesn’t believe he’s
Jeremiah Calhoun at first, she buried him back at the prison, but she can’t
deny his family’s confirmation of his identity.
So what happened? As they
discover the truth, they're both placed in a most inconvenient position. Abigail can’t go home and Jeremiah doesn’t
seem to want her there.
Jeremiah
returns to find his beloved’s heart isn’t his anymore and another man is after
her. He got a leg wound in the war and
decides to do what he can to heal and replace his sweetheart’s pity with
passion. Abigail is helping him regain
his strength, but she’s also slowly working her way into his heart.
It’s hard to
put into words how much I liked this book.
It has been a long time since I’ve had this much trouble actually
putting this book down. The story was so
unusual and so interesting at the same time.
Both Abigail and Jeremiah are lovable characters and I found myself
smiling on more than one occasion.
This book is showing up as the first book in the Ozark Mountain Romance series.
I'm not sure when the next one comes out, but I'll definitely be on the lookout for more from this author. She has a great writing style
and I recommend this book. Good Book!
*I received
a copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley in exchange for an
honest review.
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