This is the third novel in the Beacons of Hope series. There’s a prequel novella, Out of the Storm,
and then you have the first two books, Love Unexpected and Hearts Made Whole.
Tessa is in the northern wilderness of the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan to escape her tarnished reputation.
While she made some mistakes, she never compromised herself, but the
gossip was too much. She’s come to the
mining town to be the new teacher and quickly discovers that things are different
in this out of the way place.
Alex is in the right place to save Tessa from some unwanted
advances and frigid water. He is drawn
to her, but unfortunately, so is his brother.
Since it’s the first sign of life he’s seen from his brother since his
wife died, Alex wants to protect his brother and do what’s best for him. The problem is, the time he spends with Tessa
leads him to believe he can’t ignore his heart.
Also, she’s determined to stay away from anything related to
lighthouses, so the fact that he works in one is an issue.
There’s a lot of problems in town. The mine manager has everyone in town under
his thumb and punishes those that oppose him.
The man seems to know everything that happens in town and Tessa wants to
stand up to him but finds herself just as trapped as the rest of the town. The man doesn’t come after Tessa, he goes
after the ones she cares about, with disastrous results.
This book is a little darker than I expected, but with good
reason. I wondered about that until I
read the author’s note at the end where it all became clear. Tessa’s transformation and desire to see
justice done was really an intriguing read.
I really enjoyed this book and read it in two days. I didn’t mean to, but I just couldn’t put it
down!
You get hints of the characters from the other books, but
you can read these alone or out of order.
The wooden cross is still on its journey, and I recommend reading the
novella if you haven’t already. This has
been a great series and I recommend it.
Good Book!
*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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