A little bit about what you'll find reviewed here

A little bit about what you'll find reviewed on this blog: I believe the best books involve characters you wish you could read more about long after the book is finished. Recently, I've been searching for hidden gems from the past. I read mostly fiction, and I'm a bit of a prude. I don't normally enjoy books with sex or excessive language.

Who I am:
I raised two wonderful girls, and I'm super proud of them. I enjoy reading (of course), sewing, cross stitching, photography and writing. I live in the high desert portion of Washington (which I didn't know existed until my husband and I decided to move here) and have really enjoyed my time out here. I am excited to see what God has next in store for my life!

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

A Heart Most Certain (Teaville Moral Society #1) - Melissa Jagears

This is the first book in the Teaville Moral Society.  There’s also a novella, Engaging the Competition, that appears in the novella collection With This Ring? along with three other stories.

Lydia is practically engaged to a man who can make sure her money troubles are nonexistent.  He can get her away from her gambling father and care for her ailing mother.  All she needs to do is prove herself to his mother by squeezing some money out of the town’s most notorious miser.

Nicholas doesn’t mind being labeled a miser, he actually encourages it.  He can’t stand the hypocritical nature of many in the church and prefers to help people his own way.  Lydia isn’t giving up, so he presents her with a proposition.  They team up to grant three wishes that she chooses, and he tries to teach her to open her eyes to what’s around her.

Nicholas has a tendency to take Lydia’s wishes and twist them on her so she’s taken out of her comfort zone for just about every one.  As she spends time with Nicholas, she comes to see the people around her, and herself, in a different way.

This book was pretty good.  It focuses on the topic of prostitution and what it did to women in the late 1800 and early 1900s.  It also mentions the children that suffered as a result.  That particular aspect of it didn’t bother me, I just found myself occasionally annoyed with Lydia’s character.  She seemed overly whiny at times, and the ending seemed a little strange.

Brief mention is made of Charlie from the novella, but if you haven’t read it, you won’t be lost at all.  This was a pretty good book that I enjoyed.  Good Book!

*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


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