This is a prequel for a new series. From the note at the end of the book, the
series is based on the owners of Carnton, John and Carrie McGavock and their
children, Hattie and Winder. The prequel
is about two people who end up with jobs at Carnton.
Aletta’s husband has died in the Civil War. She’s got a baby on the way and a young child
to care for. When she loses her job, she
ends up applying for a position at Carnton.
With her baby coming soon, she’s surprised when she ends up with two
jobs.
Jake was a sharpshooter but getting wounded has damaged his
eyesight. Now unable to shoot with any
accuracy, his commander sends him to Carnton to help out with a Women’s Aide
auction. While he’s there, he’s
intrigued by Aletta’s courage and strength and proceeds to pursue her.
Overall, I’ll say this is a good tale, but it hurts me to
admit it. I can’t imagine any woman who
truly loves her husband would find herself attracted to another man after only
a few months. Aletta hasn’t even given
herself time to grieve, and she’s also got the raging hormones of pregnancy to
deal with. There are times in the story
where she flat out says her attraction is her just missing her husband. The timeline was just disturbing to me, but I
have personal memories that color my interpretation, so I don’t think everyone
will have the same problem with the story that I do.
I gave this story 4 stars for the writing. I did like Tempy’s character, as well as the
determined spirit of Mrs. Colonel John McGavock. I don’t think many people will
have the issues I do with the timeline, and for that, I put aside my personal
dislike and evaluated the story as a whole.
If I pretend Aletta actually took time to grieve her husband before
falling for another man, the story is actually pretty good.
*I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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