Jenny fell in love with Ryan when he was a patient of hers,
but then he disappeared. She feared the
worst until she received a cold, detached letter from him. Now he’s shown up again, with a child in tow,
and rumors start swirling of him having been a coward during the war. He does nothing to deny the accusations, he
can’t reveal that he was a spy, and he just focuses on training his replacement. Jenny feels betrayed, but she’s also still
drawn to him. When he asks for her help
in cleaning up his replacement, who has an opium addiction, she sees an
opportunity to make her life better.
Ryan has plenty of secrets, and he’s determined to shelter Jenny
from as many of them as possible, even going so far as to lie to her about
things from his past. Unfortunately, the
more he hides from her, the more she distrusts him, making their relationship
one of those “one step forward, two steps back” kind of things. His gentle personality also leads him to
shrug off attempts on his life. Jenny
has secrets of her own, and she doesn’t want anyone to find out about them.
This book has a lot going for it. I liked Jenny best, I think because her
personality seemed the most real. Her
journey to forgiveness wasn’t written in a way where she just suddenly forgives
one day and everything is better. There
is a lot of information on pearls and pearl farming, and at first I was afraid
it would get boring, but it was spread out well enough that it didn’t
overwhelm me with useless information. I
think the author did a great job, 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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