To Follow Her Heart |
TO
FOLLOW HER HEART
Revell (July 19, 2016)
Reviewed by Bonnie Roof
5 Stars *****
July 24, 1664 -
Southold, Long Island
Just
returning from a voyage on his ship, The Swallow, Captain Jeremy Horton is
shocked upon entering the church sanctuary and finding himself in the midst of
his own memorial service.
Since being shipwrecked off
the coast of Barbados more than a month prior no survivors have been found,
friends and family have given up any hope he has survived. All EXCEPT Patience
Terry - who believes so strongly he is alive, she - in defiance - wears a purple
gown trimmed in white lace to the memorial service rather than black as have the
other ladies in attendance.
On his last
visit, she had begged him to give up sailing and make a home in Southold - a
home she had hoped would include her as his wife. Overjoyed he has returned,
Patience is soon disappointed to learn that even though he promises to marry her
- Jeremy is once again leaving. This time to lead the troops in support of an
attack on New Amsterdam by the British Crown.
Life continues to be less
than "smooth sailing" for their relationship as Jeremy's sense of duty and other
obstacles continue to come before their marriage. As Reverend Joshua Hobart's
attraction to Patience increases, she makes a decision that could forever change
the course of her life.
'To Follow
Her Heart' is the third and last novel in The Southold Chronicles series by
Rebecca DeMarino, based on the lives of her ninth great-grandparents, Mary
Lanton and Barnabas Horton. Each novel can be read as a stand-alone, the
reader's enjoyment enhanced by the reading of all three. I thoroughly enjoyed
each of the three novels, being enticed by the first to read the other two - 'A
Place in His Heart' and 'To Capture Her Heart'.
'To Follow Her Heart' is a
beautiful, warm, family story woven with a thread of faith throughout -
realistic characters, compelling history, engrossing suspense, and sweet,
poignant romance. I look forward to Rebecca's next novel, which again will be
based on the lives of real people.
*I was
provided a copy of 'To Follow Her Heart' by it's publisher in return for my
honest opinion - which I have given.
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