Title: Charity’s Cross (Charles Towne Belles #4)
Author: MaryLu Tyndall
Pages: 324
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Ransom Press
Format: eBook (also available in paperback)
Note: I received a free eBook copy of this novel from the
author in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Suspected of
killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of
Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her
abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but
she ends up in Nassau. When she spots her husband’s brother, who is intent on
seeing her hang, boarding her ship, she jumps overboard.
Pirate turned
preacher, Elias Dutton, must get to Barbados as soon as possible. His sister is
in danger, and his parents have charged him with her safety. He cannot let them
down – again. But after rescuing a madcap woman from the bay, he now finds
himself tricked into masquerading as her husband so they both can procure
passage to Barbados.
Pirates, storms,
shipwreck and betrayal threaten to delay the couple in their journey even as
sparks fly between them. With her brother-in-law in fast pursuit, the last
thing Charity wants is help from a man, especially a religious one, but she has
no choice. After Elias’ heart was broken by a sordid woman who nearly ruined
his life, he seeks a woman pure as the virgin sands of the Caribbean. He
believes he has found such a woman in Charity. Until he discovers she is a
murderer and is now faced with two choices: letting her go or turning her in to
the authorities.
My review:
A riveting
historical romance!
Even though this
book in the fourth one in a series, you don’t have to read the others to thoroughly
enjoy this one.
I loved finding
out Charity Westcott’s story. She is a wonderfully well-developed character who
has faced horrible hardship and tragedy during her marriage to Lord Villemont.
Her experience with organized clergy has left her blaming God for all that has
befallen her.
Elias Dutton is
an incredible character also. He blames himself for another’s accident. He
loves the Lord and is focused on helping others and teaching them about God and
His love for them.
The action in
this story is fantastic. There is an incredible description of a sea battle
with pirates. This is one of the signature aspects of MaryLu’s books and I
always enjoy reading them.
Both Charity and
Elias have a lot that they needed to learn and grow in. It was great to read
through their journey as they face up to the fact that there isn’t always a
neat and tidy box to check off and say, “this person, or God, is to blame” for
this tragedy.
They also had to
learn more about trusting God with the difficult things. He is the one that can
bring good out of bad. As they were being directed to God by strong, trustworthy
friends, I was being reminded of the same things that they were.
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