Title: To Follow Her Heart (The Southold Chronicles #3)
Author: Rebecca DeMarino
Pages: 352
Year: 2016
Genre: Historical Romance (1664/1665)
Publisher: Revell
Format: Paperback (also available in eBook)
Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher
in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Duty and love are
powerful forces. Only one has the power to make her life complete.
It is 1664 and
Patience Terry is devastated to learn that Captain Jeremy Horton’s ship has
been shipwrecked off the coast of Barbados. There were no survivors. She had
hoped that Jeremy would someday give up the sea and settle down with her in
Southold, Long Island.
Unaware his
memorial service is being planned, Jeremy sails aboard a British warship with
secret orders to attack New Amsterdam and claim it for the British Crown. When
he makes his surprise return to Southold—and to an overjoyed Patience—it’s not
quite the happily ever-after his beloved had hoped for.
With a finely
tuned sense for authentic historical characters and settings, Rebecca DeMarino
plunges you into a world of tall ships, daring journeys, and yearning hearts.
My review:
A wonderful
conclusion to the series!
This is the final
book in a “true” series. You need to read these stories in order to really
follow and understand them.
I thoroughly
enjoyed returning to Southold and these fantastic characters. Life has moved on
for these people and I love the fact that two of the secondary characters from
the previous books were front and center in this book. It was wonderful to have
more mature adults trying to navigate the sometimes rocky waters of a romantic
relationship.
Both Jeremy and
Patience had a strong foundation of faith. They were each trying to know what
God had for them to do with their lives. Patience especially had a difficult
journey to follow in learning to let go of fear and trust God instead. I loved
the support and encouragement they received from their friends and family
members.
I was impressed
by all of the incredible descriptions of what life was like in the mid-17th
century. They gave a very clear image of what people did on a day-to-day basis.
I cannot
recommend this incredible book highly enough. It is getting a 5 star rating
from me. In fact I loved the entire series and am highly recommending all of
them. I have reviewed both of the previous books here on my blog.
You can find my
review for A Place in His Heart at: http://godslittlebookworm.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-place-in-his-heart-southold.html
My review for To Capture Her Heart is at: http://godslittlebookworm.blogspot.com/2015/07/to-capture-her-heart-southold.html
You can find out
more about Rebecca and her books on her website at: http://www.rebeccademarino.com/
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