Love's Rescue

Review below image. Originally posted on ChristianHistoricalFiction.com

When I hear of a début author I'm always curious. The cover of this book really appealed to me. I did not realize it was a Florida Keyes novel until I started in. I was reading an eARC and figured I would read a chapter or two to see if it should go on my to-review list. I didn't expect to be so captivated that I was reading well until 4 AM until I could fend off sleep no-longer. The next afternoon, I read the rest.

Love's Rescue, the first book in the new Keys of Promise series has some beautiful scenes; Christine's words are a poetic vision on the page. The title has several meanings which in the end reveal themselves. In places I was entertained, I was scared and nervous, I was excited and enthusiastic for plausible outcomes as they occurred. Throughout I was surprised by what would happen next and I continually wanted to turn the next page.

Love's Rescue is an excellent read! I highly recommend it and would read it again. It's been years since I read Kathleen Y'Barbo's Keyes novels and if you enjoyed those of MaryLu Tyndall's seaside stories, you will love this one. Reading the snippet of the next novel I'm eager!

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I loved this story! The book itself is beautiful (usually Bethany House is my favorite designer of gorgeous books, but Revell did an outstanding job with designing this one...it's much prettier in hard copy). I am guilty of buying this book because the cover was so pretty, which does not happen to me often.

Once I got past the front cover, there's a wonderful story inside. Elizabeth returns home after her mother's death to a home life that could easily tip over into her misery, since her family is very much set on her marrying well. Her aunt begins causing trouble between her and her slaves, who have until now been her friends; her father is nearly at the end of his resources after trying to give everything to have her brother walk again. Her brother is sharp and suspicious of her after her four years away.

Another thing I loved was the absence of uncomfortable sensuality. Kudos to the author for portraying a couple whose attraction to each other is based also on their excellent opinion of each other's moral character!! The hero is a “real man” and exactly what this spunky heroine deserves!

Highly recommended.