Historical Romance
Sisters At Heart book 3
by Ann Shorey
Love's Sweet Beginning -From the back cover- a once-privileged young woman to make her way in the world? IT ISN'T CASSIE HADDON'S fault that she has reached the age of twenty-five without possessing any useful skills. Until the War Between the States, she always had servants. Since then, she and her mother have been forced to rely on family to care for them. But now the well of human kindness has run dry – and Cassie must find work to support them. Unfortunately, leaving the past behind is easier said than done, and Cassie must summon all of her courage and wits to convince local restaurateur and grocer Jacob West that she's exactly what his business needs. With her signature sweet romance, Ann Shorey weaves a tale of two people from different backgrounds finding common ground and the hope of a bright future together. This was a wonderfully sweet historical with some surprising twists and turns. To be honest, it was the first line in the book blurb that caught my attention, “It isn't Cassie Haddon's fault that she has reached the age of twenty-five without possessing any useful skills.” Since I wasn't familiar with Ann Shorey's books I didn't know if they were sweet romantic historicals or funny ones or dramatic. I was pleasantly surprised to find all three were elements of this enjoyable story. Love's Sweet Beginning has everything going for it, a skilled author, a nice storyline, enjoyable characters, and even a lovely cover. | . This Book earned a 4 Bark rating. . |
Jacob is good man, and hardworking to a fault, kind to his employees. I liked how the author portrayed Jacob as a man trying to do what is right but also making mistakes. Through the book God gently tugs him towards finding his own faith.
Ann Shorey is quite good at creating a variety of characters and eliciting the reader's emotions involving them, you will find yourself rooting for some and totally disliking others. I got so involved in the story that I hardly got anything else done. I was also a perfect bedtime read, I read quite a few enjoyable pages while tucked under one of Grandma's quilts.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Love's Sweet Beginning by Ann Shorey a 4 Bark rating.
| Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Revell (February 4, 2014) ISBN-10: 0800720725 ISBN-13: 978-0800720728 | |
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