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The Widow of Larkspur Inn – Lawana Blackwell

The first Lawana Blackwell novel I ever read was a contemporary piece which I included as a blog toward the beginning of my career here at Families.com. I found this novel, “The Widow of Larkspur Inn,” at the library last week and was glad to find it, although it’s not what I usually choose to read. It’s a period piece set in 1869-1870 in England, and is a romance/drama. Julia Hollis has just been left a widow with three children to care for. In the midst of her grief, she finds out that her husband has left her with considerable … Continue reading →

Always a Bridesmaid – Andrea Boeshaar

In the Christian romance novel “Always a Bridesmaid,” we meet Melody, a young woman who has been hurt by love. While attending college, she met a handsome scoundrel named Scott. He charmed her, led her to believe he loved her, and then just up and disappeared. It was discovered that he’d led on half the women on campus and left one of them pregnant as well. While Melody was glad not to end up roped to a guy like that, her heart was still wounded. Returning to her family home, she wants the chance to heal from everything she’s been … Continue reading →

A Bride Most Begrudging – Deeanne Gist

I love reading books from Bethany House. I know I’m going to get a good story without the objectionable content I might find from other publishers. “A Bride Most Begrudging” didn’t disappoint. The year is 1643. When Lady Constance Morrow goes to the wharf to plead for the release of her convicted uncle, scheduled to be sent to the colonies to work off his sentence, the captain sees an opportunity and detains her on the boat. He locks her up with women who are being sent as tobacco brides, and she sails the ocean, far away from her father and … Continue reading →