Review/Giveaway: The Lightkeeper's Bride

A WINNING READINGS GIVEAWAY!

Title: The Lightkeeper's Bride (A Mercy Falls Novel)
Author: Colleen Coble
Genre: Christian romance
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Entry deadline: December 25, 2010

Restrictions: Open internationally!

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This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingThe Lightkeeper's BrideThomas Nelson (October 19, 2010)byColleen Coble



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Author Colleen Coble’s thirty-five novels and novellas have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA, the Holt Medallion, the ACFW Book of the Year, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers’ Choice, the Booksellers Best, and the 2009 Best Books of Indiana-Fiction award. She writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail and love begin with a happy ending.



A word from Colleen: God has been faithful, though the path has not been easy. Nothing worth doing is ever easy. God wouldn’t let me give up, and I like to think the struggle made me stronger. God has given me so much in my life, most importantly my great family, a loving church family at New Life Baptist Church, and my wonderful publishing family at Nelson Books.



ABOUT THE BOOK

A thrilling romantic mystery set in the lush Victorian age.



Central Operator Katie Russell's inquisitive ways have just uncovered her parents' plan for her marriage to wealthy bachelor Bartholomew Foster. Her heart is unmoved, but she knows the match will bring her family status and respectability.



Then Katie overhears a phone conversation that makes her uneasy and asks authorities to investigate. But the caller is nowhere to be found. Mysterious connections arise between the caller and a ship lost at sea.



Against propriety, Katie questions the new lighthouse keeper, Will Jesperson. Then a smallpox epidemic forces their quarantine in his lighthouse. Though of low social status, Will's bravery and kindness remove Katie's suspicion and win her love. Katie and Will together work to solve the mystery of the missing girl and the lost ship as God gives the couple the desire of their hearts.



If you would like to read the first chapter of The Lightkeeper's Bride, go HERE.

What I Liked:  This is an easy-reading, page-turning romance, with an engaging amount of suspense (it feels like forever since I've read a PIRATE book - :).  I enjoyed the main character - a complex (sometimes dense) personality that she herself is still trying to figure out, but with enough strength that I could still admire her.

And there's something about men who take care of babies that always attracts me in a male lead role...

Living near the Pacific Ocean myself, I enjoyed the glimpse into life a few generations ago in this area.

Overall, a clean action romance with the ending message that God is big enough to trust with the future.
 
What I Didn't Like:  If you're looking for an easy, clean read, I've got nothing for you...