Series: Whispers On The Moors (Book 1)
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN-10: 1401688357
Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction
Pride goes before the fall . . . but what comes after?
Darbury, England, 1814
Amelia Barrett, heiress to an ancestral estate nestled in the English moors, defies family expectations and promises to raise her dying friend’s infant baby. She'll risk everything to keep her word—even to the point of proposing to the child’s father, Graham, a sea captain she’s never met...
Tragedy strikes when the child vanishes with little more than a sketchy ransom note hinting to her whereabouts. Fear for the child’s safety drives Amelia and Graham to test the boundaries of their love for this infant.
Amelia’s detailed plans would normally see her through any trial, but now, desperate and shaken, she examines her soul and must face her one weakness: pride.
Graham’s strength and self-control have served him well and earned him much respect, but chasing perfection has kept him a prisoner of his own discipline.
Both must learn to accept God’s sovereignty and relinquish control so they can grasp the future He has for planned for them.
My Thoughts:
In her debut novel, author Sarah E. Ladd has created a remarkably strong and determined heroine with the character of Amelia Barrett. Unfortunately, this was not enough for me to be swept away with this novel. The remaining characters in the novel lacked development and often times appeared rather two-dimensional. In her attempt to incorporate Christian teachings throughout the story itself, I felt as though many of the lines were taken directly from a scripted sermon and didn't match the writing style of the rest of the novel which disrupted the overall flow of the story. There appeared to be a great deal of redundancy that served no purpose other than filling page space. I found this to be particularly irritating...I really didn't need to read about Captain Sterling's horse not having a name over and over. The plot itself was promising with suspenseful twists and turns, however the ending itself brought the plot full-circle in a much too quick and convenient manner. Overall, this was okay and a good start but should have been met with further revisions. This isn't a novel I would recommend at this time and give it TWO stars.
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