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Libby has to choose between tow lives in different eras: one is in Williamsburg in 1775 and the other is 1915 New York. In 1775 Libby and her mother run a printing shop and she has a man, Henry that she loves. In 1915 her mother forces her to wed a British aristocrat over Libby’s objections. Her mother in 1775 also had to decide between two time periods and gives advice to her daughter. When something happens that makes Libby choose the life she didn’t want, Libby has to rely on her faith to try to move forward with her life. A unexpected meeting will change Libby’s life for the better and gives her hope for love again. A great twist on the time travel trope, this story moves at a good pace. Well written and very interesting, this story kept me hooked. The characters were well written and the romance between Libby and Henry I liked and was glad it ended the way it did. I am looking forward to the rest of the series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #christianfiction #fiction #historicalfiction 

Luzia has a secret: she can use magic. When her mistress finds out she has Luzia perform for guests,which leads to interest in Luzia from some of her mistresses powerful friends. Luzia will be caught up in a dangerous political gamble and will have to use her magic and the help of a familiar, Guillen Santangel, to survive and evade the Inquisition. She also has to hide the fact she is Jewish and survive trials to test her magic, which is described by her mistress to others as miracles. Feelings between Luzia and Santangel flourish, and they have to deal with that complication as well.  This was a interesting story. I liked the historical setting of Spain in the sixteenth century. I liked Luzia and could feel the tension in her story. It was well written and a good paced story. Content warning: some descriptions of torture, a scene of burning at the stake, abuse, sexual situations, strong language ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

This is the story of three women in turn of the century New York. Junietta, her daughter-in-law Sylvia and granddaughter Addy have to navigate through the society of Gilded Age New York City. When Sylvia’s husband suddenly dies, she tries to set up her daughter with a wealthy match so they can save their home from grasping family members. Junietta believes that Addy should have the freedom to choose what she wants to do with her life and that Sylvia should not have Addy marry for wealth. Both women have secrets in their backgrounds and Addy helps them both to find peace with the past. Addy wants to do what her mother wants, but she would like to have the freedom her grandmother wants for her. A very intriguing story and the characters were well written. The faith elements were good and I like the structure of what happened in the narrative. I liked that Sylvia had a love interest and I liked the love interest for Addy. The time period adds to the story and makes it interesting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐...

Shira and her family are Israelites who have left Egypt and following Moses to the Promised Land. Happy that her best friend Kiya is going to marry her brother Eben, Shira wants to help her family. When she helps a midwife deliver a baby, Shira finds out she has a gift for being a midwife. Her mother warns Shira that not all situations will turn out well, but Shira goes ahead and helps with deliveries. When a mother dies Shira feels guilty and takes a break from midwifery and to make it worse the woman who died was the wife of the man she has an attraction to,Ayal. She did not know he was married when Ayal kissed her, and Ayal feels guilty about the kiss he gave her when he was married. There is another woman, Dvorah, who is a midwife who resents Shira and her people and tries to sabotage her relationship with Ayal. Shira takes care of the children of Ayal and they become closer and eventually marry. With God’s help, both Ayal and Shira forgive each other and find peace and happiness. ...

When a ship sinks along the coast of Cornwall, Laura Callaway finds a man washed up on shore and has him taken to her Uncle’s home to take care of him. Laura takes the time when a ship wreaks to find out about the crew and notify families and she looks for identification for the injured man. When he wakes up she finds out his name is Alexander and he finds out his friend died and a nemesis of his survived. Alexander turns out to be a French captain and was a prisoner, and Laura at first does not trust him at first. As their friendship evolves to romantic feelings, Laura and Alexander have to face a threat to the future.  This was a good story, the story could have been a little shorter though. The characters were a little flat and I felt that there could have been more tension between Alexander and his enemy. The romance was nice, I just thought the story could have had more urgency.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Isadora is a academic researcher who is struggling to be sociable. When she reads an article about 31 ways to be happy, she decides to do the steps to disprove the article. Meanwhile Isadora helps Cal, a professor with his research paper, her world opens up more. Doing the steps for the article Isadora meets a family that lives next to her and finds friendship with an elderly man as well. Cal and Isadora get close and she finally thinks that she will get over her heartbreak from a former relationship. Through friendship and new love Isadora finds the life she wants. This was a good story, although I thought it dragged at times. Isadora’s friendship with Marty and her neighbors daughter Delilah was cute and I liked her relationship with Cal.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jessica, Norah and Alicia were just girls when they lived with thier foster mother and grew into sisters. When a body is found under the house they lived in during that time, questions about their foster mother and what she was capable of spur them to remember thier time with her. All three girls had difficult lives and this plays out with Jessica and Norah, while Alicia tries to help kids like she had been. All suspect thier abusive foster mother of doing something to someone, but they don’t have proof. Eventually the truth comes out and it frees the sisters to live thier lives. I thought this was disappointing story in that it was slow and was predictable. The twist at the very end was good, but I couldn’t get into the characters either. I liked Hepworth’s other books like The Younger Wife and The Soulmate better. Content warning: child abuse sexual abuse and strong language  ⭐️⭐️