There’s been a lot of buzz about the Redeeming Love movie online this past month, but did you know Francine Rivers has a new book out this week? PS If you’re on instagram, you can enter to win a copy via the JustRead Tours giveaway. You can enter that here.
About the Book
A delightful new western romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love
New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to the California frontier in this sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the town they join forces to save.
1875. When Kathryn Walsh arrives in tiny Calvada, a mining town nestled in the Sierra Nevadas, falling in love is the farthest thing from her mind. Banished from Boston by her wealthy stepfather, she has come to claim an inheritance from the uncle she never knew: a defunct newspaper office on a main street overflowing with brothels and saloons, and a seemingly worthless mine. Moved by the oppression of the local miners and their families, Kathryn decides to relaunch her uncle’s newspaper—and then finds herself in the middle of a maelstrom, pitted against Calvada’s most powerful men. But Kathryn intends to continue to say—and publish—whatever she pleases, especially when she knows she’s right.
Matthias Beck, owner of a local saloon and hotel, has a special interest in the new lady in town. He instantly recognizes C. T. Walsh’s same tenacity in the beautiful and outspoken redhead—and knows all too well how dangerous that family trait can be. While Kathryn may be right about Calvada’s problems, her righteousness could also get her killed. But when the handsome hotelier keeps finding himself on the same side of the issues as the opinionated Miss Walsh, Matthias’s restless search for purpose becomes all about answering the call of his heart.
Everyone may be looking to strike it rich in this lawless boomtown, but it’s a love more precious than gold that will ultimately save them all.
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Happy Friday!
I’m currently reading In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh, so I’ll share a line from there.
“White noise filled my ears.”
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
I have seen this one around quite a bit, I will be watching for your review. Thanks for sharing. Here’s my post if you’d like to stop by: https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/02/first-line-friday-38-time-to-love.html
I’ve fallen out of the Christian fiction loop, so I wasn’t aware Francie Rivers had a new book out. Hope you enjoy it.
I’ve seen her new book around. It sounds intriguing. My First Line Friday Post is from The Valentine Proposal by Beth Pugh: https://daniellegrandinetti.com/2022/02/11/the-valentine-proposal/
My first line is from The Lady of Galway Manor by Jennifer Deible :
Galway City, Ireland. April 16, 1920
No one ever tells the truth about love.
Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend with plenty of reading time! My First Line Friday post was from Meet Me in the Margins: http://gracetogrowblog.com/first-line-friday-meet-me-in-the-margins/