Tuesday, May 03, 2011

My Review - Undaunted Faith

UNDAUNTED FAITH is the fourth installment in the Seasons of Redemption series. Thankfully, Ms. Boeshaar’s writing is such that I didn’t have to read the previous three books in order to enjoy this one. Though I did read, UNCERTAIN HEART, and had a glimpse at the McCabe family, I never had the time to read books one and three (how I wish I did).

Bethany Stafford has traveled to the small town of Silverstone, Arizona, along with her chaperones, Pastors Luke and Jake McCabe, to be the new school teacher. Hoping to leave her difficult life behind, she finds she has just exchanged one hardship for another. She longs to go back to Jericho Junction, and plans to do so in the Spring. But, her plans are quickly changed when she is caught in a compromising situation with the town sheriff. Pastor Luke knows that Bethany would never do anything unsavory and comes to her defense the only way he knows how. He proposes marriage to save her reputation. While Bethany is awed by his wiliness to help her, she longs for a marriage based on love. And though she has deep feelings for Luke, she is sure his proposal was only out of honor, not love.

Luke McCabe cares for Bethany, and figures his proposal will prove that. But, when Bethany still talks of leaving Silverstone, he assumes the feelings he has for her will never be reciprocated.

And then there’s Pastor Jake McCabe and Dr. Annetta Cavanaugh. Annetta is the new doctor is town, much to the town board’s dismay. Assuming they were getting a male doctor, Annetta is out to prove to the town leaders she is as good as any doctor out there.

Jake McCabe finds himself drawn to Dr. Cavanugh, even though she has made it perfectly clear she has no interest in God whatsoever. Knowing that Annetta must have experienced something difficult in her past in order to have such a chip on her shoulder, Jake tries to befriend her and find out what makes the bristly doctor tick.

UNDAUNTED FAITH follows the McCabe brothers as they learn about these two very different and sometimes difficult women. I enjoyed how Ms. Boeshaar used the Godly examples of Luke and Jake without the dialogue becoming too stilted or full of clichés. The secondary characters of the town of Silverstone made for a great supporting cast. With their quirks, mindsets, and lifestyles, they added dimension and texture to the story.

I still hope to go back and read books one and three, when time permits, knowing I will be treated to good writing and rich characters.

Book provided for review purposes.

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