3 out of 5 stars
TO FOLLOW HER HEART continues the saga of the inhabitants of
Southold, Long Island. Like A PLACE IN HIS HEART and TO CAPTURE HER HEART books
one and two in The Southold Chronicles, I found myself frustrated with the main
characters, and the arduous journey of their relationship.
Patience Terry has the perfect name for her character. She
has shown plenty of patience waiting
for Captain Jeremy Horton to give up the sea and settle in Southold, and has
had to terry many years waiting for
him to prove his love. When his ship is lost off the coast of Barbados,
Patience refuses to believe he is dead, even though the report is no survivors.
When Jeremy returns to Patience, she is overjoyed; but her
happiness is short-lived. The potential of war pulls Jeremy away from Southold
as soon as he arrives. After the war, Jeremy is without a ship and decides he
wants to become a shipbuilder, and though he pronounces his love to Patience, he
spends all his time at Winter Harbor building a ship with his friend, Harry.
This is just a sample of the many situations that keep Patience
and Jeremy apart. Time after time, Jeremy proclaims his love for Patience, but
somehow, she always is relocated to the bottom of his priority list. In the end,
it is Patience who makes the ultimate journey to be with the man she loves.
TO FOLLOW HER HEART was frustrating to read. Jeremy most
definitely takes Patience for granted, and because of her strong love for
Jeremy she gives him chance after chance. I’m all for give and take in a
relationship, but Jeremy had a lot of take and very little give.
Book provided for review purposes.
Available July 2016 at your favorite bookseller from Revell,
a division of Baker Publishing Group.
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