Description
Amazing Grace
Faith Blum
Caleb hurried to the post office. He had to get in and out before his sister finished at the general store. “Any mail for the Stuarts?” he asked the postmaster.
The postmaster took a lazy look at him over the top of his eyeglasses and gave a heaving sigh as he turned around to check. “Yep. Somethin’ from Ohio and somethin’ from Montana.”
Tapping his foot, Caleb waited until the large man put the letters lazily in his hand. As he left he wondered why Anna had written someone in Montana and who she knew in Montana. It was really none of his business, but he was still curious. He folded the Ohio letter in half and stashed it in his back pocket. It would get wrinkled, but at least Anna wouldn’t know about it.
As Caleb struggles through some inner battles, he secretly starts a correspondence with a widow and her daughter. Their unabashed faith in God convicts him and increases his inner struggles.
Unable to find a steady job, Maggie places an advertisement to become a mail-order bride. Her daughter, Rachel, is her motivation and encouragement, but if Maggie doesn’t find a job or husband soon, Rachel might not survive through the next year.
Can Caleb learn to trust God despite his past? Can Maggie and Rachel hold onto their faith despite all their trials? What will happen when they meet in person?
About the Author
An avid reader, Faith Blum started writing at an early age. Whether it was a story about the camping trip that summer or a more creative story about fictional characters, she has always enjoyed writing. When not writing, Miss Blum enjoys reading, crafting, playing piano, Captaining on the Holy Worlds Historical Fiction Forum and playing games with her family (canasta, anyone?).
As a history enthusiast who has been fascinated for years with the Old West, Faith has endeavored to create a clean, fun, and challenging Western story. Faith lives with her family on a hobby farm in the Northern Midwest, where she enjoys the many cats they have.
Review
Destitute because of her husband’s death and a lack of a steady job for an honest woman, Maggie puts an ad in the paper to be a mail order bride. When Caleb replies, Maggie believes he might be the perfect man to rescue her and her daughter Rachel. But there is one problem—Maggie is a Christian but Caleb is not. Will Maggie be the influence he needs to bring him to Christ?
Book three in the Hymns of the West Series, Amazing Grace continues the story of the Stuart family and introduces several new characters. Although I have not read the other two books in the series, I picked up the story easily, as the author intended.
I enjoyed this book. It was interesting to explore the problem of Maggie and Caleb’s relationship. Since, according to the Bible, Maggie should not marry Caleb because he was not a Christian, the fact that they were growing closer to one another was questionable. However, by the end of the story, I thought the author handled the situation quite well.
As Caleb grows closer to Maggie, Anna, Caleb’s sister, grows closer to the pastor, Miles, and his two sons. Having not read book two, I had little knowledge of Anna and Miles’ relationship previous to Amazing Grace. Seeing their relationship blossom was sweet.
The characters went through various trials throughout the book. They grew as people, learning to get along and become closer to God. The children were as much of characters as the adults were and their relationships with God and other people also grew throughout the story.
Overall, Amazing Grace is a sweet Christian romance. It was encouraging, clean, and had a pleasant undertone. I would recommend it to my friends and those who enjoy sweet romances.
I received a free copy of Amazing Grace from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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