Hello
and welcome to The Sound of Silver
birthday blog tour! I’m posting today about Rachelle Rea Cobb’s second
installment in the Steadfast Love
series, an inspirational historical romance set during the 16th
century!
Rachelle
is also the author of The Sound of
Diamonds, the first book in the series, and a newlywed! This summer, she
married a man with the same first name as the hero of the series! I’m joining
in this blog tour to tell you a little more about Silver and spread the news about the rocking giveaway Rachelle is
hosting—make sure you enter using the Rafflecopter form to win the lovely
necklace pictured and your choice of any of the Steadfast Love titles!
Description
The Sound of Silver (Steadfast Love #2)
by Rachelle Rea
Synposis:
The
stalwart saint and the redeemed rebel. One fights for faith, the other for
honor…
After Dirk rescues Gwyneth from the Iconoclastic Fury, she discovers that faith is sometimes fragile—and hope is not as easy as it may seem. Gwyneth continues her quest to learn more about the love of God preached by Protestants she once distrusted.
Meanwhile, Dirk’s quest is to prevent his sullied name from staining hers. Will his choice to protect her prove the undoing of her first faltering steps toward a Father God? Once separated, will Dirk and Gwyneth’s searching hearts ever sing the same song?
After Dirk rescues Gwyneth from the Iconoclastic Fury, she discovers that faith is sometimes fragile—and hope is not as easy as it may seem. Gwyneth continues her quest to learn more about the love of God preached by Protestants she once distrusted.
Meanwhile, Dirk’s quest is to prevent his sullied name from staining hers. Will his choice to protect her prove the undoing of her first faltering steps toward a Father God? Once separated, will Dirk and Gwyneth’s searching hearts ever sing the same song?
Buy Links:
Other Books in the Series
About the Author
Times
gone by snatch Rachelle Rea Cobb close, so she reads
and writes about years long ago--her passions include the Reformation,
Revolutions, and romance. Rachelle wrote the Steadfast Love series during
college. Five months after she graduated, she signed a three-book deal with her
dream publisher, WhiteFire. She's a homeschool grad, Oreo addict, and plots her
novels while driving around her dream car, a pick-up truck. In June 2016, she
married a man with the same name as her fictional hero, and they live happily
ever after in Small Town, South.
Review
I decided to put my review of The Sound of Silver up here again in honor of the tour.
Although Gwyn and Dirk love each other, they still
have a lot of problems to overcome if they are ever to marry. First of all, Dirk is still being blamed for
the murder of Gwyn’s parents and it will take a bit more than Gwyn’s testimony
to clear him of the charge. Then, Dirk
decides it would be safer for Gwyn if he left the country, drawing away the
danger. Will their love and newfound
faith survive the challenges ahead?
The second book in the Steadfast Love Series by
Rachelle Rea, The Sound of Silver
continues Gwyn and Dirk’s story. Love,
danger, and even suffering mold the lives of the characters as they reach out
to each other and do their best to follow God’s will for their lives. And finally, their hardships pay off with a
joyous ending.
Gwyn and Dirk spend a good portion of the book
apart, trying to complete their goals and just survive. It is pretty sad for their romance, as they
miss each other dreadfully most of the time, but it gives the author a chance
to introduce another handsome gentleman who has known Gwyn all her life and
been in love with her for just as long.
This of, course, adds a new level of interest to the novel as you wonder
whether Gwyn will eventually fall in love with him instead.
A good thing that I noticed was that Gwyn grew so
much during this novel. Much of her
trauma and grief healed throughout the story.
She had other problems to deal with, but she became more stable and
confident as a person as well as growing in her faith under the mentorship of
an older Christian woman.
On a different note, the setting was obviously
well-researched. The historical details
of the country’s laws and government, the religious turmoil, the medicine
technology, and many other small details makes the story come alive within the
culture—as least, as much as it can since no one alive today has actually
experienced it.
Overall, The
Sound of Silver was a lovely historical romance. I look forward to reading the third book in
this series and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a historical
romance—starting with book one, of course!
I received a free copy of this book in exchange
for an honest review.
Giveaway
Enter using the Rafflecopter form
below to win a beautiful necklace
created by Baubles,
Beads, and Stuff and your choice of any one of Rachelle’s three books (the series begins in Book One, of course,
but in case you have one or two of her books already, Rachelle will gladly send
you the next one to read!).
International friends, the
paperback & necklace giveaway is open to continental U.S. addresses only
(sorry!). But do still enter, because
one international winner will also be chosen to receive an e-book.
Thank you, Emily! So grateful for your joining in the the tour and all of your support! It means a lot to me--and what a treasure to be able to reread your review with this. :)
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