By Kelly Bridgewater
After the War Between the States, a Confederate
officer longs to heal the heart of a beautiful woman—but first he’ll have to
right the wrongs that were done to her.
Major Ethan Kelly has never been able to absolve himself of
the guilt he feels for raiding a woman’s home shortly before he was taken
prisoner during the Civil War. He is struggling to get through each day until
he once again crosses paths with Lizbeth Barclay—the very woman he is trying to
forget.
Life after the war is not much different for former Captain
Devin Monroe until he meets Julianne VanFleet. He knows she is the woman he’s
been waiting for, but he struggles to come to terms with the sacrifices she
made to survive the war.
When Ethan and Devin discover that their former colonel,
Adam Bushnell, is responsible for both Lizbeth’s and Julianne’s pain, they call
on their former fellow soldiers to hunt him down. As the men band together to
earn the trust of the women they love, Lizbeth and Julianne seek the justice
they deserve in a country longing to heal
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My Thoughts:
I am not a fan of Civil War stories, expect Tamera
Alexander's writing. This is the second book in this series that I have read.
From the beginning, I was confused on who the women were. There were two sets
of women and men, and I had a hard time telling them apart until about a third
of the way in. My mind thought they were the same people. Until my mind wrapped
around that they were two sets, the story was a little confusing. As for the
plot, it takes place in one week. In that one week, both Ethan Kelly and Devin
Monroe decide they love these tarnished women and want to marry them. The whole
story centers around learning the back story of all four characters and how
they would work past their past. I wanted the final showdown to be something
big, but it took until about 95 percent into the book to get there, and it was
over in one shot. Disappointing. While I had issues with the plot, Gray does do
a great job at her research. The story did fit the time period and felt like a
Civil War era novel. I'm truly gratetful when an author does that for a book.
Makes me admire them a little more. Overall, with a confusing beginning and a
lackluster plot, I don't think I would have picked this book up on my own.
I received a complimentary copy of Love Held Captive by Shelley Shepard Gray from Zondervan
Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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