My Review
I haven't met a Tracie Peterson book yet that I wouldn't rate a five star. This is the first book in the Willamette Brides series and in it we find a young woman, Nancy Pritchard who is newly widowed.
After his death she finds the person he presented to the public is not his true self but in actuality he is a sneak and a liar. With his death his shady business dealings see the light of day . In her time of uncertainty Nancy is not sure who to turn to .
Lawyer, Seth Carpenter has been a friend of hers since childhood and offers to help her sort through the legal ramifications of her husband's life. Along the way he unearth's dark secrets Nancy had no idea existed and really wishes had still not seen the light of day.
Will working together cause a spark to blossom from friendship and with what is found along the way can this fragile start take root and grow or will it wither away? I have been a long time reader of Tracie's books and admire her greatly as an author. I eagerly await the next instillation of this series. Published March 3rd 2020 by Bethany House Publishers I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
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Portland, Oregon, 1879. Nancy Pritchard finds herself a widow with a world of problems when her deceased husband's schemes start to come to light. As she searches through the pieces of her loveless marriage, Nancy realizes there is a lot that she didn't know about this man. Seth Carpenter is a childhood friend of Nancy's who has recently returned to Portland. He's delighted to see her again, and as a lawyer, he is able to help her sort through the legal aspects of her husband's death. But there's more to him than meets the eye, and his job will take him into a darker side of Nancy's life--a side she didn't even know existed. As they search for the truth behind her husband's death, their attraction to each other creates complications, and the threat to Nancy increases. Can Seth be honest with her about who he really is and why he's come to Portland? And can Nancy bear another betrayal?
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Historical Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Romance
Tracie Peterson is a bestselling author who writes in both historical and contemporary genres. Her novels reveal her love for research as well as her strong desire to develop emotionally meaningful characters and stories for her readers. Tracie and her family live in Montana. pen name: Janelle Jamison