3.21.2014

Tide and Tempest by Elizabeth Ludwig ~ Review and CFBA Tour

My Review:

Captain Keondric Morgan has been haunted by the young woman, whose heart was broken on his ship when her fiancé  died. Now with new information about his death, Keondric feels even more responsible for Tillie McGrath's heartache. Can Keondric protect the woman he has come to care for from the same villains who killed her fiancé?

Ms. Ludwig just keeps getting better with each book, Tide and Tempest is no exception. Keondric Morgan was a strong hero, honorable and noble. I connected with him instantly an cheered for him the whole way through. This book is a wonderful novel that stand well on its own, but also is perfect for anyone who has followed the tenants of Amelia's boarding house through every one of the last few books.

I loved meeting new characters as well as revisiting ones from the previous books. There was mystery and suspense around every corner, with battles from the old country following the young pioneers into the new country. I loved the rich Irish history interwoven into the storyline.

Overall this was a well written historical read. Enjoyable and full of adventure, this is not a book that you will want to put down!

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This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Tide and Tempest
Bethany House Publishers (March 4, 2014)
by
Elizabeth Ludwig


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Elizabeth Ludwig is an award-winning author whose work has been featured on Novel Rocket, the Christian Authors Network, and The Christian Pulse. Her first novel, Where the Truth Lies (co-authored with Janelle Mowery), earned her the 2008 IWA Writer of the Year Award. This book was followed in 2009 by "I'll be Home for Christmas", part of the Christmas anthology collection, Christmas Homecoming.

In 2011, her second mystery, Died in the Wool (co-authored with Janelle Mowery) was nominated for a Carol Award. In 2012, the popular EDGE OF FREEDOM series released from Bethany House Publishers. Books one and two, No Safe Harbor and Dark Road Home, respectively, earned 4 Stars from the RT Book Reviews. Book three, Tide and Tempest, received top honors with 4 1/2 Stars.

Elizabeth is an accomplished speaker and teacher, often attending conferences and seminars where she lectures on editing for fiction writers, crafting effective novel proposals, and conducting successful editor/agent interviews. Along with her husband and children, she makes her home in the great state of Texas.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Two years ago, her fiance perished during their voyage to America.

Now she discovers it may have been murder...

Dreaming of a better life, Tillie McGrath leaves Ireland behind and, with her beloved fiance by her side, sets sail for America. But when illness robs her of the man she holds dear, she's left alone with only a handful of tattered memories. While forging on proves difficult, Tillie soon finds some new friends at her New York boardinghouse, and begins pursuing a new dream--to open a home for orphaned children.

Despite two years passing, Captain Keondric Morgan has never forgotten the lass who left his ship so heartbroken. When a crewman's deathbed confession reveals her fiance's demise was the result of murder, the captain knows he must try to contact her. But his attention draws the notice of others as well--dangerous men who believe Tillie has in her possession something that could expose their crimes. And to their way of thinking, the best way to prevent such an outcome is to seize the evidence and then hand Tillie the same fate as her naïve fiance.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Tide and Tempest, go HERE.

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