About the Book
Book: Rocky Mountain Redemption
Author: Lisa J. Flickinger
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Release Date: May 5, 2020
A Rocky Mountain logging camp may be just the place to find herself.
To escape the devastation caused by the breaking of her wedding engagement, Isabelle Franklin joins her aunt in the Rocky Mountains to feed a camp of lumberjacks cutting on the slopes of Cougar Ridge. If only she could out run the lingering nightmares.
Charles Bailey, camp foreman and Stony Creek’s itinerant pastor, develops a reputation to match his new nickname — Preach. However, an inner battle ensues when the details of his rough history threaten to overcome the beliefs of his young faith.
Amid the hazards of camp life, the unlikely friendship growing between the two surprises Isabelle. She’s drawn to Preach’s brute strength and gentle nature as he leads the ragtag crew toiling for Pollitt’s Lumber. But when the ghosts from her past return to haunt her, the choices she will make change the course of her life forever—and that of the man she’s come to love.
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My Thoughts:
Living and working all day in a logging town was not something Isabelle Franklin thought she would be doing. She was a city girl whose dream was to marry a wonderful man. However, when she is hurt by her fiancé, her parents decide to send her packing off to her aunt until she bows to their wishes. Isabelle is actually thankful for the work, just so she can forget about her soul hurt and the shame and guilt she feels. All is not as it seems and little by little we get her story.
Charles Bailey who now goes by Preach by his logging crew has had his life changed. No more is he after his own selfish and sinful desires, but he now wants to be a missionary preacher to his men. When he comes across the lovely Isabelle, he believes his prayers for a wife may have just been answered.
When secrets come to light for both of them, preconceived ideas and self-righteous attitudes need to be put aside for the truth in the circumstances to prevail.
I will say that I especially felt for Isabelle as her circumstances were not good. She was carrying a lot on her shoulders and a lot of blame and shame of others that were not hers to bear. The author does a good job of bringing Isabelle full circle in her desperation and becoming the strong woman she needed to be.
I was provided a copy of this novel by the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
About the Author
Lisa J. Flickinger lives and writes from the cliff of a river along the majestic Rocky Mountains. When not writing or reading, you will find her scouring antique shops or sipping a maple latte with friends and family. To learn more about her other books, visit www.lisajflickinger.com
More from Lisa
I have a confession to make. I’m a square dancer, a real live square dancer who do-si-dos and allemande-lefts my way around a square every Thursday night. And lest you think it’s a room full of eighty year olds, our youngest dancer is a mere twenty-four.
It was on the dance floor I first met Larry. Logger Larry, the Paul Bunyan like soul who regaled me with tales of chopping trees in the Rocky Mountains. He told stories about grizzlies who hunted men for their next meal, brawls in the bunkhouse only the hardy could survive, and life threatening axe injuries when they had to carry the wounded through the forest for miles.
Larry’s stories provided a great background for a romantic novel and sent me on a mission to research late 1800’s logging camps. It’s at Pollitt’s Lumber, in 1898, where we meet our hero and heroine, Preach and Isabelle, and join their cautious journey toward love. It’s also where we meet a ragtag bunch of lumberjacks whose antics would get on anyone’s last nerve.
I fell in love with the characters of Rocky Mountain Redemption as they tromped onto the pages, and I’m thrilled to introduce them to you in Book One of the Rocky Mountain Revival Series.
Dear reader, enjoy!
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Giveaway
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Thank you for the review. Sounds like a book I will enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying following along the blog tour for "Rocky Mountain Redemption"! It seems every reviewer has loved this book, so I bet I would too. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your review and participating in the tour!
I enjoy historical fiction and this sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteThe Rocky Mountains are a great setting for a book featuring lumberjacks and that era in history. Sounds like a great book.
ReplyDeleteGreat review! Thank you for participating in the tour.
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