Gideon O’Riley has two wives—but he doesn’t know it.
Settling into a simple life in the majestic Blue Ridge mountains, Lonnie and Gideon O’Riley have finally found happiness after the rocky start to their marriage. The roguish bluegrass musician has fallen in love with his gentle wife and the God she serves, and Lonnie rests secure in his tenderness for her and their young son. A heartless ruse interupts their peace, bringing them back to Rocky Knob—and forces them to face the claims of Cassie Allan, a woman who says she is Gideon’s rightful wife.
As Gideon wades into the depths of his past choices, Lonnie is stunned by the revelations. She has no choice but to navigate this new path, knowing that surviving the devastating blow will take every ounce of strength she has.
While Gideon’s guilt and his bitterness towards Cassie threatens to burn up his fledgling faith, Lonnie wrestles to find the courage to trust the God who brought them together in the first place. Will their hard-earned love be able to conquer all?
Lonnie only wanted her husband’s love. Now that he belongs to another, can she surrender Gideon to a God with a bigger plan?
- ISBN-13: 9781601424235
- Publisher: Multnomah Books
- Publication date: 4/2/2013
- Series: Cadence of Grace Series
- Pages: 352
Where to Buy: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CBD
Christy Award-finalist and author of Be Still My Soul and Though My Heart is Torn, Joanne Bischof has a deep passion for Appalachian culture and writing stories that shines light on God’s grace and goodness. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her husband and their three children. When she’s not weaving Appalachian romance, she’s blogging about faith, folk music, and the adventures of country living that bring her stories to life.
Christy Award-finalist and author of Be Still My Soul and Though My Heart is Torn, Joanne Bischof has a deep passion for Appalachian culture and writing stories that shine light on God’s grace and goodness. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her husband and their three children. When she’s not weaving Appalachian romance, she’s blogging about faith, folk music, and the adventures of country living that bring her stories to life.
Visit Joanne's website and blog: http://www.joannebischof.com/
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My Thoughts
Lonnie and Gideon O'Riley have a new found love for each other on the Bennett farm. Jebediah and Elsie Bennett care for Lonnie and Gideon like they were their children and the new baby is such joy and blessing to them all. They have gone through some tough times but now life was better and the future looked very promising. That is until Gideon discovers he has another wife and has no legal right to be married to Lonnie. How will this change the life he so wanted to spend with Lonnie and their young son?
They must make things right even though their hearts be torn. Lonnie aches for her loss of the man she so dearly loves. What does her future hold? Will she have to raise her son without a father? She knows God has a plan and she must trust that God will provide.
The author zeros into your heart! She turns this couples life upside down and shows us that Good is in control of all things. It will have you looking back on your own trials and tribulations and realize God has always been in control of our lives. He is The Author of our lives.
Pain, sorrow, betrayal, love, hope, faith, trust and reconciliation is what Joanne Bischoff writes about in this book. You will be eager to read book three, MY HOPE IS FOUND, in this series, THE CADENCE OF GRACE.
I highly recommend not only this book, but also the other books in this series.
I rated this book a 5 out of 5.
Disclosure: I received a free digital copy of this book from Multnomah Books via Edelweiss for review. I was in no way compensated for this review. This review is my honest opinion.
