America
19th Century
Moonlight on the Millpond
Back of the Book:
Will lies destroy their chance at love?
The last thing Jace Randall wants is to be smitten with a woman. His sister, Eden, said it would happen when he moved to Tucker Mills to help his uncle run the sawmill. Now he wants to prove her wrong.
Bound as an indentured servant to the Tucker Mills bank and its controlling manager, Reese Thackery finds comfort in her faith and her friends. She vows to serve her remaining two years with a willing hert.
That is, until he runs into Maddie Shepard. Not even winning a battle with the sister who raised him can help him keep his heart in check. What he doesn’t reckon on is Eden’s need to control his life—or the lengths to which she will go to separate him from Maddie.
Only when Eden succeeds in ruining her brother’s hopes does she finally realize what her meddling has cost. Will she find a way to make things right with her brother? Will Jace and Maddie be able to forgive each other and find a way back to their love? Can seeds of faith be planted in ground grown hard with betrayal?
My Review:
I was very disgusted with this book from the very beginning. It is just another cookie-cutter book by Lori. The relationships start out the same, the same phrases are used, and the same misunderstandings arise that could easily have been resolved if the characters would only talk to each other. There’s even a few unbelievers moving towards God with questions that won’t leave them alone. I also hated the idle chit-chat that seemed to happen frequently, and only lasted half a page. It seemed a waste of time.
Only when the book is over half over does it start to get a little better. There are a few twists that make the book worth finishing. I don’t think Lori’s ever used these twists before. That was all that made this book worth finishing. I definitely wouldn’t count this book as one of her best. The only reason I’m going to read the next book in this series is to find out what happens to the characters I spent so many hours reading about.