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Love's First Bloom (2010)

by Delia Parr(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0764206710 (ISBN13: 9780764206719)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Bethany House Publishers

series

Hearts Along The River

review 1: LOVE'S FIRST BLOOM by Delia Parr is a inspirational historical fiction set in 1838 New York City. It is well written with depth, details and the characters are enchanting,and enduring. It has romance, forgiveness, hope, faith, love,heartache, secrets, tragedy,turbulent times, injustice, web of deception,false identity, and the danger of media coverage. The characters are engaging, timid, learning to trust, and moving along with their lives ever through tragedy. The hero, Jake, is a newspaperman, trying to redeem himself with his brother, knows the true identity of the Widow Malloy and finds himself falling in love with her and her child. The heroine, Ruth, is the daughter of the Rev. Livingstone, who is charged with the death of a prostitute.She is sent away by her father ... morewith the young child of the prostitute with a false identity to protect her and the child. She is accepted into a network of believers of Rev. Livingstone's work with prostitutes. There she assumes the identity of the Widow Malloy with her child, Lily. She meets Jake, who is also leading a false identity. He is calming to be a carpenter. He soon becomes attached to Ruth and Lily. He will do want he has to to protect her and her secret. But when the truth comes to light, will she truly believe he loves her or will he betray her?This is a heart felt story of how the newspaper twists things to their own use, to sale more paper. Not really caring who is hurt or why. Along the way Ruth will learn secrets of her father she never knew of him, but she keeps her faith. Will new love survive the betrayal?This is a story to read it is heartwarming to know true love can prevail. This book was received for the purpose of review from the publisher and details can be found at Bethany House Publishers and My Book Addiction and More.
review 2: Love’s First Bloom is the second book I’ve read by Delia Parr. I have to agree with my fellow reviewers who enjoyed her previous book, Hearts Awakening more than her newest title. Although this story had an unusual plot and the author included some interesting twists, this book was much harder for me to get into. Love’s First Bloom centers around Ruth Livingstone, daughter of the controversial Reverend Gersham Livingstone, who has to leave her hometown of New York City and go into hiding when her father is falsely accused of murdering a prostitute. As her father is being put on trial for the murder of prostitute Rosalie Peale, Ruth abides by her father’s wishes and takes Rosalie’s 18 month old daughter (Lily) and travels to New Jersey where she’s taken in by the Garners, a middle aged couple who respect her father and his ministry. While the Garners’ believe they are opening their home to a former prostitute, they have no idea that Ruth is only posing as a former “fallen angel” and unwed mother. Ruth must conceal her true identity and wait for her father’s name to be cleared, before moving back to New York City.Although I enjoy historical romance and fiction, at times I found the book confusing and hard to follow. More than once I questioned the believability of the storyline. I truly enjoyed Delia Parr’s previous book and so maybe I was spoiled after reading Hearts Awakening. I do give the author credit for writing a clean, wholesome romance and I hope to see more titles by Delia Parr in the future. less

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