Freedom's Price
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When Englishwoman Catherine Haynes loses both her parents and her home in 1856, she decides to cross the Atlantic to find her American mother's family in Louisiana. She enlists the help of Tom Worthington, a dashing Key West man who makes his living salvaging wrecked ships, but whose real goal in life is to bring to justice the man who stole his father's ship and caused his untimely death. When Catherine finally arrives at her family's plantation, she finds it in disarray and her family absent landowners. Torn between returning to Key West with Tom or beginning the hard work of restoring the plantation, Catherine soon finds herself snared in a plot to steal her inheritance. When an incredible secret comes to light, both she and Tom will face a choice. Can they relinquish the dreams that have been holding them captive in order to step forward in faith--even if it costs them everything?
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3 primary booksKeys of Promise is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Christine Johnson.
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4.5 stars
Oh, I really enjoyed this story, set in the Florida Keys and Louisiana in 1856. A young Englishwoman has to travel to her mother's family in Louisiana after her cousin sells her home out from under her at her father's death. The journey is interrupted by a storm which lands her in Key West, where she meets Elizabeth and Prosperity from the previous books and gets to know Tom better.
The writing style is really smooth and easy to read, and I liked that both characters have a strong faith. The bad guy is really bad, so there are some dark themes related to that, but a self-sacrificing character is an excellent contrast.
Content: talk of violence and rape toward slave women; a beating (somewhat shown); an attempted rape (not graphic)
Thanks to NetGalley for a free review copy. A favorable opinion was not required.
