When Katie answers the call of duty, she awakens the call of her heart. Katie Russell loves working as a telephone operator in Mercy Falls, California. But since childhood she has been expected to marry well. Her family presses for an engagement to wealthy bachelor Bartholomew Foster and though he doesn't stir her heart, their engagement promises a secure financial future. Working the phone lines one evening, Katie overhears a chilling exchange between her friend Eliza and a familiar male voice. Katie soon learns that Eliza has disappeared, and the crime may be linked to another investigation by handsome new lighthouse keeper, Will Jesperson. Katie and Will soon form an alliance. An alliance that slowly blossoms into something more. Despite the danger surrounding her, Katie is powerfully drawn to Will. But she is not at liberty to marry for love. And though society forbids their growing affection, Katie can't help but notice Will's sense of peace. It's a peace that rests on his trust in God—a trust that Katie has never had to depend on, with her future so clearly mapped out before her. But the more Katie uncovers of the mystery, the more she discovers about herself, her past, and the brilliant future that could be hers if only she has the courage to trust in God and follow where her heart so fearlessly leads.
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This book was better than the first in the trilogy, in that the heroine was less Mary Sue and more independent stubborn girl. The inspirational aspect was light; it appeared when natural for the characters to need to turn to God, which I appreciate. I felt the hero/heroine relationship was one of the more typical bickering a la Beatrice and Benedick... That the heroine latches onto the mystery child so quickly was a little difficult to believe, for me.
But, it was an entertaining read with a better mystery than the first book, and I'm in the middle of reading the third. That's a big deal for me because I tend to shy away from series.
