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Elise Wright loves her Great Lakes life onboard her father's ship, the Mary Elise. As cook, Elise can keep an eye on her father and the grief he bears, fulfilling a promise to her late mother. But in doing so, she may forfeit love and a family of her own. Trying to forget his own guilt over a wrong decision while captaining another ship, Nick Clark hires on as the Mary Elise's first mate, quickly bonding with the attractive cook over their common struggles. When a rough new sailor makes an inappropriate pass at Elise, her father believes it was a misunderstanding and offers a second chance. But other odd behavior raises Nick's suspicions. Just as clues to the sailor's unsavory past start to stack up, an even more immediate danger swells up around them. Forced to confront their greatest fears, Nick and Elise will have to rely on their faith and each other to see them through.
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3 primary booksLadies of the Lake is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Tracie Peterson.
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Waiting on Love by Tracie Peterson
#3 in Ladies of the Lake series (stand alone novels with no common characters)
Setting: 1872, Sailing on the Great Lakes between Oswego NY and Duluth MI.
MCs: Elise and Nick
Read: 6/4/22
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review:
While I really enjoyed the story, it felt like a great deal of events and elements were packed into a small space that left the tale feeling hurried and not having as much depth as it could have. From the serial killer side character to the troubles in Elise's sister's marriage, it didn't seem to leave time for the MCs to stop doing things for very long, and the ending was abrupt. Otherwise it was a sweet, clean love story with an unusual setting.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.