Book Review: The Miner's Lady by Tracie Peterson

I have always loves books that are written during the past and are spiced up with historical issues, settings, struggles. This book takes place in Ely, Minnesota in 1860. It deals with some issues that we may not completely understand today as we intermarry into different cultures as well as many color lines have blended. Also many people do not work in such dangerous jobs as they once did.
This is a story of being faithful to God as well as family. Talks about the struggle of what to do when people you are related to will not see that things are changing and can be different then they once were and that that it is ok. 
Chantel as an older sister wants to protect her sister as well as her family when her younger sister falls in love with a man from a family  that her family have sworn to be enemies with! What can Chantel do? She feels left out of the whole situation in the beginning as she has just come back from Italy where she has been for a year. Isabella has fallen in love with Orlando and they plan to be married if they have the families blessing or not. This all leads to sneaking around, being put in compromising positions and with Chantel always having to be around Dante- who she finds to be attractive. They are held down by history, rules, attitudes. Can they learn from the past and move towards the future? Will they find true love and still be able to see their families? 
There is all kinds of twists and turns, running away, being found again, death, murder and mystery.
If you are a Tracie Peterson fan you will enjoy yet another great book! Get a cup of tea, a good seat and snuggle as you start a book you won't want to put down!
Bethany House has graciously given me a copy of this book to read at no cost. They just ask me to post an honest review and let people know what I thought of the book.

The Messenger by Siri Mitchell

This is a good curl-up book, I started reading and just had to finish it! Hannah, who is a Quaker really struggles between her faith and her heart. Her brother ends up in trouble but she is unable to help or comfort him due to her faith. Will she follow her heart? Or will she do as she is suppose to as a Quaker and not pick sides?

Jermiah is a Colonial spy and really asks some hard things of Hannah. She is put in the hot spot on more than one occasion for her beliefs. She has to come to terms with what she believes and how she will be able to balance those beliefs with being able to help out Jeremiah and her brother.

This book is set in Philadelphia under the British Occupation. It makes you wonder what you would have done in the same position. What are your core values? Are you willing to change those values or work with them to achieve something that is dangerous but is worth changing?

I would recommend you grabbing the book for with yourself or as a gift for someone on your holiday list.

I did receive a copy of this book from Bethany House free of charge. Thank you very much! All they ask of me is to post  my own personal review on the book, either positive or negative.