Cadence
(American Anthem #2) {WestBow} 0849943906
Historical/Romance
Review by
Eloise Schroder
The "Storyteller" spins another heartwarming tale
In her true story-telling fashion, B.J. Hoff brings us the next mesmerizing
instalment in her American Anthem series. Revisit the characters first
introduced in PRELUDE, and be swept away in the saga that unfolds, where love
grows amidst heartbreak and misconception, and hope is restored despite grievous
loss. The colourful setting of late 1800's New York is punctuated with the music
of the era, presenting trials and triumphs that will resonate with the reader.
Old and new fans of B.J.'s historical fiction will love this story.
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Jubilee
(American Anthem #3) {WestBow} 0849943914
Historical/Romance
Review by
Eloise Schroder
The American Anthem comes to a heart-wrenching conclusion
The third and final installment of the American Anthem series takes the reader on a journey of love, anguish, suspense, intrigue, grace, hope, and redemption.
Life in New York in the 1870's holds fullness of life for the characters in Jubilee.
Michael Emmanuel looks forward to starting a new life with a new bride,
yet seems to fail at every turn in winning the respect and admiration of his father, who had held such high regard for his former career in opera. Having
turned his back on such a life, Michael is content in his work as a composer, but he struggles to complete a musical composition that is most dear to his heart.
Will he overcome the feelings of inferiority his father is placing on him, heal the breach growing between them, and finish the anthem in time for it's public
debut?
Dr. Carmichael has managed to forge out a respectable practice, and his clientele is growing. But will it survive the scandal that is venomously unleashed by
a foe who will stop at nothing but complete destruction? And what part does a recovering opium addict have to play in the doctor's redemption, and ultimately her
own?
The MacGovern family has been blessed upon their arrival in the New World, amidst a backdrop of sorrow and loss. A new menace threatens to undermine the happiness
they have found, and bring it all to naught. And young Renny, who came in the place of their son, harbours a grief that seeks to overwhelm her hope of new life,
new love, new family. What will it take to restore the joy this family seems to have lost in a moment of time?
Amidst all the heartbreak and uncertainty, a song of joy, a song of hope, a song of love is forming, and it's utterance upon the instruments that bear its power
will bring healing to those who have come through a time of great trouble, to a time of great reward.
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