Love on the MendBy Karen WitemeyerDescription:
After serving as a doctor during the War Between the States, Jacob Sadler wants nothing more than to establish a quiet country practice in rural Texas. But he knows he'll never find peace until he buries the pain of his past. To that end, he accepts a job in Cold Spring, Texas--the town he's avoided for seventeen years--and discovers his past is definitely still alive and kicking. Book Takeaway:Often the wounds that cut us the deepest are those inflicted (intentional or not) by those we love - by family. These wounds might scab over with time, but they never fully heal without forgiveness and God's ministry of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:17-21) Why the author wrote this book:Jacob Sadler first appeared as a young, runaway boy in my novel Full Steam Ahead. As I came to know him and ache over his traumatic past, I knew I couldn't just leave his story unfinished. He needed a happy ending, not only in a romantic sense, but he needed to reconcile with the family he left - heal those wounds that left such dark scars on his heart. Watching him make that journey with a little help from the feisty Mollie, did my heart good. |