Book Review - Masquerade

What an intriguing story! The plot of this book centers around two young women from England - Charlotte Gleason and her maid Dora. Charlotte's parents are in financial straits and decide to marry their daughter to a rich young American who is more interested in their family name than anything else. Charlotte detests this idea, so on the voyage from England to America she decides to switch identities with her maid Dora. What follows is the "tangled web" that deceit always brings.

This was an exceptionally well-written story with interesting twists and turns. I was especially interested to see how Charlotte and Dora would manage to extract themselves from the mess they created. In the end each of the main characters learned that relying on God is much preferable to attempting to manipulate a situation by altering the truth.

Although I received a complimentary copy of this book to review, the opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Book Review - Within My Heart

I enjoyed reading this latest book by Tamera Alexander. The plot centers around a widow, Rachel Boyd, who is trying to keep her husband's dream of running a ranch alive, all while raising two young boys. After losing her husband, Rachel is hesitant to marry a second time even though she has been encouraged to marry just to keep her ranch afloat.

Dr. Rand Brookston, the town physician, wants to help Rachel out, but she does her best to avoid him since he reminds her of her father, also a physician. As the plot unfolds both Rachel and Rand are forced to face their fears and learn to trust more fully in God's plan for each of their lives.

This book is very well written and held my attention from beginning to end. I hope a sequel is planned so we can learn more about some of the other characters in the book.

Although I received a complimentary copy of this book to review, the opinions expresed are entirely my own.