FROM THE AUTHOR:
ife has left few choices for Elvira Kilmer. Her hopes for marriage and a family of her own have long since passed her by, and her arrival on Dillon's Island, nestled in the Susquehanna River, is not of her choosing, either. She needs work. And Jackson Smith needs a housekeeper.
Yet Ellie never imagined the widower would be so young... so handsome.
Jackson, on the other hand, has never met anyone quite so... plain. But he quickly comes to realize that Ellie's presence may solve his own problems--both the rearing of his young boys and the scandal that surrounds his first marriage.
When Jackson offers her something quite out of the ordinary, will Ellie look beyond mere necessity and risk opening her heart?
MY THOUGHTS:
I am so glad that I didn't judge this book by its cover. As a reader we are invited to take a step back in time to the year 1840 to a little island located near Harrisburg PA. Once there we meet Elivra Kilmer (Ellie) an unmarried woman in her early 30s & we are reminded that back in those days being unmarried one would carry the title of Spinster. We also meet a cranky man named Jackson Smith who is a widower with two young sons. Elvira is a temporary housekeeper/nanny for the family & she is met with great hurdles & obstetrical around every corner. What I enjoyed most is that Elivra always held her ground & refused to change who she was or what she believed. This is a story about faith, love, grace and forgiveness. The author did a fantastic job at making you guess what the outcome of the book will be. Together both Ellie & Jackson battled personal battles while raising the two boys and were able to find love from the inside out.
DISCLAIMER
I recived this book free in exchange for my honest review from Bethany House
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