Mine Is The Night

SHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE LOVED.
HE HAD EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED.
BUT COULD SHE FIND THE COURAGE TO TRUST HIM?

Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune. She is unafraid of work and gifted with a needle, but how will she stitch together the tattered remnants of her life? And who will mend her heart, torn asunder by betrayal and deception? Elisabeth has not come to Selkirk alone. Her mother-in-law, Marjory Kerr, is a woman undone, having buried her husband, her sons, and any promise of grandchildren. Dependent upon a distant cousin with meager resources, Marjory dreads the future almost as much as she regrets the past. Yet joy still comes knocking, and hope is often found in unexpected places.

Then a worthy hero steps forward, rekindling a spark of hope. Will he risk his reputation to defend two women labeled as traitors to the Crown? Or will a wealthy beauty, untainted by scandal, capture his affections?

A great conclusion to the story started in Here Burns My Candle.  This book stands alone well, but do yourself a favor and read both together.  As a retelling of the story of Ruth with a Scottish twist, I was very intrigued as how all the elements would come together. The author did a wonderful job and had me immersed in the story until I was finished.  Liz writes wonderful historical Christian fiction. This story of redemption and restoration will bring tears to your eyes as you come to care for these characters.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Liz Curtis Higgs is the author of 28 books with three million copies in print, including: her best-selling historical novels, Here Burns My Candle, Thorn in My Heart, Fair Is the Rose, Christy Award-winner Whence Came a Prince, Grace in Thine Eyes, a Christy Award finalist, and Here Burns My Candle, a RT Book Reviews Award finalist; My Heart’s in the Lowlands: Ten Days in Bonny Scotland, an armchair travel guide to Galloway; and her contemporary novels, Mixed Signals, a Rita Award finalist, and Bookends, a Christy Award finalist.

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Published: March 2011
Pages: 464
Genre: Historical Fiction (CF)
Source: Cindy Brovsky of Random House (FIRST)
Finished: 4-10-11



This complimentary review copy was received thankfully from Cindy Brovsky of Random House Inc. and in no way influenced my review of this book.  These are my personal thoughts and reactions to the reading of the book.”