Summary
Two years ago, her fiance perished
during their voyage to America.
Now she discovers it may have been murder...Dreaming of a better life, Tillie McGrath leaves Ireland behind and, with her beloved fiance by her side, sets sail for America. But when illness robs her of the man she holds dear, she's left alone with only a handful of tattered memories. While forging on proves difficult, Tillie soon finds some new friends at her New York boardinghouse, and begins pursuing a new dream--to open a home for orphaned children.
Despite two years passing, Captain Keondric Morgan has never forgotten the lass who left his ship so heartbroken. When a crewman's deathbed confession reveals her fiance's demise was the result of murder, the captain knows he must try to contact her. But his attention draws the notice of others as well--dangerous men who believe Tillie has in her possession something that could expose their crimes. And to their way of thinking, the best way to prevent such an outcome is to seize the evidence and then hand Tillie the same fate as her naïve fiance.
My Thoughts
I want to start off by mentioning what a beautiful cover. Plus, extra brownie points for the cover having the male protagonist instead of the female. Now there is nothing wrong with having a woman on the cover of the book, but sometimes it's just nice to gaze at the cover and sigh. (Oh goodness was that too much information? Continuing on.) Yes, the cover has a wonderfully done detailed background and the color choices makes this cover just a tad more flashier and caught my eye.
Story wise, I absolutely enjoy Ludwig's writing style. It has the perfect combination of everything that I listed above: mystery, suspense, secrets and romance. I just love it all! Give me more please! I flew through this book because I had to know the ending. The unending amount of intrigue had me gripping the book willing myself to read just a tiny bit faster. The pace of the book really started to kick in around page 50ish which was a little hard for me, but other than that it was really easy and fast to read plus enjoyable.
Romance wise I thought it had similar situations of books that I have read before. It was still a good read and the relationship forming from friendship to relationship-status was well written, but I still couldn't help but feel I had read in multiple stories the same type of set up where the young lady volunteers to find out the secrets, the man in love with her goes after her, she gets put in a bind and is held against her will, he gets injured trying to save her, etc, etc. Still, I find that with Ludwig's writing it didn't bother as much as if I was reading another author I might have just whizzed a little bit faster through those pages because I could probably figure it out. However, the romance still make my heart do a little flutter towards the end of the book and I hope it does for you too.
I highly recommend this book if you have read the previous two! I have a feeling there might be another one because there was one character I would love to read about (*cough* Cass *cough*). Definitely something you'll want to check out!
Rating: 4 out of 5 bookshelves
[Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Bethany House Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."]
About the Author Elizabeth Ludwig is an award-winning author whose work has been featured on Novel Rocket, the Christian Authors Network, and The Christian Pulse. Her first novel, Where the Truth Lies (co-authored with Janelle Mowery), earned her the 2008 IWA Writer of the Year Award. This book was followed in 2009 by "I'll be Home for Christmas", part of the Christmas anthology collection, Christmas Homecoming.
In 2011, her second mystery, Died in the Wool (co-authored with Janelle Mowery) was nominated for a Carol Award. In 2012, the popular EDGE OF FREEDOM series released from Bethany House Publishers. Books one and two, No Safe Harbor and Dark Road Home, respectively, earned 4 Stars from the RT Book Reviews. Book three, Tide and Tempest, received top honors with 4 1/2 Stars.
Elizabeth is an accomplished speaker and teacher, often attending conferences and seminars where she lectures on editing for fiction writers, crafting effective novel proposals, and conducting successful editor/agent interviews. Along with her husband and children, she makes her home in the great state of Texas.
Links to Author's: Facebook, Website, and Twitter
Purchase a copy of Tide and Tempest: Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Christianbook
In His Grace,
Taylor Reid
Aww...I'm glad you liked Cass! He was so fun to write.
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