Book Review | Heart’s Awakening by Delia Parr

This is the first time I read a book by Delia Parr. Heart’s Awakening was a relaxing read. So I’ll probably check out more of her books.

The heroine, Ellie, struggles with anger against the Lord, but decides to trust Him. Jackson struggles with anger against people from his past, and Ellie leads him to the Bible.

I have to admit that I was intrigued with this book from the get-go because it is set in Harrisburg, PA and talks about the Susquehanna river [which I live near]. Jackson’s home is an apple orchard on an island in 1840. Ellie’s struggles with the iron stove give a humorous touch to the story, but also parallel her determination to make everything work. Some times my heart was aching for her as she dealt with becoming stepmother to the two sad young boys. The apple desserts they kept mentioning were making me hungry!

Here is the backcover copy:

Two people in desperate circumstances. One unlikely proposal.

Life 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?

You can find out more information at the author’s site. You can read the first chapter at Where the Story Begins. Published by Bethany House.

This book was sent to me through Christian Fiction Blog Alliance for the book tour. The words are fully my own and I have no affiliate links in this post.

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