Author: Tracie
Peterson
Year: 2012
Pages: 352
Publisher: Bethany
House
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for an honest review from Bethany Publishers. Follow me on twitter @lcjohnson1988 or my bog
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Tracie
Peterson has been a favorite author of mine for some time. So when I learned of another series coming
out, to say I was excited is an understatement.
The Civil War era, including the time before as well as after, has been
an interesting period to revisit. While
this is purely a work of fiction, it also gives us a look into possibly how
some people may have been affected.
Two
people following in obedience to their fathers find themselves in Texas or on
the front lines in a battle that occurred at Vicksburg. Never could Hannah or William see any reason
to establish a working relationship on the ranch let alone, entertaining
thoughts of their future. However,
Hannah Dandridge is in Texas after her father recently lost his second wife in
the South. Her father moved for many
reasons one of which was the hope of a better future for his three remaining
children.
William
is a Texan through and through; yet, he too in obedience found himself fighting
for the North. By nature a peaceful man,
loving his ranch and the state of Texas, he comes home with a wound that keeps him
in constant pain only to find out his family’s ranch has been given away. What happened to it and by whose authority
was this done? He comes home to find a
different family living in his home and an older gentleman seeking to grasp a
firm hold, not just on the ranch, but on Hannah as well. Mr. Lockhart was in business as a lawyer with
Hannah’s father, but was there more to this partnership? Was the final requests of the father, Mr.
Dandridge, really true or only the scheming of his partner Mr. Lockhart?
So many
questions remained unanswered for the Dandridge children. Their future is very uncertain. Where will they live if the ranch is given
back to William? How can a confession
have changed more lives than anyone could have imagined? In a story of forgiveness, love, struggle,
and intrigue set toward the end of the Civil War, we see these storylines and
more presented in this fictional novel that will grip a reader from the first
page to the last. There is a sequel to
this story already published, Touching the Sky (June 2012) and Taming the
Wind (September 2012). This novel, Chasing
the Sun, is one of Tracie Peterson’s masterpieces. Pick up a copy for yourself and go back in
time via your imagination. You will be
so glad you took the trip!
Rating: Five stars
