Title: A Path Toward
Love
Author: Cara Lynn
James
Pages: 320
Year: 2012
Publisher: Thomas
Nelson
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely
my responsibility. Other reviews can be
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Katharine
is a woman who has ended up in a marriage that she thought was going to make
her happy, having eloped and moved to Florida.
Yet, here she is six years later a widow struggling to make ends meet
and run a citrus business. Katharine is
from a well-off family in New York. Her
faith has been shaken in many ways.
Andrew
is an attorney and he works for his father who owns a railroad company, one of
many business endeavors. Mr. Wainwright,
Katharine’s father, arrives to ask her to come home for the summer at Camp
Birchwood, which her father has built up over the years. Katharine is as independent and
entrepreneurial as her father, though as a lady her father will never allow her
to own or run a business even though that is what she has been doing since her
husband has passed away.
Mr.
Wainwright agrees to lend her money to restore the business and hire someone to
oversee it while she comes home, but there are strings to this
arrangement. Isabella, Katharine’s
mother, has some plans of her own and whether her daughter likes it or not, she
plans on making her daughter follow her orders.
Great
Aunt Letty has a faith and wisdom that she shares with Katharine, which happens
to run counter to her parent’s threats and plans. With her warm heart, faith, and love, she
dotes on her great-niece. Letty shares
her heart and her prayers in the hopes that Katharine will have the courage to
stand against the pressures she faces.
Randy
and Andrew have been Katy’s friends since they were kids, though only Randy has
the background that meets with the approval of both mothers. Randy’s father is a successful banker and has
allowed his son to live his life with money, but no responsibility. Now he is being pressured to court Katy,
though he longs to retain his freedom. There
are pressures and choices faced by Katy, Randy, and Andrew from parents and
employers that will force choices from all three. What will Randy do, force the courtship with
Katy or work? Will Katharine who loves
another allow Randy to court her and eventually marry him? Will she again be in a loveless marriage?
Then
there is her dead husband’s mistress who wants money. She wants to raise the son Katharine’s husband
fathered in comfort. How much money is
enough? Where is Katharine to get the
funds to satisfy this lady? Does she
feel a Christian responsibility to show charity when she feels anger towards
her?
In this
story, there is a thread that shows the choice that all mankind has: follow the Lord’s will or try to take care of
life without Him. The characters are
fictional to be sure, but they represent the various circumstance, events, and
decisions all mankind must make in their lives.
I loved this heart-gripping tale that shows what possible results come
from choices the characters make. It
kept me riveted and turning pages until the end!
My rating is 5 stars.
