I am grateful to
have rediscovered Tracie Peterson’s writing and her recent book Waiting
on Love which is part of the Ladies of the Lake series. This book is very different from what I
usually read, but it was the storyline and characters which drew me in.
Elise Wright is
very different than her sister Caroline.
Both girls grew up sailing the sea with their father Captain Bill Wright
and mother Mary, on their ship the Mary Elise.
Caroline has chosen to marry a wealthy high society man she met through
her aunt and uncle. But Elise loves the
life she has on the sea. She will
fulfill the promise she made to her dying mother, to continue to take care of
her father and the ship’s crew. The ship
will be taking on two new sailors, Nick Clark, a man who is haunted by his past,
and Booker Duran a man who is on the run.
Captain Wright sees something in both men and he wants to give them a
second chance.
I absolutely loved
this book! I read a lot of books by
Christian authors and publishers and most of them have very little about faith. Not so with Waiting on Love by Tracie
Peterson. The Christian faith and
the Gospel of Jesus Christ are front and center in the lives of the characters
and how they live, what they say and do.
The Gospel and Bible verses are shared as part of the storyline and
development of the characters. I appreciated
and enjoyed the honesty and integrity of the characters, their graciousness,
mercy, and kindness.
Of course, there is
always an antagonist or two in stories. I appreciated the integrity and upright character
displayed by the main characters in how they dealt with deceitful people
seeking to do harm to others.
Reading Waiting
on Love by Tracie Peterson left me with good examples of
Christians living out their faith in an interesting story that takes place in
the 1800s. I am so happy to have
rediscovered Tracie Peterson.
Reading this book makes me want to go back and read her earlier
novels. I would like to commend Bethany
House Publishers for allowing the Christian faith and the Gospel message to
be shared in this fictional story.
I highly recommend Waiting
on Love by Tracie Peterson.
An interesting story, which takes place in a different era and a unique
setting. I appreciated the refreshing honesty
and integrity of the characters and examples of godly living. I liked that Elise embraced her femininity, and
the men their masculinity. That’s not
something you see too much these days in fiction.
I would like to
thank Bethany House Publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity
to read a complimentary copy of Waiting on Love by Tracie
Peterson. I was under no obligation
to give a favorable review.
