Reviewer: Robyn Roberts
Title: The Preacher's Wife
Author: Cheryl St.John
Publisher: Love Inspired Historical
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-82813-5
Release Date: June 2009
Genre/Sub-genre: Inspirational Western Historical
Year/Setting: 1869, Durham, Nebraska
Overall Rating: 5.0
Sexual Content Rating: Subtle
Language (Profanity/Slang) Content Rating: None
Violent Content Rating: None
Cheryl's Website: www.cherylstjohn.blogspot.com
The widow Josie Randolph has yearned for children and a family her entire life. Being a widow has created a void in her life that she is looking to fill. When the preacher has an accident, she is able to be his housekeeper and help nurse him back to health. Reverend Martin has come to enjoy Josie’s company and begins hinting that marriage would be an agreeable idea to him. Josie is considering his offer when the substitute minister and his family arrive.
Samuel Hart and his three daughters have a haunted look about them. Samuel’s wife drowned in a tragic accident when their wagon tipped while crossing a river. Samuel is haunted by what he could have done differently and his daughters are scared and confused. Josie enjoys their stay at Reverend Martin’s home. She gets to spend time with the girls and know what it would have been like to have her own children. When Samuel proposes to Josie, she realizes it’s not a romantic proposal. But as much as she would love a grand romance, she realizes God is giving her the chance to have a family of her own.
Every step Samuel and Josie make seems to widen the gap between them. Josie has feelings for Samuel, but can’t show them because he is obviously not ready to move on after the loss of his wife. Samuel knows that Josie can’t be pushed. Even though he is starting to fall for her, he knows she will never really be his. Will these two ever bridge the gap between them?
I loved Josie and Samuel’s story. Cheryl St.John has a gift for painting characters that truly resemble somebody you know. She communicates their feelings so well that I longed to hold Samuel’s daughters when they cried. In her first Love Inspired Historical, St.John is able to give us a glimpse into the depth of her own faith. She does an excellent job of making faith part of the lives of the characters without having to preach to the reader. It’s part of who the characters are, so there’s no need to preach about faith. I was unable to put the book down. Make room on your keeper shelves because The Preacher’s Wife will not disappoint.
Robyn
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