booksforchristiangirls's review
3.0
About “Bending Towards the Sun” by Mona Hodgson, the second book in this collection.
“Can the Divine Quilter stitch together the torn pieces of Emilie’s heart?
Divided between the love of her father and the desires of her heart, Emilie Heinrich must rely on the love and wisdom of the women in her quilting circle for support. Since Emilie is dedicated to her education and to helping her father in his general store, she is convinced she doesn't have time for love. But when a childhood friend returns to St. Charles, Missouri, after serving in the Civil War, his smile and charm captures Emilie’s eye and her heart.
Quaid McFarland has a gentleness and humor that causes Emilie to question her indifference toward romance. But her German father sees only one thing when he looks at the young man: an Irish teamster. And Johann Heinrich is not about to let such a man court his beloved daughter.
Her father’s prejudices test Emilie’s faith in God’s ability to mend the patchwork pieces of her life. Will she be forced to choose between honoring her father and a future with a husband and family of her own?”
Series: Book #2 in the ‘Quilted Hearts’ series (book #1 scroll up & #3 scroll down) Has sequel series “Hearts Seeking Home”, book #1 in that series Here!)
Spiritual Content- Proverbs 4:23 in the front; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Samuel 16:7; Emilie has a Faith but Quaid is re-learning to trust God in all things
Negative Content- N/A
Sexual Content- When Quaid sees Emilie he wonders when she “…got tall…and shapely?”; Kisses
-Emilie Heinrich
-Quaid McFarland
P.O.V. switches between them & Caroline
128 pages
Set in 1865
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I liked this one a bit more than the first because of the detail and back-stories.
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“Can the Divine Quilter stitch together the torn pieces of Emilie’s heart?
Divided between the love of her father and the desires of her heart, Emilie Heinrich must rely on the love and wisdom of the women in her quilting circle for support. Since Emilie is dedicated to her education and to helping her father in his general store, she is convinced she doesn't have time for love. But when a childhood friend returns to St. Charles, Missouri, after serving in the Civil War, his smile and charm captures Emilie’s eye and her heart.
Quaid McFarland has a gentleness and humor that causes Emilie to question her indifference toward romance. But her German father sees only one thing when he looks at the young man: an Irish teamster. And Johann Heinrich is not about to let such a man court his beloved daughter.
Her father’s prejudices test Emilie’s faith in God’s ability to mend the patchwork pieces of her life. Will she be forced to choose between honoring her father and a future with a husband and family of her own?”
Series: Book #2 in the ‘Quilted Hearts’ series (book #1 scroll up & #3 scroll down) Has sequel series “Hearts Seeking Home”, book #1 in that series Here!)
Spiritual Content- Proverbs 4:23 in the front; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Samuel 16:7; Emilie has a Faith but Quaid is re-learning to trust God in all things
Negative Content- N/A
Sexual Content- When Quaid sees Emilie he wonders when she “…got tall…and shapely?”; Kisses
-Emilie Heinrich
-Quaid McFarland
P.O.V. switches between them & Caroline
128 pages
Set in 1865
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I liked this one a bit more than the first because of the detail and back-stories.
See more reviews like this one at:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/
jessicaleahreads's review
3.0
This was another short and sweet novella in The Quilted Heart series by Mona Hodgson. Similar to my review of the first in the series, this is a simple love story telling the story of Emilie, the shopkeeper's daughter, and Quaid, the son of Irish "teamsters". Emilie finds that her father, who she always thought to be accepting of all people, is less than thrilled to see his daughter showing interest in Quaid (and vice versa!). He asks Quaid not to "encourage her" and the story follows their response as a couple to this. Similar to the first, it is a simple story, without edge of your seat action, but an excellent, quick, uplifting read. I recommend it to those who enjoy a nice, clean romance. As with the first novel, I felt it could stand alone as it's own story. It follows characters introduced in the first book, but one does not have to read the first book to enjoy the second.
I recieved a copy of this book from the publisher for review.
I recieved a copy of this book from the publisher for review.
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