Thursday, August 25, 2022

The Heart of the Mountains by Pepper D. Basham Reviewed

 



About the book:

Title: The Heart of the Mountains

Author: Pepper D. Basham

Genre: Inspirational Historical Romantic Fiction

To escape a forced marriage, Cora Taylor travels from England to the Blue Ridge Mountains in search of her brother, who is working as a teacher in a mission school. She hopes to find a place where her nursing skills and independent ideas will be accepted and appreciated, but nothing prepares her for the wild mixture of isolation, community, brokenness, and hope within these mountains…or in the person of Jeb McAdams.
Returning from the devastation of World War 1 emotionally damaged, Jeb McAdams struggles against the rampant mountain alcoholism to soothe his nightmares. It’s easy to hide within the mountains, or it was, before Cora Taylor arrives. Now, she seems to show up at every turn, bringing her ideas, curiosity, and beautiful eyes with her. Their mutual understanding of the costs of war leads to an unspoken bond that develops into a hesitant friendship. As Cora turns her nursing experience and determination on establishing hygiene and education for women in the Appalachian community while also attempting to rescue Jeb from his own ghosts, Cora and Jeb’s partnership turns into a project of celebrating the gifts within Appalachia. But when the past sweeps back into their lives and an outbreak of scarlet fever threatens the future, will Cora and Jeb find a way to work together – even if it means unplanned matrimony – or will their different lives and brokenness tear them apart.

Purchase Links Amazon || B&N || Baker Book House


About Pepper Basham



I love a good romance, whether it’s set in an Edwardian era manor house or a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Readers enjoy my fun, dramatic, heart-warming, and inspirational novels with the certainty of a happily-ever-after.

Though some of my contemporaries have a Britallachian twist, others are Mayberry-esque, while others bring about the elegance and struggles of the Downton Abbey era. If any of these story ideas sound good to you, take some time to peruse my cyber corner of the world. “Sit a spell” as we’d say in my neck of the woods and let me ‘spin you a yarn’ filled with a few of my favorite things.

You can find Pepper on the following social media sites. Website || Facebook || Instagram || Twitter 


My Thoughts

I loved returning to these mountains and the characters they hold. 

Pepper Basham is known for sharing part of her family history along with the faith, love, and strength of the hardworking people of Appalachia. 

As with every Basham novel the story is filled with humor, faith, and warmth. You can count on snarky banter between the hero and heroine and this book is no different. 

This book is chock full of history, faith, forgiveness, hope, and bravery. The most important, love, love of the purest form that only comes from our Heavenly Father.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

 

1 comment:

Cindy said...

I love her books and enjoyed this one! Lovely review.

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