Washington State, 1893When Lily Lexington Bremmer arrives in Kamola with her young son, she’s reluctant to join the social center of her new community, the quilting circle, but the friendly ladies pull her in. She begins piecing a sunshine and shadows quilt because it mirrors her life. She has a secret that lurks in the shadows and hopes it doesn’t come out into the light. Dark places in her past … in her past are best forgotten, but her new life is full of sunshine. Will her secrets cast shadows on her bright future?
Widower Edric Hammond and his father are doing their best to raise his two young daughters. He meets Lily and her son when they arrive in town and helps her find a job and a place to live. Lily resists Edric’s charms at first, but finds herself falling in love with this kind, gentle man and his two darling daughters. Lily has stolen his heart with her first warm smile, but he’s cautious about bringing another woman into his girls’ lives due to the harshness of their own mother.
Can Edric forgive Lily her past to take hold of a promising chance at love?
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” The Widow’s Plight” {The Quilting Circle, Book 1} By: Mary Davis; Narrated by: Pamela Gregory
I truly enjoyed my time with Lily as she finds her way through the “DARK” fearfulness that encompassed her life, and into the “LIGHT” that can fill one’s life with hope and purpose. Of course, I loved Edric, a truly sweet special person, someone most all of us would love to have in our lives. It is an 1890’s Western American sweet Romance with a mix of suspense and a dash of humor. Well, maybe the humor was my warped sense of humor, but it is a light easy long read.
I appreciated the vocabulary and the pace of the story, and, really liked the voice(s) of the narrator Pamela Gregory.
note: I received a download code from the author with the hope I would write a review; thus this honest review.
Lily Bremmer was a tormented and abused wife and mother. When she catches her husband choking their son she decides to do what a Mother would do and protect her child. She strikes her husband and believes she’s killed him. She flee’s town with Toby and ends up in Kamola where she meets Edric the town sheriff as she tries to get off the train. He helps her and becomes interested in her. Lily and Toby need a new start. This is a sweet, clean, historical romance that will keep you rooting for Lily, Toby and Edric!
I listened to the audible edition of this book. This was my first exposure to Mary Davis. I absolutely loved this book! The writing was well done, the characters were well developed, and the narration was absolutely amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the narrator as she did a great job with reading, inflection, and various accents and voices. I applaud Ms. Davis for her excellence in writing. Definitely recommend both the audible and written copy of this book.
*I received a free audible copy in exchange for an honest review
Sometimes, trouble always follows.
Lily takes her son and runs as fast and as far as she can from her dead abusive husband. Imagine her horror when she finds out that the man courting her is the law.
Of course, when trouble comes to town, Lily runs again. If she goes to jail, her son will have no one to take care of him.
Can she face her past to secure her future?
Warning, domestic violence and abuse are a constant theme in this tale; it is central to the plot.
THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT By Mary Davis
5 stars
April 11, 2019
A sensitive book about spouse and child abuse. You get to watch this fearful mother and son find, peace, joy and love in the new town, but will it last? Mary stitches together a sweet story just as the quilting group stiches the quilt together. Piece by piece, with kindness and love, this young mother, Lily truly blossoms! Beautiful!
This historical fiction romance tooks the readers into Lily life, full of hard choises, tender love for her son, strange and new places, hidden past, hope for a better future. As in life happen, it’s difficult to trust people after bad experiences, so if for Lily.
This book is set in year 1836, but could be a story about nowadays, because it’s so realistic, and tells about actual themes with a good characters and great world building. I’m barely put down the book, enjoy reading it!
The Widow’s Plight (The Quilting Circle #1) by Mary Davis – Lily’s husband nearly kills her and her young son, so she buys a train ticket west to hide from her past. While she and Toby fight the fears of sustained abuse, they find refuge in a boarding house. With the locals, including the widowed sheriff, to champion their cause they begin to make a home. But drama! A lovely story! Happy Reading!
This was a heartbreaking story to read. To have abuse is a real thing but to read about it being done to a child is another. It happens a lot I know but Toby is so little and to see the end result even with his young age. Heartbreaking. Yes I let a bit out there. Lily is a strong woman of this time period. She has the strength a loving mother should always have toward any child. Hers of anyone else’s. Edric is a great father. Even with the help from his own father his two small girls are good. You can tell a loving home when you see it.
I enjoyed listening to this book. Pamela Gregory does a fantastic job narrating this story. Mary Davis has created a wonderful town in Kamola. I look forward to revisiting the town to read more about the residents.