From the Winner of 2015’s Inspirational Readers Choice Award for The Ransom comes a new romantic adventure !
Suspected of killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but the ship’s destination is Nassau. When she spots her … she spots her husband’s brother, who is intent on seeing her hang, boarding her ship, she jumps overboard.
Elias Dutton, missionary and son of the famous pirate, Rowan Dutton, must get to Barbados as soon as possible. His sister is in danger, and his parents have charged him with her safety. He cannot let them down—again. But after rescuing a madcap woman from the bay, he now finds himself tricked into masquerading as her husband so they both can procure passage to Barbados.
Pirates, storms, shipwreck and betrayal threaten to delay the couple in their journey even as sparks fly between them. With her brother-in-law in fast pursuit, the last thing Charity wants is help from a man, especially a religious one, but she has no choice. After Elias’ heart was broken by a sordid woman who nearly ruined his life, he seeks a godly woman pure as the virgin sands of the Caribbean. He believes he has found such a woman in Charity. Until he discovers she is a murderer and is now faced with two choices: letting her go or turning her in to the authorities.
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Excellent? Outstanding? Captivating? I simply can’t find one word to describe what I felt when I finished reading Charity’s Cross. I knew I would love it because it was set on the seas of the Caribbean and told the story of an ex-pirate turned preacher and a lady who was accused of, well, who actually did, commit murder. How would MaryLu handle such an interesting situation? You’ll have to read the book to find out, but I want to go ahead and tell you what I loved most about Charity’s Cross!
The first thing that caught my attention when beginning this book was how it continued the story of so many of MaryLu’s other characters. It could easily be the fourth book in Tyndall’s “Charles Towne Belle” series and even a spin off from her “Legacy of the King’s Pirate” series as well. How? In “Charles Towne Belle” there was a fourth sister who stayed back in England, married to an abusive husband. That young lady, Charity Westcott Gregson or Lady Villemont, is our heroine in Charity’s Cross. If you read “The Reckoning” when it was released in 2015, you will meet Morgan and Rowan Dutton’s son, Elias, in this tale as well. That connection puts Charity’s Cross in a unique position – it bridges two series together in a way I will never forget. In fact, it fits both series’ so well it could be the fourth book in “Charles Towne Belle” and the sixth book in “Legacy of the King’s Pirates.” If you, like me, moan when your favorite series ends and you don’t know what will happen to the characters you fell in love with…well, one could keep themselves pretty happy if they read all nine of these books together.
The second thing I loved about this book was how the characters were so different from MaryLu’s other stories. The author is not one to repeat themes and situations in her books, but Charity’s story was so “fresh!” The plot of a pregnant murderess, a brother-in-law bent on seeing her hang and a preacher determined to protect (and maybe marry) her had me hooked from the first page. I was never bored and the ending had me sighing in satisfaction. It’s funny when, just a few chapters before the close you can be mentally screaming one thing and then completely change your mind when you see how the author ends the story. Ah!
This brings me to the next topic, when Tyndall writes a book, the love and redemption of God shines from every page. Elias’s ship – The Restoration – hints at the spiritual theme hidden within the pages. Both Charity and Elias had problems they had to deal with in their life in order for them to be completely restored to the Lord. Elias had to forgive himself for the past (you’ll just have to read the book to find out what that means!) and Charity had to realize she was blaming God for decisions she made, even when He tried to rescue her from them later on. I think that both of those things are struggles many people deal with today on a daily basis; the solution given in this book is Biblical council that can be trusted and applied to anyone’s life. Yet, don’t think that the text is “preachy” or boring – trust me, it isn’t! MaryLu had me laughing and giggling with every chapter. Her humor is great, and most importantly, clean!
“Charity’s Cross” has everything you want in a Historical Romance Novel – wit, a strong spiritual theme, dangerous plot, love and situations you’ll be staying up extra late to see how the character’s get out of. If you want something exciting, entertaining, but points you to the Lord in the end – read this book!
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Great read!!! Clean Read. No Language and G rate love scenes.