Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Beyond the Ashes by Karen Barnett #BookReview

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About Beyond the Ashes:

Where better to rebuild and face one's fears than in 1906 San Francisco, a city rising from the ashes?

Ruby Marshall, a young widow, is certain she'll discover new purpose assisting her brother Robert with his cancer research, but she doesn't anticipate finding new love.

Dr. Gerald Larkspur dreams of filling his empty home with family, but he'd always hoped it would be a wife and children. In the aftermath of the great earthquake, the rooms are overflowing with extended family and friends left homeless by the disaster. When Robert's widowed sister arrives, the close quarters seem close indeed.

Ruby and Gerald's fledgling romance is put at risk when Gerald develops symptoms of the very disease they're striving to cure. Together they must ask---is it worth a second chance at love when time might be short?

My thoughts:

In this second book of the Golden Gate Chronicles series we get to know Robert's Marshall's sister Ruby, who wants to start a new life away from all her friends that are getting married. I found this story as intriguing as the first book where we are introduced to Robert, Dr. Gerald and Abby. Ruby meets Dr. Gerald Larkspur who seems to understand her and against her will she falls in love with him after telling herself that she doesn't want to fall in love again so she doesn't suffer loss again. In the end she learns that it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. This is a great story about realizing that we are not in control of our lives, God is and we need to have faith in him. I am anxious to read the next book "Through the Shadows" to learn more about Robert and Ruby's younger sister Elizabeth. Purchase a copy on Amazon


About Karen Barnett:

She is the author of Beyond the Ashes, Out of the Ruins, and Mistaken. Named the 2013 Writer of Promise by Oregon Christian Writers, Karen lives in Albany, Oregon, with her husband and two kids. When she's not writing novels, she loves speaking at women's events, libraries, and book clubs. Connect with Karen on her website, Twitter, and Facebook.

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