Starving Hearts
(Triangular Trade Trilogy #1)
By Janine Mendenhall
Christian Historical Romantic Suspense
Paperback & ebook, 300 Pages
May 16th 2016 by Heritage Beacon Fiction
Carol Award Finalist
Selah Award Finalist
Plagued by nightmares, Annette yearns to find her anonymous rescuer — the man who saved her life from a near deadly assault. Deep inside she is starving for companionship and a mutually respectful relationship. When Mr. Peter Adsley, an abolitionist pastor dealing with his own emotional baggage, agrees to a clandestine meeting, the event appears providential. But self-doubt, deception, and the schemes of a mutual enemy threaten to keep the pair apart. A phantom adversary will stop at nothing to win Annette’s dowry for himself, even if it means killing Peter.
Praise for the Book
“Not only is this a
delightful regency romance but it is also suspense filled mystery of the very
best kind." - Amazon Review
"The author did a great job, maybe too great a job, describing the slave scenes. Spine tingling and suspenseful. I was biting my nails throughout much of this book." - Amazon Review
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Never Past Hope
(Triangular Trade Trilogy #2)
By Janine Mendenhall
Christian Historical Romantic Suspense
Paperback & ebook, 308 Pages
September 10th 2018 by Heritage Beacon Fiction
Miss Mary Hope Adsley always considered herself to be the sensible one. But now, her sensibilities are unraveling around a man she thought she knew. After he attempted to marry her best friend—for money, no less—authorities charge Sir Steven Likebridge with masquerading as a gentleman and abduction. With his execution days away, Mary Hope desperately seeks to learn the truth about the man she loves.
Will the truth turn out to be worse than his lies?
Praise for the Book
"I thoroughly enjoyed this clean, historical fiction… enjoyed most that it is not the usual presentation of a regency novel.” - Amazon Review
“A lovely story that shows how despicable each of us can be and yet God not only still loves us, but He was willing to die for us.” - Amazon Review
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Never Past Hope Excerpt
Stephen’s Reaction to Mary Hope visiting him in prison
Steven worked to stop the coughing as her lingering touch penetrated deep into his soul.
“Mr. Likebridge, you needn’t distress yourself so,” she encouraged. “All will be well.”
A whisper of concern. He noticed it under her gentle words. Of course, she would worry. She was always so sympathetic. But this wretched coughing, he must stop it. What if she took ill?
Oh, LORD, may it never be!
She had jeopardized herself in so many ways, the least of which was her reputation, so he mustn’t waste a single minute before she must leave. He clamped his jaw shut, and held it, forbidding more coughs from returning. His effort did little to stop the overwhelming urge that pressed like grindstone against his chest, however. The coughs stopped, though.
“There now.” Her voice sounded easier. “You seem a little better.”
She closed fingers around his hands, squeezing lightly before releasing them. An agonizingly cold spot developed where they had been, but he was able to straighten up. With chains clinking, he scooted his chair closer to the small table separating them.
“Would you care for some soup? It is still warm.” How she smiled. Divine. He simply gazed at her, almost afraid she would go if he moved.
“Confirm you will not harm her, Likebridge, and I will step out. Then as soon as she is finished, I will remove her from this place.”
Starting from her wondrous auburn hair parted in the middle and lying smoothly along her peach-tinted cheeks, Steven perused every detail of her face as if he were caressing it with his fingertips. He remembered her arched brows and those lovely coffee-colored eyes with their fringe of delicate lashes as if he had seen her only yesterday. When he reached her rose-bud lips, which he so desired, he gazed a few seconds longer. Then their eyes locked.
Miss Adsley was perfect in all ways, especially in her willingness to endure his direct appraisal of her features, and he loved her all the more for it.
I am the last person to think of hurting her, Adsley. She is my life, but she shall never know it. Condemning her to live out her years tainted by a connection with me is abhorrent, and I will do everything in my power to make her leave as soon as possible.
About the Author
I love losing myself somewhere in time with Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice or a number of other classics like Jane Eyre and Redeeming Love. I cry over most things Nicholas Sparks (because they usually end sadly) and Amazing Grace, both the movie and the hymn, because they lead to the Ultimate happily ever after.
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