Wednesday Wonders: THE FAITH OF A WIFE by L. A. Pattillo

Today's Wednesday Wonders features 

The Faith of a Wife 

by L. A. Pattillo

About The Faith of a Wife:

Is what they will gain, worth the cost?

A Prophet of the Lord.
A God calling for repentance.
A Danger they never knew existed.

After being thrown in prison for preaching of God in the town square, Amulek must rely on his new found faith that his family will be spared the evil running rampant through the city. Little does he know that this is only the beginning of his family's trials.

Tabitha flees with her children in order to save their lives, leaving her husband at the mercy of the courts. Not knowing if she will ever see Amulek again and with no possessions to her name, she fears they will never find a place to settle or call their own.

Are there other believers with whom they can find refuge? Or will they be forced to wander from city to city seeking for a peace that doesn't exist?

“The Faith of a Wife” is a Christian Historical Fiction Romance. These stories bring life to the men in the scriptures and the families who supported them during their God-given duties in the Ancient Americas. Each book is a stand-alone story and can be read in any order.

The Women of Faith Series
The Faith of a Bride (get the ebook for FREE by signing up for my newsletter)
The Faith of a Wife
The Faith of a Queen Sept. 2019
The Faith of a Servant TBD

Excerpt:

Amulek jolted to a stop. Again, the same words flowed through his head as he stared at the stranger. Instead of feeling anxious or worried about allowing the stranger into his home, Amulek felt strangely calm and peaceful.

Slowly, cautiously, he stepped again towards the man. Each step closer brought increased strength to his spirit. Truly this is meant to be.

Amulek paused before the man and raised a hand. “Who are you?” he whispered.

Slowly, the man raised his head. His skin was dark and from many hours in the sun. His beard and hair were long and unkempt with strains of gray intermingled with the dark hair, but his eyes were kind and held a deep wisdom. A small played on his lips as he addressed Amulek.

“I am Alma, the prophet of the Lord, and I am and hungered.”

Amulek’s eyes jolted wide open as he suddenly awoke in his bed and he sucked in a deep breath. For several moments his chest heaved as he took in the cool air of the night. A stirring to his left drew his attention and caused Amulek to turn his head.

“Are you all right, my husband?” Tabitha's sweet voice drifted on the evening breeze and helped calm his erratic heartbeat.

“Yes,” he croaked out. “Yes, Tabitha. I am well.” He reached out and pulled her into his arms, finding comfort as her head rested in the crook of his shoulder. “It was a dream, only a dream.”

 

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My Book Review:

I am familiar with the account of Amulek and his encounter with Alma. What I enjoyed about this story is the personal touch. Instead of family members being relegated to the impersonal designations of wife and children, the author brought this account to life in a family setting with well-developed characters. This helped broaden the impact of what it meant to this man to answer the prompting given to him in his dreams. He set aside his own business and reputation to follow the difficult path of supporting a prophet unpopular with the people of his city. He not only put himself, but also his family, at risk.

This story was well-paced, full of action and challenges as well as faith. Although leaving his family to serve the Lord created difficulties for his family and strained some relationships, this novel was also a lovely story of the power of family love. An inspirational must-read.

About L. A. Pattillo:

L.A. Pattillo is the mother of 5 busy children and wife to 1 fantastic husband by day and avid reader and writer by night. She loves her father in heaven and is active in her church. She graduated from BYU with a degree in Creative Writing and now resides with her family in the Pacific Northwest.

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The Faith of a Bride

Wednesday Wonders: THE FORGOTTEN GIRL by Heather Chapman

Today I'm featuring 

The Forgotten Girl

by Heather Chapman

About The Forgotten Girl:

It is 1906, and sixteen-year-old Stella's life in Durliosy, Poland, is bleak. Her only hope of surviving is to travel to America, a land of freedom and opportunity, and reunite with her brother in Baltimore. There she'll find new challenges, and perhaps, if she can put her painful past behind her, a new chance for love and lasting happiness.

Excerpt:

          My brother shakes his head, and I see his shoulders rise. His eyes are dark, a faraway look in them. "You forget," he says, his voice growing deeper. "Poles are not welcome in America."

          I wipe my cheek with my sleeve, praying Jozef did not see the tear roll down it. Not welcome?

          My chest feels like it is on fire, and it is as if only my rebuttal can quench it. "We are not welcome in our own country," I say, my eyes falling to the floor.

          Jozef lets out a deep grunt, so deep that it rolls throughout the room, bouncing along the floorboards and between the others seated at the table. I lift my head to see his hand twist around the back of the chair as if meant to crush the wood between his fingers. "At least tell me you have not forgotten your Polish pride," he whispers, his voice cracking like a whip against a mule.

          I shake my head, too angry and stubborn to say anything in reply. I do not forget. I cannot forget.

My Book Review:

I enjoyed this book very much. Although this novel has its roots in the author’s own family history, it reads like the novel it is, one full of intrigue, challenges, conflict, trials and love, one that touched me emotionally at every turn. Told in the first person, the main character, Stella, is a strong-willed young woman unwilling to accept a life of an impoverished orphan subject to the abuse and control of her older brother and his wife. Although it breaks her heart to leave behind a beloved niece, she yearns to go to America to join another older brother where she hopes to enjoy some freedom and work towards a better future.

Once she arrives in America, finds her brother is not what she thought he was. He and others again threated to take away her freedom for their own benefit. Instead, she finds she must make her own life in a society and subject to laws where women do not have as many rights as men.

The author wrote her characters in a way that was believable and engendered empathy—even for those characters that were less than admirable. The story was a window into a past society. She brought to life the difficulties of a society of lower-class immigrants who spoke very little, if any, English. She touched on the deplorable working conditions and the few enjoyments of the era. Her characters never forgot that as bad as they had it in America, their family members back in the old country had it worse. At least in America, there was hope for a brighter future.

 

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About Heather Chapman:

 

Heather currently resides in Soda Springs, Idaho, with her husband and four children. She graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University. Heather has worked in various administrative assistant roles and as an event planner. Heather has also worked as a piano accompanist and piano teacher on the side. She currently spends her time writing and working as a stay-at-home mother.

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