Celebrate Lit / September 9, 2019

Rose’s Redemption

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About the Book Rose’s Redemption

Book: Rose’s Redemption

Author: Donna L. H. Smith

Genre: Christian Western

Release Date: November 2018

A Former Dance Hall Girl. A Handsome Young Doctor. Can Rose overcome her past? That’s Rose’s Redemption

Rose Rhodes changed not only her name after the tornado; she changed her outward appearance. No more was she Rosalie O’Roarke, former dance hall girl. She loves her new work as a nurse-in-training to handsome Doctor Scott Allison.

As Scott and Rose’s relationship begins to change from professional to personal, they must deal with figures from Rose’s past who make life anything but easy. Rose is concerned that the town will discover her dance hall girl past, especially when Jake Thomas, the man who viciously beat her, asks all over town where Rosalie O’Roarke went.

But both Rose and Scott are in for surprise encounters with Christ that will change their lives forever and help them see His plan for them. In fact, they will see God at work all over New Boston.

Rose’s Redemption won second place in the 2017 Golden Leaf Award at the Advance Novelist Retreat and was a finalist in the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Phoenix Rattler Contest.

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My Thoughts on Rose’s Redemption:

When I read book one in this series, Meghan’s Choice, I wanted to know more about Rosalie! She was such a great character. I admired her spunk and pluck and wanted to know how she ended up being a dance hall girl out in Kansas.

Great read. This author has a way of making you feel like you’re there which is great! The characters are fun and evolve throughout the book. Though this is book two in a series you can easily read it without feeling like you missed out on too much that happened in book one.

This is a slow read for me. It’s not a super fast get it done so the suspense ends type of book. This is more of a slow and steady and savor the romance type book.

I recommend this book. It definitely fits for when you just want a sweet read where you’re not looking for the murderer. That’s not to say there is no small amount of mystery or suspense because there is.

You have the cowboy who brutally beat Rose back in town. He feels Rose is his property and is looking for her. As far as most people know she just disappeared after the tornado but a few know the truth that Rosalie is Rose. Can she remain safe and unharmed from him? What about love? Can a dance hall girl find love?

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of Rose’s Redemption

Donna L.H. Smith is a Kansas prairie girl transplanted to Lancaster County, PA. She is a graduate of Christian Writer’s Guild Craftsman program and holds two college degrees, both B.S. and M.A. in Mass Communication. She’s been married to a wonderful man named Kirby for thirty years. Her debut novel, Meghan’s Choice, made the finals of both the Selah and Will Rogers Medallion Awards. Rose’s Redemption, the sequel, also made the Selah Award finals in 2019. She blogs, speaks at workshops and holds inner healing retreats. Although she is at an age where many begin slowing down, she wouldn’t think of it. She served as Managing Editor of www.almostanauthor.com, an award-winning website for writers. She continues to serve as ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Mid-Atlantic Zone Director. She is also a member of AWSA’s Protégé program (Advanced Writers & Speaker’s Association).

More from Donna

Rose’s Redemption is the second book in the Known by Heart series. There were interesting challenges to this book.

First, how to change a rascal of an antagonist from Meghan’s Choice, to the romantic hero of Rose’s Redemption.

Second, I serve a supernatural God, so I wanted to include a little something different. It’s not spec-fic, but I hope people will enjoy Rafe. Answer the question for yourself whether or not he is an angel.

Third, I included in Rose’s history a bombshell from her mother. That was personal to me, only I didn’t discover it until two years ago.

The point of Rose’s Redemption is that our faith or our change cannot just be external, as Rose tried to do by changing her name, her appearance, and her profession—but an internal change of heart, too.

God is in the business of change