Courage in the Storm by Laurel Blount
Miriam and Reuben’s moving,
uplifting, emotional story in Courage in the Storm by Laurel Blount, book three
in the Johns Mill Amish Romance series, tugs at
your heart, holding you hostage until the very last page. This was a
story I could not put down, reading it in one day.
Miriam Hochstedler hasn't stepped off her parent's farm since
witnessing their murder over a year ago by an Englischer . She's been living
with her brother Joseph and his wife Naomi, trying to live day to day without
the crippling anxiety. This experience has imprisoned her on the farm and does
not allow her to visit her sister, church or anywhere outside of her home farm.
It even took her a while to venture into the chicken yard. Reuben Brenneman is a horse trainer who really
understands traumatized animals, possibly since he was abused as a child. He
left his Amish upbringing and faith years ago to get away from his abusive
drunk father. Reuben arrives to retrain Breeze, a gelding, who has been
traumatized after an accident and seems to only respond, cautiously, only to
Miriam.
It turns out Miriam, Reuben and Breeze are very much alike. Reuben, too,
has deep pain, especially as the church, in his community, never worked hard enough
to set his father straight. Miriam, Breeze, the horse, and Reuben all need to
learn to trust: Miriam in herself, Reuben in G-d, and Breeze in humans. They
each benefit from this situation; as healing comes from unlikely and unusual
places. The path is not easy, nor is it smooth and contains a bit of heartbreak.
This was such a beautiful story of two lost souls finding each other and
overcoming the damage that kept them from living a normal life.
Ms. Blount is a wonderful storyteller who creates stories that touch
one's heart with great characters full of faith, love, and emotion that reaches
deep and is lasting. She wove together the parallels of Miriam
Hochstedler and Reuben Brenneman into a moving and heartfelt story. The message of love, faith, and forgiveness stood strong;
making this sweet and inspiration read one I could not put down, draw me in,
making me forget it was fiction. I highly recommend Courage in the Storm to
other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a
complimentary copy of this book.
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