Searching for You by Jody HedlundMy rating: 💛💛💛💛
This was a lovely conclusion to the Orphan Train series.
Reinhold was one character who grabbed my heartstrings in book one, and a character I loved seeing throughout the series and was hoping for a HEA for. Even though he was the one left behind in book one and two, I think the best was left for last, since his and Sophie's story was sweet, unique and a favourite marriage for convenience story.
I especially enjoyed the growth both Sophie and Reinhold went through from book 1 and how they found their true identity, not one based on parents or past mistakes. The reconciliation scene with his sisters was quite emotional.
This series was such an eye opener of how orphans were treated, some was lucky and some unfortunately received a bad deal with no one fighting for them.
*I listened to this on Scribd.*
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About the book:
Despite years on the run, Sophie Neumann is determined to care for two young children. She won't abandon them the way she thinks her older sisters abandoned her. But times are growing desperate, and when she falls in with the wrong crowd and witnesses a crime, she realizes fleeing 1850s New York is her only option.
Disappearing with her two young charges into a group of orphans heading west by train, Sophie hopes to find safety and a happy life. When the train stops in Illinois for the first placement of orphans, Sophie faces the most difficult choice of her life.
Reinhold Weiss has finally purchased his own small farm. With mounting debts, a harvest to bring in, and past scars that haunt him, he's in no position to give his heart away . . . but can he say no when his long-lost friend shows up on a nearby train pleading for his help?
Disappearing with her two young charges into a group of orphans heading west by train, Sophie hopes to find safety and a happy life. When the train stops in Illinois for the first placement of orphans, Sophie faces the most difficult choice of her life.
Reinhold Weiss has finally purchased his own small farm. With mounting debts, a harvest to bring in, and past scars that haunt him, he's in no position to give his heart away . . . but can he say no when his long-lost friend shows up on a nearby train pleading for his help?
About the author:
Jody Hedlund is the author of over thirty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Award.
Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. Although Jody prefers to experience daring and dangerous adventures through her characters rather than in real life, she’s learned that a calm existence is simply not meant to be (at least in this phase of her life!).
When she’s not penning another of her page-turning stories, she loves to spend her time reading, especially when it also involves consuming coffee and chocolate.
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