Review: Where the Road Bends

Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham
My rating: 💛💛💛💛

Rachel Fordham became an immediately "want-to-read" author after I finished her first book, and this second book I finished did not disappoint.

This was such a powerful story about second chances - how even when you were in the most desperate circumstances, when you reach out to God, he can give you a new start and hopeful future.

I believe in a God who can use the worst of circumstances for our good if we're willing. You can have a better life. Both of us, we have good things ahead.

This story was like a rollercoaster - some slower parts where the author focused on character growth, but then you get the downhills with the added danger and possible threats which caused some breath-holding moments.

I also loved how through the street urchin we could see the effect love and care from adults have on children.

I would recommend this author's books to fans of Historical Fiction.

*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.*

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About the book:

As Norah King surveys her family land in Iowa in 1880, she is acutely aware that it is all she has left, and she will do everything in her power to save it--even if that means marrying a man she hardly knows. Days before her wedding, Norah discovers an injured man on her property. Her sense of duty compels her to take him in and nurse him back to health. Little does she realize just how much this act of kindness will complicate her life and threaten the future she's planned.

Norah's care does more than aid Quincy Barnes's recovery--it awakens his heart to possibilities. Penniless and homeless, he knows the most honorable thing he can do is head on down the road and leave Norah to marry her intended. But walking away from the first person to believe in him proves much harder than he imagined.

Rachel Fordham invites you to experience the strength and beauty of love forged in the crucible of hardship in this heartwarming story.

About the author:

Rachel Fordham has long been fascinated by all things historical or in the words of her children “old stuff”.

Often the historical trivia she discovers is woven into her children's bedtime tales. Despite her love for good stories she didn’t attempt writing a novel until her husband challenged her to do so (and now she’s so glad he did). Since that time she’s often been found typing or researching while her youngest child naps or frantically writing plot twists while she waits in the school pick-up line. In addition to her passion for storytelling she enjoys reading, being outdoors and seeing new places. Rachel lives with her husband and children on an island in Washington state.

Learn more about current projects at rachelfordham.com