Review: A Promise for Ellie

A Promise for Ellie by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 💛💛💛

After listening to the first few minutes, I realised something is missing. However, I was sitting in traffic so continued listening and soon the characters drew me in, and I did not mind that series is a sequel series for the Red River of the North series and part of the bigger Blessing ND series.

Though I think I would have understood and appreciated the backstory of all the characters more if I have read the previous series, as well as Andrew and Ellie's relationship, it did not take away from my enjoyment of this story.

Through the characters, various difficult issues were discussed and addressed in this book, miscarriages being one key issue.

Andrew and Ellie's character growth was strong - especially Andrew who still had growing up to do.

*I listened to the audiobook on Scribd.*


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About the book:

Ellie Wold can't wait to graduate from high school. She and Andrew Bjorklund have been waiting to get married since. . .well, since forever, and in June they will finally wed. When Andrew announces they have to postpone the wedding, she's disappointed but takes it in stride there must be a good reason, or Andrew's pa wouldn't ask it of them. But Andrew is angry and can't understand why Ellie isn't upset too, especially when they'd been planning to "marry up" ever since they were in grade school. Disgruntled, he works out his frustration in stubborn determination to finish building their barn and mail order house, working himself to exhaustion. But just when the new house is nearly finished, an unthinkable tragedy occurs. Throwing aside the vow he made to Ellie, Andrew seeks revenge. . . As their plans unravel, it looks as if their love may not survive. Is this the end of their dream? (Daughters of Blessing Book 1)

About the author:

Award-winning and bestselling author Lauraine Snelling has over 80 books published with sales of over 4.5 million. Her original dream was to write horse books for children. Today, she writes adult novels about real issues centered on forgiveness, loss, domestic violence and cancer in her inspirational contemporary women’s fiction titles and historical series, including the favorite, Blessing books about Ingeborg Bjorklund and family.

Lauraine enjoys helping others reach their writing dreams by teaching at writer’s conferences across the county. She and her husband Wayne have two grown sons, and a daughter in Heaven. They live in the Tehachapi Mountains with a Basset named Sir Winston ob de Mountains, Lapcat, and “The Girls” (three golden hens).