A Chance at Forever
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In early 1900s Kansas, Mercy McClain, determined to protect Teaville's children from the bullying she experienced as a child, finds fulfillment working at the local orphanage and serving on the school board. When Aaron Firebrook, the classmate who bothered her more than any other, petitions the board for a teaching position, she's dead set against him getting the job. Aaron knows he deserves every bit of Mercy's mistrust, but he's returned to his hometown a changed man and is seeking to earn forgiveness of those he wronged. He doesn't expect Mercy to like him, but surely he can prove he now has the best interests of the children at heart. Will resentment and old wounds hold them back, or can Mercy and Aaron put the past behind them in time to face the unexpected threats to everything they're working for?
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2 primary books4 released books#3 in Teaville Moral Society
Teaville Moral Society is a 4-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Karen Witemeyer, Mary Connealy, and Regina Jennings.
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Whew...what a beautifully crafted story! I have a hard time reading Melissa Jagears's books quickly because I just want to soak up all the details. I managed to make this one last a week. Of course, though, I finished the last hundred or so pages in a single night because I simply couldn't stop to put it down.
At the end, I had warm fuzzies and a deep regret over having to say goodbye to these characters. The small-town feel is authentically crafted and made me feel like I could go visit it if I lived a century ago. The epilogue was good, but not enough material on my new “friends” to satisfy me. I want more books set here!
I've always liked the name Mercy and I loved how our heroine embodies some of this and seeks to live up to her name. I loved the Christian lessons included. Aaron was an enjoyable and believable character also. I really admired his gutsy decision to come back to the town where he had been a bully and been miserable in order to try to make amends. I love how their story unfolds gently until everything about the past is understood and there's just the present and future to deal with.
I really have a hard time with writing reviews on books I love too much. In fact, a lot of the books on my favorites shelf don't have reviews because of that. I highly recommend the whole series, and this is a great story to end it with (though I will continue to protest the series having to end.)
Content: some mention of the shady houses of the red-light district. Some drinking/drunkenness, not condoned.
Thanks to the author for a free copy of the book in exchange for a review.
