Harvest Of Rubies

Fun and quick read. Hit the right notes. Very predictable.

The author writes in an interview on familyfiction.com that she tries “not to fall into the world's concepts of romance, which tend to be physical and self-driven, rendering them superficial. The romances I try to capture in my novels are more complex. There is attraction. But there is so much more.”
Yes, she does that in this book but to me, the attraction is still too much. It's not as sensual as Francine River's “Redeeming love” book which I disliked but it's not that much better. If anything, after reading this book which is very well written and filled with interesting historical details - it made me give up on reading historical novels written by Christians who have a romantic touch. If you like Francine Rivers, Janette Oke, Katherine Reay, and the like, you'll probably enjoy this. For those who have a more sensitive mind to such books, please read them with care. I'll return to Isabella Macdonald Alden or Neta's Jackson's “Yada Yada” series.