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oriannaestelle's review
4.0
My favourite collection of Christian fiction so far. Each story was satisfying- good messages, good character and plot development and no plotlines left unfinished. No story felt too short, either.
rainelle_barrett's review
5.0
Worth Fighting For, by Peg Thomas is a true inspiring story of family, protecting your land and being free. Meg and her brothers along with their parents fought hard to survive in the new colony of Philadelphia. Meg meets up with Alexander, whose family struggles with the same issues as Megs. Alexander and Meg Romance blooms in all this madness that happens around them. This story was very informative, with true details of how things where back then. The book was easy to read. The story didn’t seem dry at all. The story was told like a casual conversation. To keep the book going, supplying the facts in a way to keeps the readers interest helped this book.
Forging Forever, by Amanda Barratt is a story that tells the truth of how families suffered during hard times in the western world. Amanda tells this story of Charles and Elowyn. Their love grows as both try to cope with having luxuries given to them when both came from having nothing. Elowyn has to cope with the shame of her father auctioning her for money. Charles had to sale some of his land to a deceitful man to keep him from trying to buy Elowyn at the auction.
A Tempered Heart, by Angela Couch is a true romantic story. Angela, writing pulled the reader in the romance between Thomas Flynn
The story is written like a care and kindness. The details and visualization between scenes played out in your mind as read through the story. The storyline and plot is perfect for the telling of the story of this romance.
Malleable Heart, by Jennifer Uhlarik is a sweet love story. Leah and Bowdrie seems like a spit fire couple whose romance blossoms with entertainment at every turn. The story is soft and written with care. The reader will definitely get caught up in the story of survival. Their faith in God gets them through the hard troubles that they faces.
A Tempered Heart, by Angela Couch is a true romantic story. Angela, writing pulled the reader in the romance between Thomas Flynn I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.
Forging Forever, by Amanda Barratt is a story that tells the truth of how families suffered during hard times in the western world. Amanda tells this story of Charles and Elowyn. Their love grows as both try to cope with having luxuries given to them when both came from having nothing. Elowyn has to cope with the shame of her father auctioning her for money. Charles had to sale some of his land to a deceitful man to keep him from trying to buy Elowyn at the auction.
A Tempered Heart, by Angela Couch is a true romantic story. Angela, writing pulled the reader in the romance between Thomas Flynn
The story is written like a care and kindness. The details and visualization between scenes played out in your mind as read through the story. The storyline and plot is perfect for the telling of the story of this romance.
Malleable Heart, by Jennifer Uhlarik is a sweet love story. Leah and Bowdrie seems like a spit fire couple whose romance blossoms with entertainment at every turn. The story is soft and written with care. The reader will definitely get caught up in the story of survival. Their faith in God gets them through the hard troubles that they faces.
A Tempered Heart, by Angela Couch is a true romantic story. Angela, writing pulled the reader in the romance between Thomas Flynn I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.
michellef's review
5.0
The Blacksmith Brides is a well-written Christian historical fiction anthology.
Worth Fighting For (1774—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) by Pegg Thomas
There is talk of war, however, Meg McCraken has no time for such talk. Meg is seventeen and wants to find a beau. While Meg’s brothers and father are getting ready to fight in the war the blacksmith, Alexander Ogilvie, refused to go to war. Instead, Alexander had a desire to go west.
I was very surprised to see a distinguished visitor show up in the story and was eager to learn more. I would love to see a continuation of this story.
Forging Forever (1798—Cornwall, England) by Amanda Barratt
In his dying breath, Charles Bainbridge deeded his property to Josiah Hendrick instead of to his cousin Phineas Treverick. Elowyn Brody’s father auctioned her off calling her comely. Would her life be better? How could it? This was a beautiful story.
A Tempered Heart (1861—Charlottesville, Virginia) By Angela K. Couch
Thomas Flynn’s reward after serving as an apprentice for fifteen years was a run-down shop, a heavy lease, and debt. When Esther Mathews’s husband passed he left her with a hefty sum and with a young son. This was a wonderful story.
A Malleable Heart (California—1870) by Jennifer Uhlarik
After the passing of her parents, Leah Guthrie was appointed caretaker for her two sisters and one mischievous brother. Bo Allen and Leah Guthrie are introduced to one another because of the antics of her brother. I felt Bo and Leah worked well together.
I loved each of these stories and give Blacksmith Brides 5*/5*
Disclaimer: I receive complimentary books from various sources, including, publishers, publicists, authors, and/or NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review and have not received any compensation. The opinions shared here are my own entirely. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
Worth Fighting For (1774—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) by Pegg Thomas
There is talk of war, however, Meg McCraken has no time for such talk. Meg is seventeen and wants to find a beau. While Meg’s brothers and father are getting ready to fight in the war the blacksmith, Alexander Ogilvie, refused to go to war. Instead, Alexander had a desire to go west.
I was very surprised to see a distinguished visitor show up in the story and was eager to learn more. I would love to see a continuation of this story.
Forging Forever (1798—Cornwall, England) by Amanda Barratt
In his dying breath, Charles Bainbridge deeded his property to Josiah Hendrick instead of to his cousin Phineas Treverick. Elowyn Brody’s father auctioned her off calling her comely. Would her life be better? How could it? This was a beautiful story.
A Tempered Heart (1861—Charlottesville, Virginia) By Angela K. Couch
Thomas Flynn’s reward after serving as an apprentice for fifteen years was a run-down shop, a heavy lease, and debt. When Esther Mathews’s husband passed he left her with a hefty sum and with a young son. This was a wonderful story.
A Malleable Heart (California—1870) by Jennifer Uhlarik
After the passing of her parents, Leah Guthrie was appointed caretaker for her two sisters and one mischievous brother. Bo Allen and Leah Guthrie are introduced to one another because of the antics of her brother. I felt Bo and Leah worked well together.
I loved each of these stories and give Blacksmith Brides 5*/5*
Disclaimer: I receive complimentary books from various sources, including, publishers, publicists, authors, and/or NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review and have not received any compensation. The opinions shared here are my own entirely. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
rjd's review
3.0
This was nice. Not a favorite or even one that will stick with me long. But it was enjoyable. The stories were different enough, not just the same formulaic novellas.
I received a copy of this book to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise.
I received a copy of this book to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise.
cakt1991's review
4.0
This is another fairly solid anthology from Barbour Publishing. I love that, while they all feature blacksmith heroes, the settings run the gamut from the Revolutionary War to Victorian England to the Civil War to the Western US in the 1870s.
The last story, “A Malleable Heart” by Jennifer Uhlarik, is the most charming, with family at its core as well as romance, with Leah being a parental figure for her younger siblings, while connecting with the reclusive Bo. I also loved “Forgiving Forever” by Amanda Barratt, set in Cornwall, and I enjoyed seeing the Josiah and Elowyn come together and help each other heal. The greatest strength of Pegg Thomas’s “Forging Forever” was its historical detail, including featuring real historical figures, and the way the romance blossoms in the midst of the larger conflict.
I found “A Tempered Heart” by Angela K. Couch a bit questionable, given that the conflict between characters rested on their beliefs concerning slavery, an issue with points as described that may be historically accurate, but I don’t like the idea of a hero who’s not 100% against it in a book published in this day and age.
The last story, “A Malleable Heart” by Jennifer Uhlarik, is the most charming, with family at its core as well as romance, with Leah being a parental figure for her younger siblings, while connecting with the reclusive Bo. I also loved “Forgiving Forever” by Amanda Barratt, set in Cornwall, and I enjoyed seeing the Josiah and Elowyn come together and help each other heal. The greatest strength of Pegg Thomas’s “Forging Forever” was its historical detail, including featuring real historical figures, and the way the romance blossoms in the midst of the larger conflict.
I found “A Tempered Heart” by Angela K. Couch a bit questionable, given that the conflict between characters rested on their beliefs concerning slavery, an issue with points as described that may be historically accurate, but I don’t like the idea of a hero who’s not 100% against it in a book published in this day and age.
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