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Steadfast
by Sarina Bowen
The True North series is probably my favorite series of all time. It owns my heart and soul. I love every single book in the series—they are all outstanding—but Steadfast is special in a way that I can’t easily put to words. It’s an emotional journey that will leave you breathless with its intensity and rawness. It will squeeze your heart, and hopefully open your mind.
Steadfast is the second book in the True North series, and a standalone, so you can read it without reading any other book.
Jude Nickel has to rebuild his life after spending three years in prison. He’s been clean and sober for five months now, and he’s returning home to Colebury Vermont after working for the Shipleys. Going back is the last thing he wants, but he’s out of options. He’s an ex-con with a drug addiction, so finding a job is not going to be easy.
The last person he expects to find still in Colebury is his ex-girlfriend, Sophie Haines. He’s still in love with her, but believes he’s not worthy of her. But keeping his distance proves to be impossible, so he and Sophie will need to deal with their past in order to move on. Some of the truths they start to uncover lead to more than one question that has no answer, and finding the answers could lead them to trouble they were not expecting.
Steadfast is a little darker than the other stories in the series, but it has everything to do with the fact that Jude is a recovering addict and an ex-con. His outlook on life is definitely bleak. You can feel his hopelessness. He’s filled with regret, pain, and guilt. Sophie is trapped in the past and trying to make a future for herself. Jude’s return brings her a lot of pain, but also the realization that she needs to move on.
Steadfast is an emotional second chance, forbidden love story about forgiveness, true love, and moving on. Jude needs to find forgiveness in the people he wronged, but he also needs to forgive himself. And that journey is what this story is all about. It’s heartbreakingly real and painfully raw at times. It’s also beautifully written, and it doesn’t lack witty moments. It’s the real deal.
One of the things I admire most about this series is the cast of characters. They add so much depth to the story. The Shipleys are a beautiful family that you can’t help but want to be a part of, and every one of them has something to offer. The setting is also beautifully accomplished. This might be a darker side of Sarina Bowen’s magic Vermont, but it gives it complexity and depth, and the atmosphere she created in this story is palpable and realistic.
I loved Steadfast so much. It’s compelling in every sense. The story, the characters, the setting, the plot twist. It’s worth more than five stars. Steadfast will break your heart and put it back together again in the best possible way. And it will definitely leave you wanting more.
Steadfast is the second book in the True North series, and a standalone, so you can read it without reading any other book.
Jude Nickel has to rebuild his life after spending three years in prison. He’s been clean and sober for five months now, and he’s returning home to Colebury Vermont after working for the Shipleys. Going back is the last thing he wants, but he’s out of options. He’s an ex-con with a drug addiction, so finding a job is not going to be easy.
The last person he expects to find still in Colebury is his ex-girlfriend, Sophie Haines. He’s still in love with her, but believes he’s not worthy of her. But keeping his distance proves to be impossible, so he and Sophie will need to deal with their past in order to move on. Some of the truths they start to uncover lead to more than one question that has no answer, and finding the answers could lead them to trouble they were not expecting.
Steadfast is a little darker than the other stories in the series, but it has everything to do with the fact that Jude is a recovering addict and an ex-con. His outlook on life is definitely bleak. You can feel his hopelessness. He’s filled with regret, pain, and guilt. Sophie is trapped in the past and trying to make a future for herself. Jude’s return brings her a lot of pain, but also the realization that she needs to move on.
Steadfast is an emotional second chance, forbidden love story about forgiveness, true love, and moving on. Jude needs to find forgiveness in the people he wronged, but he also needs to forgive himself. And that journey is what this story is all about. It’s heartbreakingly real and painfully raw at times. It’s also beautifully written, and it doesn’t lack witty moments. It’s the real deal.
One of the things I admire most about this series is the cast of characters. They add so much depth to the story. The Shipleys are a beautiful family that you can’t help but want to be a part of, and every one of them has something to offer. The setting is also beautifully accomplished. This might be a darker side of Sarina Bowen’s magic Vermont, but it gives it complexity and depth, and the atmosphere she created in this story is palpable and realistic.
I loved Steadfast so much. It’s compelling in every sense. The story, the characters, the setting, the plot twist. It’s worth more than five stars. Steadfast will break your heart and put it back together again in the best possible way. And it will definitely leave you wanting more.