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A Desperate Hope
by Elizabeth Camden
Finally! A Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden is the third book in the Empire State series. I have been waiting to read this book for some time because Eloise is such a mysterious character in the previous book and I am happy to hear her story.
Eloise is an incredibly intelligent young woman with a knack for numbers. She has a job as an accountant working for a company that will engineer the building of a massive reservoir. She is told to go down to the construction site and give estimates to the town there so they can move before the construction. Eloise is familiar with the town since she grew up nearby. Obviously, the town is not happy about having to relocate and don’t provide a warm welcome. The town’s mayor is Alex Duval, Eloise’s first love. They were separated as teens after their affair had been discovered. Now, they are on opposite sides. That isn’t all, there is sabotage lurking nearby making it difficult for both sides to proceed with plans. Eloise and Alex need to work together to find out who is behind the sabotage and make a plan that benefits the town and the state. However, their past feelings make that difficult.
One thing that I love about this series is that every main character is a woman, who is incredibly intelligent, who works twice as hard to be taken seriously in the world of men. The characters have amazing development but it is their courage to preserve that always adds such an amazing layer to the story. The men in the story were a little lackluster for me. I wasn’t a fan of either love interest.
Even though this book is Christian historical fiction, it is not preachy which I really appreciate. Her characters are real and make real decisions, which makes them so much more relatable. Another thing about this series, Camden always has incredible historical detail. Some may say it slows the pace down but I think it adds so much to the story.
Overall, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars!
This book releases on February 5th!!!
Thank you NetGalley and Bethany House for a copy of the book!
Eloise is an incredibly intelligent young woman with a knack for numbers. She has a job as an accountant working for a company that will engineer the building of a massive reservoir. She is told to go down to the construction site and give estimates to the town there so they can move before the construction. Eloise is familiar with the town since she grew up nearby. Obviously, the town is not happy about having to relocate and don’t provide a warm welcome. The town’s mayor is Alex Duval, Eloise’s first love. They were separated as teens after their affair had been discovered. Now, they are on opposite sides. That isn’t all, there is sabotage lurking nearby making it difficult for both sides to proceed with plans. Eloise and Alex need to work together to find out who is behind the sabotage and make a plan that benefits the town and the state. However, their past feelings make that difficult.
One thing that I love about this series is that every main character is a woman, who is incredibly intelligent, who works twice as hard to be taken seriously in the world of men. The characters have amazing development but it is their courage to preserve that always adds such an amazing layer to the story. The men in the story were a little lackluster for me. I wasn’t a fan of either love interest.
Even though this book is Christian historical fiction, it is not preachy which I really appreciate. Her characters are real and make real decisions, which makes them so much more relatable. Another thing about this series, Camden always has incredible historical detail. Some may say it slows the pace down but I think it adds so much to the story.
Overall, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars!
This book releases on February 5th!!!
Thank you NetGalley and Bethany House for a copy of the book!