A Love to Behold (Forever Freedom Book 3)

Product DescriptionTwo years after the Civil War, Lydia Albright, 27, is an established teacher in Boston when she senses God's call to leave the comfort and security of her job and go south. She accepts a position to teach in a school for former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina. A church there that's affiliated with the American Missionary Association offers support, along with room and board at the parsonage. The Ku Klux men are hell-bent on seeing that the new school fails. Lydia?s life is threatened, and the parsonage, church, and school are vandalized. But they haven't contended with a strong, determined woman like Lydia before. It also helps that she has a couple potential suitors on her side.A Love to Behold is a tale of people who grow strong in the face of adversity and a church that learns love, compassion, and acceptance, even in the face of cruelty and hatred.ReviewHere are some things readers said about Sharlene MacLaren's last novel:Their Daring Hearts is book two from the Forever Freedom series. I loved book one so much that I preordered this one six months before it was released. I am so glad I did! I was thrilled with every single page. Sharlene MacLaren surely knows how to craft a great story-this one included.... I cannot wait until book three goes up for preorder, too.I loved Their Daring Hearts, only hated to have it end. I?m a big fan of Sharlene?s writing. She?s very descriptive so it brings you right into her story and I appreciate her research on the subject she?s writing about. This well-written and action-packed story kept the pages turning as I read....Historical fiction readers will enjoy this heartwarming historical romance story. Sharlene Maclaren never fails in drawing her readers into the middle of the action, characters that become family and a message of God's faithfulness, love, grace and mercy. Her research shines through with the vivid description of scenes that is a part of our American history....I would like to see other books in her Forever Freedom Series in the future.About the AuthorSHARLENE MACLAREN?S novels include the beloved Little Hickman Creek series (Loving Liza Jane; Sarah, My Beloved; and Courting Emma); and the acclaimed historical trilogies The Daughters of Jacob Kane (Hannah Grace, Maggie Rose, and Abbie Ann), River of Hope (Livvie?s Song, Ellie?s Haven, and Sofia?s Secret), and Tennessee Dreams (Heart of Mercy, Threads of Joy, and Gift of Grace). Sharlene MacLaren lives with her husband, Cecil, in Spring Lake Michigan.