CFBA: Catherine's Pursuit

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Catherine's Pursuit Realms (February 5, 2013) by Lena Nelson Dooley

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Award-winning author, Lena Nelson Dooley, has more than 675,000 books in print. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers http://www.acfw.com/ and president of the local chapter, DFW Ready Writers. She’s also a member of Christian Authors Network, CROWN Fiction Marketing, and Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas.

Lena loves James, her children, grandchildren, and great grandson. She loves chocolate, cherries, chocolate-covered cherries, and spending time with friends. Travel is always on her horizon. Cruising, Galveston, the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, Mexico. One day it will be Hawaii and Australia, but probably not the same year. Helping other authors become published really floats her boat, with fifteen signing their first book contract after her mentoring. Three of her books have been awarded the Carol Award silver pins from American Christian Fiction Writers and she has received the ACFW Mentor of the Year award at their national conference. The high point of her day is receiving feedback from her readers, especially people whose lives have been changed by her books. And she loves chocolate, especially dark chocolate.

ABOUT THE BOOK

When Angus McKenna was forced to give two of his daughters to families in the wagon train, he promised he'd never try to contact them. Catherine made no such pledge. But when she sets out to find her sisters, she doesn't go alone. Angus sends Collin with her. Will they discover the two women---and love?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Catherine's Pursuit, go HERE.





MY THOUGHTS
This is the 3rd and final book in the McKenna's daughters series, and most definitely a stand alone book.

Can you imagine learning that there are two more of you?  I cannot begin to imagine what that would feel like, but I do know that I would most likely do the same thing that Catherine did, and pursue them.  How would you feel if your parent hid the truth for 18 years, keeping your siblings from you?  It would not be easy to forgive, and this book deals with forgiveness, as well as courage.

You will find quite a bit of history woven throughout the story, through Catherine's travels as well as through Collin's journey through shipwreck and storms.

An entertaining read!  

*I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for review from CFBA