Redemption

by Carolyn Davidson

Book Overview

Jake McPherson Needed a bride . . . He was a Civil War veteran, wounded in body and soul. And when his wife died unexpectedly, he retreated from life, craving only solitude and his happy memories. But... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373771495
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: HQN
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.6" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

MORE LIKE 7 STARS!!! BEGUILING, EMOTIONAL AND DEEPLY TOUCHING

With effortless flow and emotional narration, Carolyn Davidson delivers REDEMPTION - a story full of profound tenderness and deep emotion delving deep into the heart of the human spirit. Jake McPherson, is an embittered and angry man - he has the right to live as a hermit and a recluse in his boarded up house with his nine year old son Jason. He has lost much in his life - the Civil War put him in wheelchair and robbed him of his legs as well as losing his beloved wife to pneumonia. Alicia Merriweather is the town schoolteacher. At 30, she is a no-nonsense, openly spoken, stout woman who realizes that nine year old Jason is belligerent and badly behaved due to the lack of regard from his father. Allowed to run wild, Jason has no discipline and Alicia is about to put a stop to it - no student of hers is going to disrupt her classroom. Sure as you please, she waltzes into Jake's house and into his life, by standing toe-to-toe with him and lets him know exactly what is going on and what he has to do to fix it!! The nerve of the woman! But soon, Jake realizes that he needs more than a woman to keep his house clean and cook their meals. He decides that Alicia could be the right woman to be a mother to his son - so he asks her to marry him. The battle of wills continues as Alicia is constantly keeping him on his toes. Little does he realize that Alicia is the breath of fresh air his house and his life has badly needed - he comes to realize how much he cares for her as his life slowly starts to change in ways that he never knew would resurface. With flawless execution and a simple but emotional narrative, this is the story of how a woman heals a man's wounded heart and makes him whole. REDEMPTION will crawl right into your heart and will find a spot on your keeper shelf. Bravo Ms. Davidson, on a beautifully written novel that truly speaks to the heart!

Ten Stars and More!!

I have just finished reading this book after buying it this afternoon. I loved it!! I honestly cant express in words how good it was. Funny and romantic. Everything I want in a romance novel. I actually picked this book up by accident and never having read a Carolyn Davidson book, was a little leary. I will most definitely purchase more of her books in the near future!! WONDERFUL!

REDEMPTION - Hard to put it down

This is the first Carolyn Davidson book I have read and I am hooked!!! I like the language used and she describes her settings and characters so well a visual is automatically in your head. I will find her other books.

Interesting Characters

I really enjoyed this book. Finally an interesting love interest. Having a man in a wheelchair trying to take care of his son is not a topic dealt with every day. I also enjoyed that our heroine is not a breath taking beauty and he learns to see her inner beauty as he falls in love with her. This is romance, to me, at its very best.

Loved the book!

This is my first read of Carolyn Davidson's, and I plan to read more. I loved her characters. Alicia and Jake both had their inner conflicts to work out, yet both were willing to work through them. The book didn't get hung up on character neuroses, which was a nice change. Although it felt at times like Jake kept making the same brash mistakes with Alicia, at other times he did seem to really be trying, and I also enjoyed his relationship with his troubled son. The sexual relationship between Alicia and Jake was nicely done. A very compelling read that was hard to put down.