
She is forced to reveal her healing skills, however, when she lands in the middle of a bloody, long-running family feud. To protect her parents, Esther abandons her calling as a midwife and leaves her coastal Virginia home to take a position as teacher to children in rural Appalachia. “Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.Midwife Esther Cherrett follows in the footsteps of generations of women delivering babies in coastal Virginia until scandal and tragedy threaten to ruin her mother’s practice and Esther’s reputation in this third novel, which continues the Midwives Series from Eakes (the Daughters of Bainbridge House series). For more information visit the author’s website,Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group and My Book Addiction and More. Received for an honest review from the publisher. A must read for anyone who enjoys historical romance, Mountain people, and love. You will be sucked into the drama and the people of the Mountains of Virginia during the 1840’s. The plot is intriguing with realistic actions. Eakes has woven a story with realistic characters that will have you turning pages with your heart in your throat. A fast paced story that is bittersweet at times,filled with faith,and love at others. Follow, Ester Cherret,a Midwive,who is running away from a scandal,Zack Brooks and Griff Tolliver,mountain folk on a mission, on a journey of secrets,danger,and “Choices of the Heart”. Filled with deception,a Midwife,suspense,secrets,lies,scandal,seeking refuge,feuding,trust,faith,mountain people,romance, love, and a bittersweet loss. See, “Lady of the Mist” and “Heart’s Safe Passage”. It is book 3 in “The Midwives” but can be read as a stand alone. When it seems as though her past has followed her all the way into the mountains, all she wants is to run away again.In this gripping story of trust, deception, and bittersweet loss, a young woman learns the true meaning of choices of the heart.Īvailable at, Amazon,, Family Christian, Lifeway, Parable, Books-A-Million and your local bookstoreĬHOICES OF THE HEART by Laurie Alice Eakes is an exciting inspirational historical romance set in the western mountains of Virginia in 1842. There she finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud and courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict. But when a scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther takes a position as a teacher in the western mountains of Virginia instead. Esther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling.
