Kentucky Brides: Into the Deep/Where the River Flows/Moving the Mountain (Heartsong Novella Collection)

“All things work together for the good of those who love God.” How hard is it to remember these words when you are going through trials of this life? “Kentucky Brides” is a collection of three novellas by three talented Christian ladies.

For Jared Edwards in “Into the Deep,” it seems so hard to understand why his Aunt had to die. The Mammoth Cave in Kentucky was supposed to be a place of sure healing. Jared believes the cave to be the cave of death because he blames his Aunt's death on being placed there. Could the “cave of death” actually be the place where a new chapter of his life begins?

“Where the River Flows” is a story of a man losing the love of his life. Edward is left with a sickly infant and no wife to help care for it. Rose enters Edward and Martin’s lives as a surrogate mother. Edward is dealing with a lot of guilt. Will he be able to work through his guilt and pain and see that God is truly working in his life?

Jonas McLean is also a man who has lost the love of his wife and is a father with dependent children but no other parent to help him with the responsibility of parenting. Molly Pierpont decides to help her brother-in-law raise his children. She too knows the pain of losing someone she loves as she is not only mourning her sister but also is a widow herself. Molly has clear-cut differences from her sister. Will this couple be able to see through their mourning for loves lost and see God's guiding hand on their future?

Each of these stories is an excellent story. Each story in “Kentucky Brides” is very moving and flows beautifully from start to finish. You will find yourself cheering for these couples to see through their pain and see that with God guiding you along life's journey, you cannot lose.

Kentucky Brides: Into the Deep/Where the River Flows/Moving the Mountain (Heartsong Novella Collection)
Lauralee Bliss, Irene B. Brand, Yvonne Lehman
Barbour Publishing (2007)
ISBN 9781597898508
Reviewed by Lori Plach for Reader Views (1/08)