Book Review + Giveaway: A Constant Love by Tracie Peterson

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Book Review + Giveaway: A Constant Love by Tracie Peterson

About the book

Book: A Constant Love

Author: Tracie Peterson

Genre: Historical Romance

Release date: March 4, 2025

Book Blurb

Heartache has left them emotionally desolate, but traces of love and healing could forge a future.

In the wake of a harsh winter, Micah Hamilton and Charlotte Aldrich are grappling with loss and guilt after the disaster that took the lives of their loved ones. Struggling to cope with his grief, Micah abandons his father’s dreams of a prosperous ranch and cuts himself off from the rest of the world.

Charlotte has loved Micah her entire life and is determined not to lose him as well. With her mother’s help, she begins coaxing Micah to live again. Despite their enduring heartache, the affection between them deepens, but just as Charlotte thinks her dreams may come true, a scorned suitor threatens everything she holds dear. Micah and Charlotte must embark on a journey of healing and renewal to build a life founded on faith, hope, and love.

My review

I’ve enjoyed each of Tracie’s books I’ve had the privilege to read, but this one… it TOTALLY BLEW ME AWAY!!!!!!!!!! It was just WONDERUFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved the themes! The characters! The story! It was all so amazing!!!!!!

Charlotte is such a strong protagonist in the best way. She has lost her father and brother but doesn’t let that stop her from helping her mother keeping their ranch growing and prosperous. I love Charlotte’s ability to look past people’s difficulties and see into their heart and their hurts and desires. She is not afraid to speak her mind and is always determined to do what she believes to be right.

Micah struggles with guilt since the death of his father. While he does turn away from God for a little bit in his grief, he learns the importance of turning back to Him for guidance and comfort. As Micah heals, he learns to reach out to others and the importance of taking care of his responsibilities. I love how protective he is and how he truly wants to help those around him, even at his lowest point.

The villain in this book was delightfully evil. His cunning tricks gave the perfect amount of danger and suspense to the book!

I LOVED the friends-to-more romance in this book!!! I love how Charlotte never gives up on Micah. It was adorable watching Micah realize that Charlotte means more to him than just being his best-friend’s little sister. The romance was just so cute!!!!!!!!!

The themes in this book were so beautiful. It dealt with mental illness and how when you open up about your struggles, it can help those around you. The theme was written perfectly, and it just felt so relevant for today.

Overall, I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to reread some of Tracie’s books now! If you enjoy Christian historical romance with a slight edge of danger and beautiful themes, you would LOVE A Constant Love by Tracie Peterson.

I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book. My opinions are my own. A positive review was not required.

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About the Author

Tracie Peterson is the bestselling author of more than 100 novels, both historical and contemporary, with more than 6 million copies sold. She has won the ACFW Lifetime Achievement Award and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Her avid research resonates in her many bestselling series. Tracie and her family make their home in Montana.

More from Tracie

A Constant Love is a book near and dear to my heart. The book deals with tragedy and loss that came about during and after the Great Die-Up—a hideous winter of blizzards and desperately cold temperatures that affected the prairie states and up into the Rockies. Many of the ranchers in the areas were completely wiped out and gave up their ranches when their cattle died off in record numbers.

Ranchers and farmers had dealt with the elements turning against them prior to this, but the winter of 1886–1887 was different. The summer of 1886 had brought about record droughts, and many of the crops had failed. The livestock suffered as the grass died off and feed wasn’t readily available. By November, early and heavy snows started and continued. Temperatures dropped to record lows. In eastern Montana the temperatures were said to drop to negative 63 degrees Fahrenheit.

In January, a Chinook wind warmed things considerably, melting a lot of the snow. This just made things worse, however, because when the plunging sub-zero temperatures returned, the water froze a thick layer on top of what little grass the animals had been able to dig down to eat. Mass starvation followed, and thousands upon thousands of animals were lost. In reading about the era and all that happened, I came across comments from people that showed the great despair that flooded the states involved. The hopelessness of it all was overwhelming.

During the same time I was researching and mapping out this book, a beloved family member committed suicide. The devastation we felt was overwhelming, and it all seemed to come together with what I had been reading. I felt that deep sadness and despair. I read that some people had taken their lives after that winter. People were at a loss as to what to do, and in that day and age, the church was not always very kind to the families of those who killed themselves. As I prayed about the book I planned to write, I felt compelled to write about suicide and the ripple effect it has on family, friends, and even total strangers. I wanted to share the hope that I found in God’s Word, and A Constant Love was born.

There are times in our lives when we are overwhelmed to the point of despair, when giving up seems far easier than going on. I pray if you ever feel that way, you’ll reach out to someone and talk it through. But I also challenge those who aren’t feeling that way to be observant . . . to care about those around you enough to get in their business when things just don’t seem right. You might very well save a life. As the Bible says, we need to bear one another’s burdens. I hope you’ll keep that in mind as you read A Constant Love.

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