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The Soldier's Wife
"Promise Me You'll Help Her."
Former Union soldier Jeremiah "Jack" Murphy should never have given his word to a dying man, especially a Rebel. But now he feels honor-bound to carry the message to the man's young bride. Besides, with false charges following him, Jack needs somewhere to turn. After he fulfills his promise, perhaps the North Carolina mountains can give this weary soldier some shelter.
Yet when he meets beautiful widow Sayer Garth, leaving is the last thing on Jack's mind. Sayer, and her young sisters-in-law, need help that Jack is more than willing to provide. If only he could be certain that his presence—and his secrets—won't put them all at risk….
Former Union soldier Jeremiah "Jack" Murphy should never have given his word to a dying man, especially a Rebel. But now he feels honor-bound to carry the message to the man's young bride. Besides, with false charges following him, Jack needs somewhere to turn. After he fulfills his promise, perhaps the North Carolina mountains can give this weary soldier some shelter.
Yet when he meets beautiful widow Sayer Garth, leaving is the last thing on Jack's mind. Sayer, and her young sisters-in-law, need help that Jack is more than willing to provide. If only he could be certain that his presence—and his secrets—won't put them all at risk….
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 7, 2012
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Cheryl Reavis
53 books37 followersAKA Cinda Richards
Former public health nurse, now award-winning romance novelist, Cheryl Reavis, describes herself as a "late bloomer." Her Silhouette Special Edition™, A CRIME OF THE HEART, reached millions of readers in Good Housekeeping magazine and won the Romance Writers of America's coveted RITA award the year it was published. She has also won the RITA award for her Harlequin-Silhouette novels, PATRICK GALLAGHER'S WIDOW, THE PRISONER, and THE BRIDE FAIR. BLACKBERRY WINTER, THE BARTERED BRIDE and a Berkley novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, have been RITA award finalists. She has received numerous awards from Romantic Times magazine.
Her award-winning literary short stories have appeared in The Crescent Review, The Bad Apple, The Mosaic, The Sanskrit, Laurels, The Emrys Journal and Writer's Choice.
Publishers Weekly described her Berkley single-title novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, as "...an example of delicately crafted, eminently satisfying romantic fiction."
Former public health nurse, now award-winning romance novelist, Cheryl Reavis, describes herself as a "late bloomer." Her Silhouette Special Edition™, A CRIME OF THE HEART, reached millions of readers in Good Housekeeping magazine and won the Romance Writers of America's coveted RITA award the year it was published. She has also won the RITA award for her Harlequin-Silhouette novels, PATRICK GALLAGHER'S WIDOW, THE PRISONER, and THE BRIDE FAIR. BLACKBERRY WINTER, THE BARTERED BRIDE and a Berkley novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, have been RITA award finalists. She has received numerous awards from Romantic Times magazine.
Her award-winning literary short stories have appeared in The Crescent Review, The Bad Apple, The Mosaic, The Sanskrit, Laurels, The Emrys Journal and Writer's Choice.
Publishers Weekly described her Berkley single-title novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, as "...an example of delicately crafted, eminently satisfying romantic fiction."
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June 19, 2013
Oh my, just wonderful. It's the kind of story that takes your insides and twists them periodically as you root for the characters and feel their emotion. I couldn't put it down. The characters are fully formed, loved them all, even the gruff old lady neighbor with a heart of gold. Terrific story!! It deserves more than 5 stars
April 15, 2019
This book is about my favorite time period in American history: The Civil War. During the last days of the war, Jeremiah (Northern army) comes upon a dying soldier from the Southern side. Thomas Henry Garth begs Jeremiah to go to see his wife and tell her his dying words and give her the letters he had not been able to mail. Jeremiah doesn't know what to do but to comply with his wish. So he buries the dead man; the war soon ends and Jeremiah is free to leave.
However, Jeremiah stops off to see his former fiance' and ask her some hard questions about why she had not waited but married a rich man who had not gone to war. She begs Jeremiah to help her escape from a terrible marriage and when he refuses, she makes false claims against Jeremiah. Her husband puts Jeremiah in danger by hiring bounty hunters to find him and kill him. Jeremiah thinks this is a great time to go south, where no one will expect him to travel.
Jeremiah meets Sayer Garth and her two sisters-in-law. They are in danger from Thomas Henry's uncle. In spite of Jeremiah still combatting his own PSTD, he tries to help the three. He has an interesting ally, Rorie Conley. She adds much-needed humor to the novel. Cheryl Reavis is a fantastic author; I didn't think it was as good as some of her others, but still a good story.
However, Jeremiah stops off to see his former fiance' and ask her some hard questions about why she had not waited but married a rich man who had not gone to war. She begs Jeremiah to help her escape from a terrible marriage and when he refuses, she makes false claims against Jeremiah. Her husband puts Jeremiah in danger by hiring bounty hunters to find him and kill him. Jeremiah thinks this is a great time to go south, where no one will expect him to travel.
Jeremiah meets Sayer Garth and her two sisters-in-law. They are in danger from Thomas Henry's uncle. In spite of Jeremiah still combatting his own PSTD, he tries to help the three. He has an interesting ally, Rorie Conley. She adds much-needed humor to the novel. Cheryl Reavis is a fantastic author; I didn't think it was as good as some of her others, but still a good story.
April 16, 2019
Fantastic. Phenomenal.
November 25, 2012
Title: The Soldier’s Wife
Author: Cheryl Reavis
Series: Love Inspired Historical
Chapters: 12 plus epilogue
Pages: 283
Genre: Christian Historical fiction Christian historical romance
Rating: 4 ½ stars
Jeremiah “Jack” Murphy made a promise to dying Rebel soldier to tell the soldier’s wife what happened to him and to take the letters that he wrote to her. After the war he travels to North Carolina to deliver the letters and the news. Even though he is running from something from his home town.
Sayer Garth is trying to work her husband’s homestead and look after his two younger sisters. She wonders what happened to her husband till Jeremiah shows up with the news she had been dreading.
I enjoyed reading The Soldier’s Wife, but it was not my favorite Love inspired Historical. It was however a quick and relaxing read.
Author: Cheryl Reavis
Series: Love Inspired Historical
Chapters: 12 plus epilogue
Pages: 283
Genre: Christian Historical fiction Christian historical romance
Rating: 4 ½ stars
Jeremiah “Jack” Murphy made a promise to dying Rebel soldier to tell the soldier’s wife what happened to him and to take the letters that he wrote to her. After the war he travels to North Carolina to deliver the letters and the news. Even though he is running from something from his home town.
Sayer Garth is trying to work her husband’s homestead and look after his two younger sisters. She wonders what happened to her husband till Jeremiah shows up with the news she had been dreading.
I enjoyed reading The Soldier’s Wife, but it was not my favorite Love inspired Historical. It was however a quick and relaxing read.
October 3, 2012
Slowly making my way through the Harlequin pile...helping me fall asleep every night lol. This story was more on the gentle, heartwarming side -I want to say- verses something more profound/epic. Decent story regardless and it looks like there might be a sequel concerning a minor character coming up next, but don't take my word for it.
The only problem I had was that wasn't really deep, if you know what I mean. All the events were happening so fast, Jack's spiritual transition didn't seem very pronounced to me, like in countless other books of this rendition I've gone through. It just seemed lacking in that area since I've grown accustomed to reading so much of it in these books. That's my 2 cents. Over and out.
The only problem I had was that wasn't really deep, if you know what I mean. All the events were happening so fast, Jack's spiritual transition didn't seem very pronounced to me, like in countless other books of this rendition I've gone through. It just seemed lacking in that area since I've grown accustomed to reading so much of it in these books. That's my 2 cents. Over and out.
March 22, 2016
This book was much better than the usual. (And I generally enjoy the usual ones.) It's the story of two people and two young girls caught in the battle over a piece of land, and of how those people become a family. The writing was exceptional, the characters, setting and plot all above average. This book could easily be an excerpt from Christy, which I believe is the best Christian novel ever written. :) So you can tell I liked this a lot. Highly recommended to fans of historical stories as well as Christian romance.
September 30, 2013
An inspirational western written with a lovely voice. I felt connected to the H/h. In some ways it reminded me of Cold Mountain. It's easy to forget how basic life was, how little people had, and how the true value of a person was really all you had to value and hold on to. No different now, but there's so much other stuff in our modern lives, it's easy to forget or lose that knowledge. This book depicted that spartan lifestyle and the search for life's purpose very well.
October 16, 2013
I found this book incredibly boring. It has everything I love--the time period, cabins, Civil War & even a shopping trip to the general store. I feel like it lacked on the romance part & we didn't see any until around page 150. After that the romance aspect was in bits & pieces and at the end it was soooo rushed. I never got the happy "yay!" at the end, I was just happy it was done!
April 12, 2013
This was another story of the widow/daughter/sister trying to hold onto the farm/ranch/homestead after the father/husband/brother dies, with help from the cowboy/drifter/ranch hand/soldier. Insert evil uncle/neighbor/relative and we've read this story a hundred times.
Ms. Reavis does bring some style into the writing and I did find the book enjoyable, though predictable.
Ms. Reavis does bring some style into the writing and I did find the book enjoyable, though predictable.
February 5, 2014
My only complaint about this book is that there seemed to be a lack of interaction between the hero and heroine. I loved all the minor characters, but there seemed to be more emphasis on their roles in the story than there was on Jack and Sayer's relationship. That said, the plot was fast-paced and the characters real, and it's one I would read over and over again.
August 22, 2012
I was so disappointed with this book. I read another book by Cheryl Reavis and really liked it. I didn't make it a third of the way through before I couldn't stand reading it anymore. It was so choppy. I didn't like any of the characters.
October 27, 2012
I enjoyed this book about the end of the Civil war and how life went afterwards. Moving on after losing a spouse, others wanting to take advantage of the loss. The feelings that had to be faced after, not knowing if it was him that killed her husband or not. A well written story.
August 3, 2015
This was a great book. I truly enjoyed it.
September 24, 2012
A lovely, lovely story, full of tenderness and strife and against-all-odds.
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