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My Valentine
He is the son of a prominent New York family, his future and his wife-to-be secure and glittering. She is the daughter of a Jewish tailor, her future full of the hopes and dreams of any nice Jewish girl living in the teeming Lower East Side of the late 1800's.
But ever since that day when the dashing Pierce Blackwell appeared in her father's shop, Darlene Lewy has tried—and failed—to put him out of her mind and heart. And yet she must, for her sake and his. She could never accept his Jesus as the Messiah, and he would most likely be disowned should they ever marry.
Yet Darlene's world as she knows it is about to go up in flames...and the fire won't be extinguished until the love that transcends all barriers—God's love—is fully realized.
But ever since that day when the dashing Pierce Blackwell appeared in her father's shop, Darlene Lewy has tried—and failed—to put him out of her mind and heart. And yet she must, for her sake and his. She could never accept his Jesus as the Messiah, and he would most likely be disowned should they ever marry.
Yet Darlene's world as she knows it is about to go up in flames...and the fire won't be extinguished until the love that transcends all barriers—God's love—is fully realized.
176 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 2012
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December 22, 2016
I read the newest release of this story in My Valentine (Barbour, 2017), which includes a “bonus story” titled Little Shoes and Mistletoe by Sally Laity. I selected it from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review because I've enjoyed both authors in the past.
This review is for My Valentine only, and I must mention that I do not know whether the edition I read was edited in any way from the 1997 printing.
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My Valentine by Tracie Peterson
Published by Heartsong in 1997
A historical Christian romance set in New York City in 1835.
Rating: 4 stars
The heroine:Darlene Lewy, 20, is a Jewess and the daughter of Abraham Lewy, a tailor. She helps her father with the bookwork and some of the sewing. Both Darlene and her father are strong followers of the Jewish faith. Darlene’s mother and baby brother died fifteen years earlier, when they still lived in Germany, and they have no other family. The tragedy seemingly prompted their move to the America. They don’t seem to be very well-to-do, and to complicate matters, Darlene’s father is struggling with a winter illness.
The hero: Pierce Blackwell, 26, recently returned from traveling abroad, and his father are customers of Abraham. The Blackwell men are wealthy - and Christian. On occasion, Pierce’s father Dennison discusses the Christian faith with Abraham, which really upsets Darlene.
Christian elements: This is very much present, as an underlying issue of the book is the difference between Judaism and Christianity. The discussions were really well done. I never felt that the book turned into a sermon, nor that it was dancing around the fact that it is in the Christian fiction genre.
What I liked:
*The included information about Jewish customs, particularly related to the Sabbath
*The close relationship the hero and heroine each had with their fathers
*The secondary characters were well constructed. I liked Pierce’s fifteen-year-old sister and disliked his Aunt Eugenia, who “was stuffy enough for them all.
*The wisdom from Dennison when he perceives Pierce’s interest in Darlene. “Don’t buy yourself a heartache” because “You are a Christian, Pierce. Darlene doesn’t believe like you do, nor will she turn away from the faith of her fathers easily.” “If you truly feel called of God to speak to Darlene, then by all means do so...”
What I didn’t like:
*I found at least one homophone error. (Mettlesome rather than meddlesome; phased by instead of fazed by)
*A bit of instalove here, at least on the part of Pierce
I will certainly continue to read more of Ms. Peterson’s stories. I have put The Icecutter’s Daughter on my to-read list, which I just picked up for free from Amazon! (It’s currently a Kindle Unlimited book as well.)
This review is for My Valentine only, and I must mention that I do not know whether the edition I read was edited in any way from the 1997 printing.
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My Valentine by Tracie Peterson
Published by Heartsong in 1997
A historical Christian romance set in New York City in 1835.
Rating: 4 stars
The heroine:Darlene Lewy, 20, is a Jewess and the daughter of Abraham Lewy, a tailor. She helps her father with the bookwork and some of the sewing. Both Darlene and her father are strong followers of the Jewish faith. Darlene’s mother and baby brother died fifteen years earlier, when they still lived in Germany, and they have no other family. The tragedy seemingly prompted their move to the America. They don’t seem to be very well-to-do, and to complicate matters, Darlene’s father is struggling with a winter illness.
The hero: Pierce Blackwell, 26, recently returned from traveling abroad, and his father are customers of Abraham. The Blackwell men are wealthy - and Christian. On occasion, Pierce’s father Dennison discusses the Christian faith with Abraham, which really upsets Darlene.
Christian elements: This is very much present, as an underlying issue of the book is the difference between Judaism and Christianity. The discussions were really well done. I never felt that the book turned into a sermon, nor that it was dancing around the fact that it is in the Christian fiction genre.
What I liked:
*The included information about Jewish customs, particularly related to the Sabbath
*The close relationship the hero and heroine each had with their fathers
*The secondary characters were well constructed. I liked Pierce’s fifteen-year-old sister and disliked his Aunt Eugenia, who “was stuffy enough for them all.
*The wisdom from Dennison when he perceives Pierce’s interest in Darlene. “Don’t buy yourself a heartache” because “You are a Christian, Pierce. Darlene doesn’t believe like you do, nor will she turn away from the faith of her fathers easily.” “If you truly feel called of God to speak to Darlene, then by all means do so...”
What I didn’t like:
*I found at least one homophone error. (Mettlesome rather than meddlesome; phased by instead of fazed by)
*A bit of instalove here, at least on the part of Pierce
I will certainly continue to read more of Ms. Peterson’s stories. I have put The Icecutter’s Daughter on my to-read list, which I just picked up for free from Amazon! (It’s currently a Kindle Unlimited book as well.)
February 18, 2016
I suspect this is an early work by Tracie Peterson and probably the plot was somewhat constrained by the Truly Yours series of which this seems to be a part. I enjoyed learning about Jewish traditions through Darlene and her father. The ending was predictable.
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