“The Norgaard brothers and their families will steal your heart.” —Catherine West, author of Where Hope Begins
Heartache and regret, boldness and sacrifice. What will restoration cost the beloved Norgaard family?
Aven Norgaard understands courage. Orphaned within an Irish workhouse, then widowed at just nineteen, she voyaged to America where she was wooed and wed by Thor Norgaard, a Deaf man in rural Appalachia. That the Lord saw her along the winding journey and that Aven now carries Thor’s child are blessings beyond measure. Yet while Thor holds her heart, it is Haakon—his younger brother and rival—who haunts her memories.
Having fled the Norgaard orchard after trying to take Aven as his own, Haakon sails on the North Atlantic ice trade, where his soul is plagued with regrets that distance cannot heal. Not even
the beautiful Norwegian woman he’s pursued can ease the torment. When the winds bear him home after four years away, Haakon finds the family on the brink of tragedy. A decades-old feud with the neighboring farm has wrenched them into the fiercest confrontation on Blackbird Mountain since the Civil War. Haakon’s cunning and strength hold the power to seal many fates, including Thor’s—which is already imperiled due to a grave illness brought to him at the first prick of warfare.
the beautiful Norwegian woman he’s pursued can ease the torment. When the winds bear him home after four years away, Haakon finds the family on the brink of tragedy. A decades-old feud with the neighboring farm has wrenched them into the fiercest confrontation on Blackbird Mountain since the Civil War. Haakon’s cunning and strength hold the power to seal many fates, including Thor’s—which is already imperiled due to a grave illness brought to him at the first prick of warfare.
Now Haakon faces the hardest choice of his life. One that shapes a battlefield where pride must be broken enough to be restored, and where a prodigal son may finally know the healing peace of surrender and the boundless gift of forgiveness. And when it comes to the woman he left behind in Norway, he just might discover that while his heart belongs to a daughter of the north, she’s been awaiting him on shores more distant than the land he’s fighting for.
From Christy Award–winning author Joanne Bischof comes Daughters of Northern Shores: the highly anticipated sequel to her moving novel Sons of Blackbird Mountain.
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My Thoughts:
After reading book one in this series, I could hardly wait for book two to release! It didn't take long for me to be into the book and not wanting to put it down. The same characters from book one are part of the second book, along with a few others adding to the drama and excitement. This is a book you won't want to miss. I love how the author also took time to research and include historical facts on the deaf/mute in Appalachian Mountains and how that affected their lives and the lives of those who loved them.
I promise when you read this book, or series, it's like these are your people. You pray for them to survive the hardships, to forgive, to extend grace, to heal. You share in their faith, their tears, their sorrow and joy. I finished this book in days! It was so good, I didn't want it to end. I loved it! All the characters make the story reality, even those you love to hate. I was so proud of those mountain boys! They are true heroes, and their women too!
I received this book courtesy of Book Look. I was not asked to review in a positive manner and all opinions are my own.
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About the Author:
JOANNE BISCHOF is an ACFW Carol Award and ECPA Christy Award-winning author. She writes deeply layered fiction that tugs at the heartstrings. She was honored to receive the San Diego Christian Writers Guild Novel of the Year Award in 2014 and in 2015 was named Author of the Year by the Mount Hermon conference. Joanne’s 2016 novel, The Lady and the Lionheart, received an extraordinary 5 Star TOP PICK! from RT Book Reviews, among other critical acclaim. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her three children.
Visit her online at JoanneBischof.com,
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Visit her online at JoanneBischof.com,
Facebook: Author, JoanneBischof,
Instagram: @JoanneBischof.
After reading book one in this series, I could hardly wait for book two to release! It didn't take long for me to be into the book and not wanting to put it down. The same characters from book one are part of the second book, along with a few others adding to the drama and excitement. This is a book you won't want to miss. I love how the author also took time to research and include historical facts on the deaf/mute in Appalachian Mountains and how that affected their lives and the lives of those who loved them.
I promise when you read this book, or series, it's like these are your people. You pray for them to survive the hardships, to forgive, to extend grace, to heal. You share in their faith, their tears, their sorrow and joy. I finished this book in days! It was so good, I didn't want it to end. I loved it! All the characters make the story reality, even those you love to hate. I was so proud of those mountain boys! They are true heroes, and their women too!
I received this book courtesy of Book Look. I was not asked to review in a positive manner and all opinions are my own.
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