ENDURING HOPE SERIES #2
PAULA'S REVIEW:
This was an excellent historical novel. Not only did it give a close up view of a real disaster in Brockton, Massachusetts, but the author wove a captivating romance into the details.
Heiress Henrietta Maxwell is not content to sit back and enjoy her family’s new wealth. She has a philanthropic heart and raises funds for worthy causes, one of which is Fire Engine Company #1. She also has ambitions to be a newspaper reporter with her own byline. However society frowns on women in a man’s domain. So she adopts a pseudonym and disguises herself as a man and does it anyway. After falling out of a tree onto firefighter Leo Eriksson, her cover is blown. But an instant attraction is made.
“If she were bold enough to flirt with Leo, would he douse the fire with water-or accelerant? The better question was could she be brave enough to find out?”
When a boiler explodes at Grover Shoe Factory and collapses the building, Leo and crew lend a hand in rescue efforts. Etta is close by and helps during the chaos. It was fun to see just how the romance progressed.
The author did a good job of crafting complex characters in realistic situations with obstacles to overcome and calling on their faith in God to provide solutions to their problems.
*A complimentary copy of this book was provided by Barbour via NetGalley. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are mine alone.* 5 stars and a solid faith thread
*A complimentary copy of this book was provided by Barbour via NetGalley. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are mine alone.* 5 stars and a solid faith thread
A Socialite in Disguise Seeks Truth and Justice
Collect a new series of six historical romances. When life seems weighed down by challenges, there are always pillars of enduring hope and love to be discovered.
Henrietta “Etta” Maxwell, heiress to the Maxwell fortune, is a hard-hitting investigative reporter for The Enterprise Daily. The catch? Etta must pen her columns under the nom de plume, Henry Mason—a fact that routinely puts a knot in her knickerbockers.
Leo Eriksson is a second-generation firefighter with a passion for rendering aid to those in need. When Leo discovers that Henry Mason is really Henrietta Maxwell, the fire department’s wealthy benefactress, he agrees to keep her identity secret.
After a sudden blast rocks the Grover Shoe Factory, Leo and Etta team up to determine if the explosion is related to a series of suspicious fires in the area. But sparks fly when Leo accuses Etta of negating the human side of the disaster in her determination to get a good story.
When an unnamed source reveals Etta’s secret identity to a rival reporter, she falsely accuses Leo of being the informant. As the truth comes to light, Etta must persuade Leo to give her a second chance or lose the only man she’s ever loved.
Also in the Enduring Hope series:
The Angel of Second Street by Barbara Tifft Blakey
Barbour Fiction, August, 2025
Available in digital ebook, paperback, and audiobook
Thank you, Paula I’m so happy you enjoyed Etta and Leo’s story!
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