![]() Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Thank you to publisher Bethany House and NetGalley for this eARC, which gives me the chance to share my honest review. I recommend The Brightest of Dreams in the Canadian Crossings Series for fans of Susan Anne Mason and for readers of historical romance fiction. It was a quick and easy read I was sad to see end, but still there is the option of reading books #1 and 2, which I look forward to. I anticipated encountering some short comings in my knowledge about a storyline running through all the books, but felt there were no issues at all reading this as a standalone. It was probably not the best idea to jump right into installment #3 of Canadian Crossings. I enjoyed the writing a lot as it managed to draw me into the plot and make the reading quite captivating. I was relieved to see the relationship between Julia and Quinn develop in spite of all the constraints within themselves and in society. The earl has dangled a very tempting «carrot» in front of Quinn, making it essential for him to keep Julia safe and bring her back to England. She expects to feel even further disgraced, so she refuses to speak to him. She harbors secrets she feels vital to keep from Quinn and the earl. When Quinn inquires after his “fellow soldier”, he finds Julia scrubbing floors at the military hospital for a pittance. Following his suicide, she lives in dire straits in Toronto. Julia Holloway, earl’s niece, went off to Canada as personal caregiver to Private McIntyre. Well done for creating such a likable and well rounded up character. Throughout the story he is met with experiences that challenge his view of life as well as his values, and he needs all his strength and down-to-earth personality traits to carry him through the events he encounters. His faith helps him through his hardships and descriptions of this runs strong through the story. He trusts God to guide him and keep him safe on his quest. Quinn has to get creative to get information about his siblings whereabouts. He gets very concerned along the way when he is told appalling stories of children having been gravely mistreated as free labor on farms. I enjoy following his though process as he is dealing with the tough experiences of this story. The earl hires him to find his niece and bring her home with them. He is asking for leave of absence to travel to Canada in order to bring siblings Becky, Cecil and Harry, 18, 16 and 12, home. He has made it through the war with minor injuries and seems a level headed and well put together man who believes in the guidance of God and generally trying to do the right thing. War veteran, family man and Earl’s of Brentwood’s personal valet Quinten Aspinall – Quinn, has made a very big promise to his father before his death to keep the family together. I found descriptions of all the restraints society put on women of the time interesting. Secrecy, pride and stubbornness seemed to be at the core of the entire plot. ![]() We also got to follow Julia when she dealt with her very own problems. To be fair there were parts of the plot describing appalling conditions for the children working on Canadian farms, which I found thoroughly disturbing, but other parts were about how a close relationship between Julia and Quinn got room to develop in the middle of all the drama as well as descriptions of their life in Canada. Dealing with tough and sad issues involving children, I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I ended up doing.
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