Though My Heart Is Torn

Though My Heart Is Torn takes us on the continuing journey into the lives of Gideon and Lonnie.  Forced together in a shot-gun wedding, after one fateful night, their lives take twists and turn that leave the reader wanting more.  Book One, Be Still My Soul, is the beginning story of Gideon and Lonnie.  I would suggest that you read that book first or you will be lost.  The second book picks up where the story left off.

In Though My Heart Is Torn, begins with a very happy and content Gideon and Lonnie and they are raising their son in the Blue Grass Mountains, along side an amazing couple who mentors them through their challenges.  Yet, things will not stay happy for long, as Lonnie receives a letter from her family that takes them back to the Appalachian Mountains and a series of events that turns their lives upside down.  As Gideon is forced to deal with choices he made in the past, Lonnie is left reeling from those decisions.  She begins to wrestle with trusting God and that Gideon was the man for her, yet her love for Gideon never wavers.  As she returns to the Blue Grass Mountains and her home there, she is faced with a new love and new opportunities.  Can she forget about Gideon while raising their son?  Will Gideon settle into his new life and forget about Lonnie and his son?  What does the future hold for them as their tread through these new waters?

Again, Joanne did not disappoint.  This continuing story of Gideon and Lonnie left me turning page and page and not being able to put it down.  Their heart-wrenching story left me with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes several times, yet I couldn’t put it down.  You will be drawn into the lives of Gideon and Lonnie and they will become like a second family to you as you read.  The underlying faith in God is what keeps Gideon and Lonnie continuing toward the future that God has planned for them.
Most times, middle books are just that, middle books.  They are like bridges that link the first book to the ending.  Usually a middle book is forgettable or you find yourself trudging through them just so you can say you read it and can be prepared for the final book.  Not so with this one.  I actually enjoyed this book, as much or even a little more than the first one.  Book Three, My Hope Is Found, releases in October and I am anxiously awaiting it already!

Rush out, get book one and two, read them…you will be so glad you did!!!  I can’t recommend an author or a series more than I do this one.  It will not disappoint!

Thank you to Waterbrook Multnomah’s Blogging for Books program for my free copy of Though My Heart Is Torn, which I received in exchange for an honest review.