A Heartbeat Away by S Dionne Moore

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
A Heartbeat Away
(Abingdon Press - May 1, 2013)

by
S. Dionne Moore
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

S. Dionne Moore started writing in 2006. Her first book, Murder on the Ol’ Bunions, was contracted for publication by Barbour Publishing in 2008. In 2009 she moved on to writing historical romances as an outlet for her passion for history. In 2010 her second cozy mystery, Polly Dent Loses Grip, was a 2010 Carol Award finalist and she was also named a Barbour Publishing 2010 Favorite New Author. In 2011 her first historical romance, Promise of Tomorrow, was nominated a 2011 Carol Award finalist.

Born and raised in Manassas, Virginia, Moore moved to Greencastle, PA, in 1993, then to Mercersburg in 2009. Moore enjoys life in the historically rich Cumberland Valley where traffic jams are a thing of the past and there are only two stoplights in the whole town.

For more information, visit her Website at www.sdionnemoore.com.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:

When a band of runaway slaves brings Union-loyal Beth Bumgartner a wounded Confederate soldier named Joe, it is the catalyst that pushes her to defy her pacifist parents and become a nurse during the Battle of Antietam.

Her mother's mysterious goodbye gift is filled with quilt blocks that bring comfort to Beth during the hard days and lonely nights, but as she sews each block, she realizes there is a hidden message of faith within the pattern that encourages and sustains her. Reunited with Joe, Beth learns his secret and puts the quilt's message to its greatest test—but can betrayal be forgiven?

My thoughts:

To tell the truth, it took me a bit to get into this story. But after about halfway through, I started to feel like I was more vested in the story and understood more of what was going on, thus enjoying the story to a much greater degree.

I really liked the symbolism of the quilt and how the progression of color in the blocks revealed that hope can come, even after facing dark times in our lives.

This Quilts of Love series by Abingdon Press has offered many impressive stories and this is another one that should not be missed.

My sincerest thanks to CFBA and Abingdon Press for generously providing a copy for review.

If you would like to read the first chapter of A Heartbeat Away, go HERE.

Watch the video:


AHeartbeatAway - Medium from S. Dionne Moore on Vimeo.