Upon learning from the man that one of the other suspects is hiding out in the Missouri town of Sanctuary, she takes on a false identity to investigate and meets the young pastor of a local church--the very man she'd loved as a troubled teenager. As she gets closer to finding the suspect, will the truth of her own past come out before she discovers the identity of the criminal--or the very person she's seeking puts a fatal stop to her investigation?
My Thoughts:
For some reason the Mennonite community always fascinates
me, so I knew this book had potential to be a great story. Although it is not
set in a full fledged Mennonite community, there was still enough of the
lifestyle and traditions to make it a great read.
We get to meet Sophie, who has suddenly become Emily so
she can visit the community of Sanctuary under the pretense of finding more
about her birth mother. Truth is she is on the hunt for a long-lost criminal.
The only thing she has on her mind is finding the criminal and making a name
for herself – and it does not matter who goes down in the process.
Until Sophie arrives in Sanctuary and all things change.
Although Sophie was raised in a strict Mennonite community, she soon discovers
that Sanctuary is different – in a very good way. The people she meets are
friendly and helpful, outgoing and full of Christ. They go out of their way to
make her time in Sanctuary a positive experience, and everyone seems on board
to help her find her birth mother’s information. It is not until she runs into
the one love she could never let go of that her story begins to fall apart.
Sophie’s relationship with Jonathan is full of so much
love – but Sophie must deal with the hurt she has in her life that she believes
was cause because God ignored her. As this story twists and turns, the plot
becomes very intense. The hunt for an old criminal leaves the entire town in
danger, and Sophie must make a decision between her career and the new
community she has fallen in love with.
In addition to the suspense of finding out who is behind
the threats and the destruction, Sophie also begins to see that God really is
on her side. God never left her, and God only wants what is best for her. As
she discovers his true love and support, we get to see Sophie become such a
different person. I love the character she becomes, and really hope we get to
see more of her in future books.
