The women in Ashley’s family have
helped mothers usher new life into this world for generations. But what if it’s
Ashley’s turn to have a new life?
Ashley Tolliver has tended to
the women of her small Appalachian community for years. As their midwife, she
has seen it all. Until a young woman gives birth to a baby at Ashley’s home and
is abducted just as Ashley tries to take her to the nearest hospital. The new
mother is dangerously bleeding and needs medical attention. Now Ashley is on a
mission to find the woman and her newborn baby…before it’s too late.
Hunter McDermott is on a
quest—to track down his birth mother. After receiving more media attention than
he could ever want from a daring rescue of a young girl, he received a
mysterious phone call from the middle of Virginia from a woman claiming to be
his mother. He seeks out the aid of the local midwife—her family has assisted
in the births of most babies for many generations; surely she can shed some
light on his own family background.
Ashley isn’t prepared for the
way Hunter’s entrance into her world affects her heart and her future. He reignites
dreams she has long put aside, dreams of earning her medical degree and being
able to do even more for her community. But is it commitment to her calling or
fear of the unknown that keeps her feet firmly planted in the Appalachian soil?
Or is it something more—fear of her growing feelings for Hunter—that make her
hesitant to explore the world beyond the mountains?
The Mountain Midwife by Laurie Alice
Eakes is her first ever contemporary fiction novel, and is the first book I
have ever read by her. Although I do own another one of her novels—A Flight of Fancy—and have actually
started it, I just haven’t gotten around to finishing it since I have had so
many other novels to read the past few months. However, I really enjoyed The Mountain Midwife, and found it
extremely interesting, captivating, and super sweet. It had such a compelling,
what’s-going-to-happen-next storyline that made this such a wonderful book to
read.
Ashley
Tolliver has followed in her mother’s—and grandmother’s and great-grandmother’s
and…you get the picture—footsteps by becoming a midwife to the women of her
small Appalachian community. However, there’s nothing she wants more than to
have the chance to attend medical school, but her midwifery practice—and her
patients—is keeping her in her community. Then, the appearance of a young girl
on her doorstep, and Hunter just days later, threaten to change everything.
Hunter
McDermott’s life was thrown upside-down the day he got the call from someone
claiming to be his mother. Now, he’s determined to find her—and where he came
from—so he searches out Ashley to see if she can help. However, he’s only met
with more unexpected events when he finds himself drawn to her despite their
very different upbringings. Will he be able to put his questions about his
parentage to rest, and will he find something he never knew he was looking for
in the meantime?
In The Mountain Midwife, Laurie Alice
weaved together two wonderful characters into a heartwarming story of love, and
finding what one’s really looking for. I really enjoyed reading this novel, and
therefore happily give it all five bookshelves, as well as a high
recommendation to anyone who is looking for something good to read. This novel
will touch your heart, captivate your mind, and leave you wanting more of
Ashley and Hunter’s sweet story. I know I will definitely be reading it again!
Happy
reading!
I received a copy of this book from Laurie Alice Eakes and Zondervan
Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
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