All Through the Night

 

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JOHNSON, TARA

ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

With her stammering tongue and quiet ways, Cadence Piper has always struggled to be accepted. After the death of her mother, Cadence sets her heart on becoming a nurse, both to erase the stain her brother has left on the family's honor and to find long-sought approval in the eyes of her father. When Dorothea Dix turns her away due to her young age and pretty face, Cadence finds another way to serve...singing to the soldiers in Judiciary Square Hospital. Only one stubborn doctor stand in her way.

Joshua Ivy is an intense man with a compassionate heart for the hurting and downtrodden. The one thing he can't have is an idealistic woman destroying the plans he's so carefully laid. When the chaos of war thrusts Cadence into the middle of his clandestine activities, he must decide if the lives at stake, and his own heart, are worth the risk of letting Cadence inside.

Everything changes when Joshua and Cadence unearth the workings of a secret society so vile, the course of their lives, and the war, could be altered forever. If they fight an enemy they cannot see, will the One who sees all show them the way in the darkest night?

My Review:

Whoa! Call me gobsmacked and find me nursing a major book hangover. I could NOT stop reading (well, listening.) What a captivating story! And Johnson delivered so much more than I expected.

Truth: I'm not a huge fan of Civil War era fiction so I might have actually passed this one by except so many of my reading friends put All Through the Night on their TBR lists for January releases that I caved and gave it a go. What did I have to lose since audible allows returns if I really couldn't get into it. Ha! I couldn't stop listening! And not just because Stephanie Nemeth Parker is a gifted narrator (though she definitely is!) But because Cadence is so compelling.

There's so much depth and grit and soul to her story! And Joshua's too for that matter. They bring out the best -- and worst -- in each other and their developing relationship is a joy to behold. But it's Cadence's struggle to accept herself as a beloved daughter of God that held me spellbound. Her faith journey moved me and I thrilled at the way it played a pivotal role in the overall plot. Just what I love to see in my Christian fiction.

And then there's the way Johnson brings history to life. The medical aspects alone were a marvel to shudder over. And, while the author doesn't shirk from setting the scene, she doesn't go overboard with descriptive gore (in case any squeamish readers might have a concern.) And that vile secret society is something I had never heard of before. I actually looked them up online. Mind-boggling evil. 

So, we have danger, adventure, romance (toe-curls, oh my!) set during one of the most chaotic times in American history. What more can I say? Breath-snatchingly good, that's what! 

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- winner's choice

If you would like a chance to win a copy of All Through the Night, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday January 23 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!