Susan K. Downs
Author of Ever in My Heart
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Works by Susan K. Downs
Novel Crimes: Love's Pros and Cons/Suspect of My Heart/Love's Greatest Peril/'Til Death Do Us Part (Inspirational… (2003) 63 copies, 2 reviews
The House Love Built (Foundation for Love / Love's Open Door / Once Upon an Attic / Mending Fences) (2003) 55 copies
Fresh-Brewed Love (An Acquired Taste / The Perfect Blend / Breaking New Ground / Coffee Scoop) (2005) 34 copies, 2 reviews
A Mother's Heart: The Tie That Binds/The Provider/One Little Prayer/Returning Amanda (Inspirational Romance Collection) (2000) 24 copies, 1 review
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China Tapestry (A Length of Silk / The Golden Cord / The Crimson Brocade / Bindings of the Heart) (2002) — Contributor — 87 copies
Wedded Bliss? (Reunited / When Seasons Change / Love is a Choice / Wherever Love Takes Us) (2005) — some editions — 51 copies, 2 reviews
Triumphant Hearts (Remnant of Victory / Remnant of Forgiveness / Remnant of Grace / Remnant of Light) (2001) — some editions — 44 copies, 2 reviews
Woven Hearts: Ribbon of Gold / Run of the Mill / The Caretaker / A Second Glance (2002) 43 copies, 1 review
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This historical fiction novel, fourth in the Heirs of Anton family saga, can technically be read as a standalone. And it's where I would have ended this ChristFic series if I'd either started at the beginning or if Book Three hadn't enthralled me the way it did and left me with questions I'm assuming are answered in Book One—since this is a series that gradually goes backward in history rather than forward.
So. After reading Books Two through Four, yeah. I'll be going back—but forward in time—to finish the saga with the first novel.
My goodness. This has been a lot so far. A good lot for my soul.
Considering what's revealed about the past in the two books before this one, I was amazed to find the surprises this novel still held for me. In particular, two major ones at critical parts of the story.
Pretty genius plotting on the authors' part, if you ask me.
Now, the writing is a little repetitive at times, including where it's apparently meant to drive home one of the big plot twists. On a different note, after the nature of suspense and spy/wartime action in the previous two novels, this read was a slower one for me for much of the first third or so. Also unlike in the previous two books, the key love story in this one doesn't really get going until around halfway through the novel.
Nevertheless, the substance overall, the richness of the family story that carries over into future generations... It's indeed a good lot.
So good that, instead of taking a break with a book by a different author, I'm going to go right ahead and finish this series first.… (more)