"Love Everlasting" by Tracie Peterson

Love Everlasting (Oct. 6, 2015) by Tracie Peterson.*

If someone ever wondered what it was like to grow up in a bridal school, one could ask Abrianna Cunningham. She was raised by her aunts at the Madison Bridal School. As it were, though, she doesn’t come upon her twenty-first birthday feeling like she has the skills expected of a wife. She is full of spunk and independence. This isn’t lost on Wade Ackerman, who accepts it, nor on Priam Welby, who does not, and tends to think of her as a horse to be broken in rather than a human being to be respected and treated as an equal. Abrianna knows of Wade’s love for her, but Priam is persistent in his pursuit of her. Not only persistent, but potentially very dangerous. Priam has a silver tongue, while Wade is of honorable character. Can Abrianna tell the difference, and can she do anything about it?

            This story was written by someone who’s obviously adept at writing and has been writing books for a long while. This was the first book I’d read from Peterson, and while I liked the book, I didn’t love it. Priam, as the villain, was very easy to dislike from the get-go. There was no secret that he was the antagonist of the story. Meanwhile, Wade was very easy to like. He is easily someone most women would have no problem introducing their parents to. As with any book of historical fiction, I do like that it appeared to stay in time (1889) as far as fashions of the day, mannerisms and the like (though I am not even a novice when it comes to knowledge of this period). Unfortunately, I am typing this review weeks after I finished the novel, and my remembrance of the book is definitely lacking. It’s a good book, but not memorable enough to suit my interests, in this case. This does not mean; however, that I would decline reading a different series from this author.

* Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Bethany House Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions are expressly my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”