Selah by Lisa T Bergren

 Review: Be still my heart.... I've been waiting eagerly for this book and it met all my expectations and more. "Selah" is book three of "The Sugar Baron's Daughters". If you haven't read these books, I am insisting that you DO. They are amazing. You can find the reviews from the other two books on my blog Cozy Writer's Den. I honestly can't pick a favourite between these three books, they are all so well written and absolutely riveting. 

The way these books are written I feel like I am in the West Indies. The drama here between the plantation owners, the brewing war between the colonies and the British Empire, the heart wrenching struggles of the slaves... this setting is as an overflowing pot of trouble, and it is into this that Lisa T. Bergren throws her characters. 

Selah is the youngest of the three daughters and the softest of the trio. From the moment her and her sisters landed on Nevas, her heart has been broken over the plight of the slaves in the West Indies. For her own part, she has ensured that all of the slaves on their plantation are free and she diligently sees to their needs in any way she can. She believes she is doing everything she can until she meets Jedediah Reed...a Methodist preacher who rolls up his sleeves and spends the days toiling on their sugar plantation alongside her workers. He teaches them about Jesus and shows them Jesus' love in a way more tangible than anything Selah has ever seen before. It makes her question the validity and the truth of her own faith. 

Things take a dramatic twist when a runaway slave from another plantation puts Selah's life at risk. An avalanche of events collide with the seething drama between the colonies and the angry plantation owners - with Selah and Jedediah stuck in the middle of it.

I can not recommend this book (and this series) enough. It is a must read to anyone who enjoys romance, historical romance, and adventure.

Thank-you to Graf Martin Communications and to Baker Publishing House for a copy of this lovely novel.

Back Cover: 

Selah Banning has come of age on the West Indies island of Nevis, shaped by experiences far beyond the typical upbringing of a young British lady in 1776. She never anticipated that the most tumultuous time of her life might await her in the year ahead.

Jedediah Reed, a young Methodist preacher with a call to serve the slaves of Nevis, has settled at Selah's family's plantation, the Double T. As Selah's heart is drawn to the same people, their shared purpose brings them together--despite her guardians' concern about a romance that promises little security for the future.

While Jedediah's faith and Selah's abolitionist leanings lead to changes on the plantation, the Revolutionary War continues to build in the States. With the threat of starvation and the conflict with island mogul Angus Shubert growing ever stronger, the future of the Double T and its people hangs in the balance.