He is a young Welshman who forsook the family shipbuilding business to study medicine . . . until, poised at the brink of a brilliant career, tragedy broke his heart and shattered his dreams.She is a daughter of London’s inner city, a woman-child weaned on life’s harsh realities who has learned much about fending for her living and her virtue but little of what it means to be loved.Thrown together by circumstance, Rees Kenyon and Callie Summers head across the ocean toward a new life during the stormy beginnings of the American Revolution. As a new nation struggles for independence, Rees employs his medical knowledge to save lives, and his shipbuilder’s skills to build the potent fighting vessel known as the “spider catcher.” But it is Callie, whom Rees scooped from the mud of the London streets, on whom his own life will soon depend . . . and who can help him find for himself the faith, hope, and love he has taught her.
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"It's amazing to me how fluidly Gilbert Morris grew each of the characters over time and 2 countries. The underlying love story was sweet, but by far not the only enjoyable aspect of this book. I love historical novels, and always find myself researching and learning from these types of books."
— Daisy (4 out of 5 stars)
" I loved the historical content of this book. Very good story. "
— Annie, 12/8/2013" WOW!!! i can't think of anything else to say, just ... WOW!!! "
— joyce, 5/14/2012" One I picked off the shelf at the beach (never knowing what you will find!). I am thinking Morris is a Christian fiction writer and I don't get much into that, but this book was enjoyable. It is set in the American Revolution time in Boston. "
— Keri, 3/11/2012" Pretty good except for the romance, which included way more kissing than appropriate (especially for characters unmarried and not intending to marry each other). "
— Melissa, 1/11/2012" A Christian novel that includes a lot of American history. Great read. "
— Lindsay, 7/14/2011" I was pleseantly surprised by this book. It is written by a Christain auther, so be aware of that. The story was really sweet and easy for me to want to keep reading. "
— Julie, 6/6/2011Gilbert Morris was a pastor before becoming an English professor and earning a PhD at the University of Arkansas. Gilbert has been a consistent bestselling author in the Christian market for many years. He and his wife live in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Christine Rendel is a British-born award-winning audiobook narrator and producer and actor living in New York. She has narrated over sixty fiction and nonfiction books for major and independent publishers, and maintains a professional home studio on the bucolic north fork of eastern Long Island. She is the SOVAS Voice Arts Award winner 2020 for Classics Narration.