Elizabeth B. (booksalicious) - reviewed on 5/21/2013 + 43 more book reviews

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Love's First Bloom tells the story of Ruth Livingstone who must leave her home in New York and relocate to a small town near New Jersey when her Father a minister is accused of the murder of one of the young prostitutes who he (her Father) helps in the ministry he runs helping the young fallen women of New York restart their lives in new places. Ruth takes on a new identity, and takes care of the young murdered women's child. As she adjusts to her new life Ruth must learn to rely on God, and the middle aged couple she is living with as she awaits the verdict in her Father's murder trial.

To cope with the stress of not seeing her Father and learning to care for a young child Ruth plants a garden, and in this pursuit meets a man named Jake who she suspects may have as many secrets as she does, and seems to be not altogether truthful. As this story unfolded it was not always easy to connect with all the characters, and the flow was not always connected. The end seemed to be almost smashed together. The toddler Lily was my favorite character and was one of the reasons I continued to read the book. If your looking for a sweet Christian historical type romance I'd recommend it, but it won't be on my top ten for the year.

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