All My Tomorrows by Karen Witemeyer, Jody Hedlund, & Elizabeth Camden

Karen Witemeyer’s “Worth the Wait” takes readers to the Harper’s Station women’s colony, where a single mother must overcome pain and fears of the order to trust a gruff but kind freighter who has helped the women expand their business.

Jody Hedlund’s “An Awakened Heart” follows a young widow into the shadows of New York’s tenements, where she and a newly appointed minister spar over the best way to care for the poor and orphaned.

Elizabeth Camden’s “Toward the Sunrise” finds a female medical student trying to overcome the ramifications of a decision that leaves her at the mercy of a stubborn but handsome attorney. – from back cover

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Worth the Wait – Karen Witemeyer
I liked finally getting to see Tori and Ben’s story after reading about them in the other stories in Karen Witemeyer’s books. You wouldn’t have to read the stories before to read this novella but it definitely helps because then you’ll get more of the backstory of how Ben has pursued Tori.

An Awakened Heart – Jody Hedlund
This novella was an example of why I don’t generally like novellas. The story was too quick and didn’t have as much depth as I would have liked. The relationship between Christine and Guy was rushed between the novella was short. My favorite scenes were with Elise and her sisters because they added a depth to the story.

Toward the Sunrise – Elizabeth Camden
I originally read this story several years ago but had to re-read it because I couldn’t remember a lot about it. I remember at the time, I liked it enough that I picked up the following full-length novel to read Sophie’s story. I found it interesting watching the interaction between Julia, a somewhat immature medical student in an era when it was still fairly rare for women in the medical profession and Ashton, a city lawyer and how their dreams are similar, yet their current paths are different.

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Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer

Grace Mallory is tired of running, of hiding. But when an old friend sends an after-hours telegraph transmission warning Grace that the man who has hunted her for nearly a year has discovered her location, she fears she has no choice. She can’t let the villain she believes responsible for her father’s death release his wrath in Harper’s Station, the town that has sheltered her and blessed her with the dearest friends she’s ever known.

Amos Bledsoe prefers bicycles to horses and private conversations over the telegraph wire to social gatherings with young ladies who see him as nothing more than an oddity. His telegraph companion, the mysterious Miss G, listens eagerly to his ramblings every night and delights him with tales all her own. For months, their friendship–dare he believe, courtship?–has fed his hope that he has finally found the woman God intended for him. Yet when he takes the next step to meet her in person, he discovers her life is in peril, and Amos must decide if he can shed the cocoon of his quiet nature to become the hero Grace requires. – from author’s website

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This was another delightful read from Karen Witemeyer. It was a little different than most of her books in that it followed the main romance but also had a side romance. The way Witemeyer did it was tasteful and still gave you the depth to her characters that you normally expect from her. I could relate to almost all of the characters in some manner and it made the story more enjoyable for me. I liked how Witemeyer took the modern online dating and put it in the past as two people talking over the wire using Morse code. I guess one negative thing I could say about the book was that I wished I could have fallen deeper into Helen’s story and have it as a separate book, but I guess that attests to how well I enjoy Witemeyer’s characters.