When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder

When Tomorrow Came
by Hannah Linder

ISBN-13: 9781636094403
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Barbour Fiction
Released: April 1, 2023

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description from Goodreads:
Nan and Heath Duncan, siblings abandoned by their papa and abused by their guardian, have no choice but to survive on the London streets. When a kind gentleman rescues Nan from such a life, the siblings are separated and raised in two vastly different social worlds. Just when both are beginning to flourish and years have healed some of their wounds, their long-awaited papa returns and reunites them—bringing demands with him. Nan is expected to marry a rich suitor she’s never liked, and Heath is expected to forsake his gentle spirit and become the hardened man his father always was.

Dangers unfold, secret love develops, fights ensue, and murder upsets the worlds Heath and Nan have built for themselves.

They’ve waited their whole lives for their papa to return, for tomorrow to come—but now that it has, will they be able to see through to the truth and end this whirlwind of a nightmare before it costs one of their lives?


My Review:
When Tomorrow Came is a Christian romance set starting in 1801 in England. We got scenes from different times in their lives to build the character's motives and show how things came together to create the chaos caused by the father's return. It wasn't the joyous reunion Nan and Heath had hoped for. Heath was basically raised by a rector who taught him to trust in God even when things didn't go the way he wanted. Nan was raised as part of a wealthy family. She's close friends with the eldest, a boy 6 years older than her. He knew what to say to cheer her up and support her. They're all better people for knowing each other.

Then the longed-for father returned, determined to get what he wanted by manipulating his children. He pressured Nan to marry a smitten high-born to make her dead mama and him happy, but she wanted to marry for love. Can she come to love a young man who simply annoys her? Her raised-her family's eldest son suddenly saw Nan as a grown woman, which changed how he felt about her. Heath loved seeing his sister again and her maid, a talkative woman that attracts him. And jealousies, old and new, threaten everyone's happiness.

The characters acted in realistic ways, and I cared about what happened to them. The historical details were woven into the story, creating a sense of the time and place. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this historical novel.


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