A Constant Love by Tracie Peterson

A Constant Love
by Tracie Peterson

ISBN-13: 9780764241109
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Bethany House
Released: March 4, 2025

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
In the wake of a harsh winter, Micah Hamilton and Charlotte Aldrich are grappling with loss and guilt after the disaster that took the lives of their loved ones. Struggling to cope with his grief, Micah abandons his father's dreams of a prosperous ranch and cuts himself off from the rest of the world.

Charlotte has loved Micah her entire life and is determined not to lose him as well. With her mother's help, she begins coaxing Micah to live again. Despite their enduring heartache, the affection between them deepens, but just as Charlotte thinks her dreams may come true, a scorned suitor threatens everything she holds dear. Micah and Charlotte will have to embark on a journey of healing and restoration if they want to forge a future built on love, faith, and hope.


My Review:
A Constant Love is a Christian romance set in 1888 in Wyoming. In 1887, the area suffered a drought followed by a horrible winter, resulting in thousands of cattle dying. Charlotte's rancher father promised her in marriage to a business associate. She loves Micah and hotly refused the arranged marriage. Then Charlotte's father and brother headed out into the winter storm. Micah and his father searched for them, only to find them dead. Micah's father committed suicide after so many losses. Worried that Christians will condemn Micah for his father's actions, Charlotte's mother encouraged him to bury his father on his own land, and she told the officials that he died with her husband and son (which is technically true).

Charlotte refused to forgive herself for the argument with her father until her mother talked with her about God's forgiveness. Micah struggled over if his father was in heaven or not. He eventually found verses that assured him that his father was forgiven for committing suicide. I liked how this was worked into the story.

But some things didn't feel realistic. The bad man that Charlotte was supposed to marry was determined to marry her for her money. Since everyone suffered great loss, how can he know that she's still wealthy enough? He wanted a submissive bride, but he's determined to force feisty Charlotte to marry him even if he has to resort to blackmail. Charlotte talked to her mother and Micah about everything, but she refused to tell either about the blackmail or ask someone else for help.

Spoiler paragraph: Micah was willing to go to prison under false charges and Charlotte to marry a horrible man, all to save her mother's reputation for honesty. Seriously? Her mother was a smart woman and their elder. But neither was willing to let her decide what she valued more.

Anyway, I did like the main characters and their story of healing and love. The blackmail angle just seemed forced. There was no sex or bad language.


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