A Release Day Celebration and ★★★★★ Book Review of Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Greene, Book One in the Windy City Saga | A Historical Fiction Novel
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IT IS RELEASE DAY FOR VEILED IN SMOKE BY JOCELYN GREEN!
A truly enjoyable, endearing and inspiring story of faith, perseverance, family and overcoming life’s obstacles!
I thoroughly enjoyed author Jocelyn Green’s beautiful retelling of the disastrous, life-changing Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Veiled in Smoke is a tender, heartwarming historic fiction novel so with a touch of mystery and romance!
★★★★★ | Sisters, Meg and Sylvie Townsend, must not only overcome tremendous loss following the historic event of the Great Fire, but also fight for their very broken father who is accused of murder and sent away to an asylum. Readers will feel encouraged as these two sisters work together to rebuild their lives, their relationship as sisters and their relationship with their father. Meanwhile, their father Stephen, a veteran suffering from soldier’s heart (modern day PTSD), begins his own journey of faith as he allows God to begin working in his heart and mind, overcoming his brokenness and empty spirit. As God begins to fill the broken places in these character’s lives, readers see the rebuilding of family and moral. Jocelyn Green masterfully weaves a story rich in history and inspiration with a subtle underlying mystery and a sweet, budding romance that frames this story and keeps readers excitedly turning the next page!
I highly recommend this story to readers who particularly enjoy American historical fiction and subtle romances. I feel this book is appropriate for teenage readers. It is well written, clean and inspirational. In addition, the book is well researched, historically accurate and entertaining.
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