To Love Anew (Sydney Cove Book #1)

Bonnie Leon

Aug 2007 · Sydney Cove Book 1 · Revell

About this ebook

Hannah Talbot has no one. Forced to leave the only home she's ever known, she works for a cruel employer who brutally takes the one thing she has left--her dignity. When she is banished from London, she is certain God has turned his back on her.

John Bradshaw was a successful businessman whose untamed spirit sometimes wanted more. When he is betrayed by those closest to him, he loses everything--his wife, his business, even his freedom. John's and Hannah's paths are about to cross. Aboard a ghastly, nineteenth-century prison ship from London to Australia, John and Hannah must keep hope alive and trust God's unconditional love.

Ratings and reviews

I have never read a story quite like this. It is a part of history that is generally unknown and should be understood. We think of the freedoms we have and take them for granted. The courts in those days were very bad to the people. No justice to anyone, they were at the whim of a crooked legal judgment to satisfy the people in charge. It is no wonder that so many died in prison, on ships and the forced labor of the gaols. The prisoners were treated with no respect or care. The filth of the places they were forced to live in, with very little to eat. Thank you for writing this story, to open my mind to this bit of history.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The only negative thing I have to say about it is, it was so captivating that I could not put it down and now I don't have anything to read until I can download another. The story line could easily parallel any of today's single young women who are on their own and alone. I found myself relating to a certain situation in the book and the Godly truths that was written I can and will apply to my life. It was so refreshing to me to read wholesome story lines that are not steeped in steamy sex themes but are grounded in Biblical Truths. I am excited to be able to read the next book in this series.

A captivating story.

About the author

Bonnie Leon is the bestselling author of more than ten historical fiction novels. She stays busy teaching women's Bible studies and speaking at writing seminars and conventions. She and her husband, Greg, live in Glide, Oregon.