MY REVIEW:
Unwilling Warrior is a captivating Civil War romance filled with engaging characters, a mystery or two, personal conflicts, and an excellent scriptural message. Although Valerie and Benjamin are totally unsuitable for each other by society standards, the reader knows almost from the beginning that they will end up together. Fortunately the pages in between contain such a good story that my interest was held through the end.
In my opinion, the moral of the story is to rely on God and always try to do what is right no matter what may come against you. Although Valerie had faced several major losses and changes to her life, she continued to trust the Lord to help her. She practiced her faith when she tried to minister to Catherine in spite of all the mean things the other woman had done to her.
I enjoyed Unwilling Warrior and would recommend it, especially to those who love historical romance novels.
This book was provided for review by Glass Road Public Relations.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Valerie Fontaine is frightened. Her mother has passed and the War Between the States is raging. She braves the distance and leaves her finishing school in Virginia to be home with Daddy in New Orleans for Christmas.
Benjamin McCabe has a noble dream of photographing the Civil War–until his brother is lost during a battle. He has no idea his quest to find the missing brother will lead him into the enchanting presence of a New Orleans socialite.
And neither could have guessed how their lives would be forever changed.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andrea Kuhn Boeshaar has been married for more than 30 years. She and her husband, Daniel, have three adult sons, daughters-in-law, and two precious grandchildren. Andrea’s educational background includes the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, where she studied in English, and Alverno College where she studied in Professional Communications and Business Management.
Andrea has been writing stories and poems since she was a little girl; however, it wasn’t until 1984 that she started submitting her work for publication. Eight years after that, she was convicted about writing for the Christian market. She read books in her genre (Inspirational Romance & Women’s Fiction), studied the market, and worked hard to hone her craft.
Finally her first novel was published in 1994. Since then she’s written numerous articles and devotionals. Andrea has also published inspiration romance novels, women’s fiction, and novellas.
In 2003, Andrea joined the Hartline Literary Agency and worked for Joyce Hart as a literary agent. She saw much success. But then in 2007, Andrea realized she was more of a teacher/encourager than a sales person. She left the agency and became a certified Christian life coach. Now, in addition to her writing, Andrea enjoys encouraging others to use their God-given talents and gifts to their fullest.
Andrea has taught workshops at such writers conferences as: Write-To-Publish; American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW); Oregon Christian Writers Conference; Mount Hermon Writers Conference and many local writers conferences. She also speaks at various churches and women’s groups.
Another of Andrea’s accomplishments is co-founder of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) organization. For many years she served on both its Advisory Board and as its CEO.
