{"id":23192,"date":"2018-05-26T21:41:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T02:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23192"},"modified":"2018-06-17T22:24:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T03:24:35","slug":"together-forever-by-jody-hedlund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23192","title":{"rendered":"Together Forever by Jody Hedlund"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed the previous book in Hedlund’s Orphan Train series so I was eager to see what happened with Neumann sister Marianne. Together Forever<\/strong><\/em> absolutely lived up to my expectations and then some. I do love my history woven expertly into a fast-paced novel complete with a touch of suspense and a large dose of romance.<\/p>\n

Although Marianne and Drew did not have the best start to their relationship, it didn’t take very long for them to trust each other and form a fast friendship. Escorting a large group of children from New York City to small towns in Illinois turned out to be more difficult than expected. It was hard not to form attachments to the younger children and some of the older boys could be quite the handful. Along the journey both Marianne and Drew found much to admire in the way the other handled the difficulty.<\/p>\n

I was impressed with the way the author developed her characters even through some very frightening and trying situations. Their loyalty and love were put to the test and each had to learn to lean on the Lord to get them through. Together Forever<\/strong><\/em> is a wonderful story of forgiveness and reconciliation that is a must read for history lovers. I personally am looking forward to the next book of the series and hope to find out what happened with the youngest sister.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I voluntarily reviewed a digital copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Title<\/strong>: Together Forever, Orphan Train Book 2<\/p>\n

Author<\/strong>: Jody Hedlund<\/p>\n

Genre<\/strong>: Inspirational historical romance<\/p>\n

Release Date<\/strong>: May, 2018<\/td>\n

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Determined to find her lost younger sister, Marianne Neumann takes a job as a placing agent with the Children\u2019s Aid Society in 1858 New York. She not only hopes to offer children a better life, but prays she\u2019ll be able to discover whether Sophie ended up leaving the city on an orphan train so they can finally be reunited.<\/p>\n

Andrew Brady, her fellow agent on her first placing-out trip, is a former schoolteacher who has an easy way with the children, firm but tender and friendly. Underneath his charm and handsome looks, though, seems to linger a grief that won\u2019t go away\u2013and a secret from his past that he keeps hidden.<\/p>\n

As the two team up, placing orphans in the small railroad towns of Illinois, they find themselves growing ever closer . . . until a shocking tragedy threatens to upend all their work and change one of their lives forever.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Jody Hedlund<\/strong> is the author of over a dozen novels, including Love Unexpected, Captured by Love, Unending Devotion, The Preacher\u2019s Bride<\/i>, and A Noble Groom<\/i>, winner of the 2014 Carol Award for historical romance. She received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Taylor University and a master\u2019s from the University of Wisconsin, both in social work. She lives in Michigan with her husband and five children. She loves hearing from readers on Facebook and on her blog at www.jodyhedlund.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GUEST POST FROM JODY HEDLUND:<\/strong><\/p>\n

30,000 Abandoned Children<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Jody Hedlund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imagine a city where 30,000 abandoned and homeless children live on the streets.<\/p>\n

Sounds like something from a futuristic dystopian novel, doesn\u2019t it? Or something that might happen after a war or apocalypse or major disaster, right?<\/p>\n

This exact thing actually happened in the 1850\u2019s. And the city was New York City.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe, but an estimated 30,000 homeless children roamed the dirty city streets and alleys of New York City.<\/p>\n

30,000. Children. Let that sink in for a minute. That\u2019s the size of a town.<\/p>\n

Historians look back on that time and try to make sense what led to such horrific conditions for children. Of course, the influx of immigrants was at an all time high. Jobs and housing were scarce. Diseases were rampant. Hunger and poverty became a norm. (Orphan Train Depot)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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As more and more people became aware of the enormous problem within the crowded slums, courageous heroes rose up and attempted to do their part to make a difference.<\/p>\n

While we may not always agree with the methods that were used to save the thousands of homeless children, we can admire the men and women who could no longer sit idly by.<\/p>\n

The Children\u2019s Aid Society was started by Charles Loring Brace as one such attempt to help the hordes of homeless children. His \u201cEmigration Plan\u201d is better known today by the term \u201cOrphan Trains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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My latest series tackles various elements of the orphan train movement. Together Forever<\/em><\/a>, releasing in May, highlights the placing agents, those devoted people who rode the trains with the orphans. The agents spent weeks and months on the road caring for the children, all the while trying to place them in loving homes.<\/p>\n

(If you\u2019d like to try out the series, start with my FREE novella, An Awakened Heart<\/em><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Like the brave men and women who came before us, may we always strive to do our part to make a difference! <\/strong><\/p>\n

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By The Book<\/a>, May 22<\/p>\n

Pink Granny\u2019s Journey<\/a>, May 22<\/p>\n

Blogging With Carol<\/a>, May 22<\/p>\n

ansel book blog<\/a>, May 22<\/p>\n

Reflections From My Bookshelves<\/a>, May 23<\/p>\n

Moments Dipped in Ink<\/a>, May 23<\/p>\n

Genesis 5020<\/a>, May 23<\/p>\n

Blossoms and Blessings<\/a>, May 23<\/p>\n

Reading Is My SuperPower<\/a>, May 24<\/p>\n

Chas Ray\u2019s Book Nerd Corner<\/a>, May 24<\/p>\n

D\u2019S QUILTS & BOOKS<\/a>, May 24<\/p>\n

Christian Bookaholic<\/a>, May 24<\/p>\n

Just the Write Escape<\/a>, May 25<\/p>\n

Among the Reads<\/a>, May 25<\/p>\n

The Power of Words<\/a>, May 25<\/p>\n

Debbie\u2019s Dusty Deliberations<\/a>, May 25<\/p>\n

Radiant Light<\/a>, May 26<\/p>\n

The Christian Fiction Girl<\/a>, May 26<\/p>\n

The Avid Reader<\/a>, May 26<\/p>\n

Janices book reviews<\/a>, May 26<\/p>\n

Daysong Reflections<\/a>, May 27<\/p>\n

Mary Hake<\/a>, May 27<\/p>\n

Carpe Diem<\/a>, May 27<\/p>\n

Jeanette\u2019s Thoughts<\/a>, May 27<\/p>\n

Kathleen Denly<\/a>, May 28<\/p>\n

History, Mystery & Faith<\/a>, May 28<\/p>\n

A Baker\u2019s Perspective<\/a>, May 28<\/p>\n

Simple Harvest Reads<\/a>, May 28 (Guest Post from Mindy Houng)<\/p>\n

Faithfully Bookish<\/a>, May 29<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Little Bookworm<\/a>, May 29<\/p>\n

Christian Chick\u2019s Thoughts<\/a>, May 29<\/p>\n

Cover to Cover and Everything in Between<\/a>, May 30<\/p>\n

Neverending Stories<\/a>, May 30<\/p>\n

Maureen\u2019s Musing<\/a>, May 30<\/p>\n

Bigreadersite<\/a>, May 30<\/p>\n

Inklings and notions<\/a>, May 31<\/p>\n

To Everything A Season<\/a>, May 31<\/p>\n

Two Points of Interest<\/a>, May 31<\/p>\n

Christian Author, J.E.Grace<\/a>, May 31<\/p>\n

Have A Wonderful Day<\/a>, June 1<\/p>\n

Lighthouse Academy<\/a>, June 1<\/p>\n

Godly Book Reviews<\/a>, June 1<\/p>\n

Red Headed Book Lady<\/a>, June 2<\/p>\n

For the Love of Books<\/a>, June 2<\/p>\n

Vicky Sluiter<\/a>, June 2<\/p>\n

proud to be an autism mom<\/a>, June 3<\/p>\n

Bibliophile Reviews<\/a>, June 3<\/p>\n

Texas Book-aholic<\/a>, June 3<\/p>\n

Connie\u2019s History Classroom<\/a>, June 4<\/p>\n

Pause for Tales<\/a>, June 4<\/p>\n

Book Bites, Bee Stings, & Butterfly Kisses<\/a>, June 4<\/p>\n

Reader\u2019s cozy corner<\/a>, June 4<\/p>\n

GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To celebrate her tour, Jody is giving away a grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!<\/p>\n

Click below to enter: https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/cee5\/together-forever-celebration-tour-giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MY REVIEW: I thoroughly enjoyed the previous book in Hedlund’s Orphan Train series so I was eager to see what happened with Neumann sister Marianne. Together Forever absolutely lived up to my expectations and then some. I do love my history woven expertly into a fast-paced novel complete with a touch of suspense and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,34,244,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-historical","category-orphan-train","category-romance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23192"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23255,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23192\/revisions\/23255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}