{"id":4009,"date":"2010-02-21T23:48:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T04:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2010-02-21T23:48:06","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T04:48:06","slug":"yesterday%e2%80%99s-promise-by-linda-lee-chaikin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=4009","title":{"rendered":"Yesterday\u2019s Promise by Linda Lee Chaikin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although Yesterday’s Promise <\/em><\/strong>is the second book in Chaikin’s East of the Sun series, it can easily stand alone. A historical narrative, Yesterday’s Promise<\/strong><\/em> chronicles the diamond and gold industry of South Africa in the late 1800’s as well as early efforts by the British to colonize the area that later became Rhodesia. Set in both South Africa and England,\u00a0 this novel offers the reader a look at the people and customs of that time and the driving forces behind the men who shaped South Africa.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Promise<\/strong><\/em> is a story of strong contrasts between those driven by greed, manipulation, and lust for power and those whose main goals were adventure, a desire for justice, and to save the lost. A romance is threatened by lies and manipulation, an unsolved murder adds a touch of mystery, and long held secrets are revealed.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Promise<\/strong><\/em> is sure to be a hit with readers who enjoy a detailed historical novel laced with adventure, mystery, and romance.<\/p>\n

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A review copy of Yesterday’s Promise was provided by WaterBrook Press, a division of Random House.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

\"\"<\/a>He fought to seek his fortune.
\n Would he lose a greater treasure: the love he left behind?<\/p>\n

As the son of the squire of Grimston Way, aristocrat Rogan Chantry has fought hard to win his independence from Sir Julien Bley and the British South Africa Company. Now, his pursuit of a mysterious deposit of gold, marked on a map willed to him by his murdered uncle, Henry Chantry, is challenged by a new complication: the impending British colonization of South Africa. Can Sir Rogan find the gold in the midst of escalating tensions among the native tribesmen, the missionaries sent to win them, and the new colonists?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Evy Varley, the woman Rogan loves back in England, is headed for a brave yet dangerous confrontation with Henry\u2019s killer\u2013but at what price? With so much against Rogan and Evy, a reunion seems improbable, if not impossible. Can yesterday\u2019s promise hold them faithful to the hope of future freedom and a victorious love?<\/p>\n


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

\"\"<\/a>Linda Lee Chaikin <\/strong>has written numerous best-selling and award-winning books and series, including the Silk series (Heart of India Trilogy), A Day to Remember series, The Empire Builders,<\/em> Royal Pavilion Trilogy, Arabian Winds Trilogy, The Buccaneers Trilogy, and For Whom the Stars Shine,<\/em> a finalist for the prestigious Christy Award. Chaikin also is the author of Tomorrow\u2019s Treasure<\/em>, book one in the East of the Sun series. She and her husband make their home in Northern California.<\/p>\n

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by Angela Elwell Hunt \u2013 Aidan O\u2019Connor may be a poor barmaid but she\u2019s also a gifted artists. When a famous cartographer takes her on as a student, Aidan is swept into an adventure that will bring her back to her heavenly Father, and into marriage with the love of her life.<\/p>\n

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by Lisa Tawn Bergren \u2013 Tora, Elsa, Kaatje, and Karl face trouble, tragedy, and treachery across the Wast, Hawaii, Japan, and the high seas. These four immigrants from Bergen, Norway, each grow closer to God and learn afresh the value of faith, family, and coming alongside each other in times of need.<\/p>\n

Faithful Heart<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Al and Joanna Lacy \u2013 The adventures of certified medical nurse and dedicated Christian Breanna Baylor continue as she travels by wagon train to visit her sister, Dottie, in California. Little does she know that her most dangerous encounter might be with Jerrod, her brother-in-law, who\u2019s suffering from dementia caused by combat fatigue.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s Promise<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Linda Lee Chaikin \u2013 Rogan Chantry faces danger from tribesmen, ruthless politicians, and his own family as he searches for gold in South Africa. In England, his beloved Evy is injured by a mysterious assailant. The greed and intrigue surrounding the diamond mines could very well drive them irrevocably apart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MY REVIEW: Although Yesterday’s Promise is the second book in Chaikin’s East of the Sun series, it can easily stand alone. A historical narrative, Yesterday’s Promise chronicles the diamond and gold industry of South Africa in the late 1800’s as well as early efforts by the British to colonize the area that later became Rhodesia. […]<\/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":[37,69,8,52,34,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventure","category-africa","category-books","category-england","category-historical","category-romance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009"}],"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=4009"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4028,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009\/revisions\/4028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}