Kelly Frost, a textiles conservator, is invited to the Massachusetts coastal city of New Bedford to restore a 150-year-old Mariner’s Compass quilt. But there is one stipulation: she must live and work in Gray House, a former whaling captain’s home, where the quilt is stored. There she meets Army veteran Tom Pereira, the caretaker of Gray House, whose heart seems as hard as the rocky Massachusetts coastline.
Over the long-lit months as Kelly works to restore the quilt, she and Tom grow closer. And as she reads stories in a daily journal penned by Mary Gray, she learns the secrets of the quilt and Mary’s own sad tale of regret. Then Tom learns secrets of his own family’s past, and both Tom and Kelly learn they are tied to Gray House in ways they never imagined.
Lynette Sowell was born in western Massachusetts in the shadow of the Berkshire Mountains, raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and now makes her home on the doorstep of the Texas hill country. The award-winning author of more than 15 titles, Lynette loves reading, cooking, watching movies, and is always up for a Texas road trip. When not writing fiction, she works in medical transcription and is a freelance writer and columnist for her local newspaper.
My Impressiosns:
Quilts often have a story to tell — from the hands that made them to those who used them. I had a simple patchwork quilt made by my grandmother that I took to college. It was a comforting reminder of home as well as a great coverup in my dorm room. It became so tattered that I could not use it, yet I could not bear to toss it out. My husband had it made into a teddy bear that now sits on the armoire in our bedroom – a reminder of my grandmother’s skill and the times I snuggled beneath it. In the Quilt of Love series, various authors tell the stories behind the quilts featured in each book. Tempest’s Course by Lynette Sowell tells a tale of loneliness and betrayal and the promise of fresh starts and new love.
Kelly Frost is a textile conservator who is desperate for a job after mistakes she made keep her from working. Bidding on the restoration of a mariner’s compass quilt is a chance to get her life and career back on track. She begins her task at the Gray house, home to a whaling captain and his wife in the 1850s. It is Mary Gray’s quilt she is charged to restore. Yet the secrets of the house pull at Kelly’s heart, along with the groundskeeper who she is definitely attracted to.
Tempest’s Course tells two tales – the tragic tale of the quilt’s maker, Mary Gray, and the very modern love story of Kelly and Tom. There are a lot of mysterious goings on as well that will appeal to those who like a good mystery along with their romance. I really liked this book. It had just the right combination of genres — romance, suspense and historical drama. It is also a very quick read, yet I never felt that the plot or the characters were underdeveloped at all. All in all I highly recommend Tempest’s Course.
Highly Recommended.
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(Thanks to LitFuse for a review copy. The opinions expressed are mine alone.)
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Lynette Sowell‘s Tempest’s Course is the newest book in the Quilts of Love line, and Lynette is celebrating with a fun giveaway and joining Vannetta Chapman and Lisa Carter for the Quilts of Love “Christmas Bee” Facebook Party on December 10th!
One winner will receive:
- A Kindle Fire HDX
- Tempest’s Course by Lynette Sowell
- The Christmas Quilt by Vannetta Chapman
- Aloha Rose by Lisa Carter
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on December 16th. Winner will be announced on the Quilts of Love Facebook page on December 17th.
But wait! There’s more. RSVP for the “Christmas Bee” Facebook Party on December 10th and connect with the authors from the Quilts of Love series, Vannetta Chapman, Lisa Carter, and Lynette Sowell, for an evening of book chat, quilt trivia, and Christmas traditions and gifts, PLUS get an exclusive look at January’s Quilts of Love book!
So grab your copies of The Christmas Quilt, Aloha Rose, and Tempest’s Course and join Vannetta, Lisa, and Lynette on the evening of December 10th for a chance to connect and make some new friends. (If you haven’t read the books, don’t let that stop you from coming!)
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