Aspen Crossroads

"We can only choose to live each day with purpose and with grace." Another fantastic book by Janine Rosche! The author is so good at weaving together broken, hurting, real characters into a beautiful tapestry of hope, forgiveness, and redemption. She will pull at your heartstrings and make you cry ugly tears and happy tears. The book does deal with some heavy topics like trafficking, abuse, and abandonment, but the author approaches them with care and thoughtfulness. Haven and Jace are so lovely - they are one of my favorite fictional couples of 2021. Both have had much tragedy in their past but their commitment to help others, their loyalty, compassion, and perseverance make them immensely lovable despite their mistakes and failures. I can't wait for the next book in the series! I'm hoping the series will feature all of Haven's siblings. I received the book via JustRead Publicity Tours and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are solely my own.

Janine Rosche, a new author to me, writes about her characters with empathy, consideration and kindheartedness. Her talent and aptitude for addressing sensitive issues of great importance, seldom seen in Inspirational and Christian fiction, is a rare gift. Due to a nefarious, lying character, Haven Haviland, who has lived in Whisper Canyon her entire life, becomes the target of a smear campaign. Jace Daring, who works for a company that rescues women from human trafficking and homelessness, becomes caught in the crosshairs of the smear campaign. Aspen Crossroads highlights a bittersweet story with many aspects of the rescued women’s lives recounted, making it difficult to read. Your heart aches for the women. The story line is complex, cutting-edge and unconventional-reminiscent of Ginny Yttrup and Francine Rivers- difficult to read and challenging those who do. **The details recounted may be triggering for those who have suffered abuse. ** Aspen Crossroads features faith and faithlessness, hope and despair, vision and shortsightedness, all tied up in a tale of deliverance and redemption. There is also a thread of a tender romance interwoven softly through the book. I received this book from Penguin Random House through NetGalley. However, my review is voluntary, and all opinions are my own.