I’m not usually one to read romance novels, but when I read the description of True to You by Becky Wade, I knew I wanted to read this book. I’m so glad I stepped outside my comfort zone. As an adoptee, conducting my own search to find my birthmother, I was intrigued to read this story about an unlikely pair who team up to research and help a find birthmother.
Nora Bradford is content with her quiet life and surrounding herself with the things she loves, which includes family, reading, history, genealogy and watching British dramas. John Lawson, couldn’t be any more different. He’s a true-life hero, having saved people’s lives in his former career as a Navy SEAL. He’s strong, driven and focused and oh yes, good looking too.
Will these opposites attract? Why is John searching for his birth mother after all these years? Will their efforts in searching through courthouses records, phone books and talking with people turn up anything that will lead them to John’s birthmother? How will their faith be challenged when they run into roadblocks and situations that are far beyond their control? Will it drive them to God or away from Him?
True to You is the first book I’ve read by Becky Wade and I absolutely loved it. I liked the storyline which included mystery and intrigue. Becky does a wonderful job in developing characters. She peels back the layers as the characters grow and change through the story and events. All the characters were very likeable. My favorite thing was that characters didn’t make stupid decisions that make you shake your head. Instead they were reasonable, decent, kind and caring people. The kind of people you would like to know.
Becky is good at describing places by giving the reader enough detail so they can imagine what it looks like, but she also leaves room for the imagination of the reader to fill in the gaps. I felt like I could step on to the streets of the charming town of Merryweather and know the people and places.
As good as all that is, the best part of this book is how Becky shows the characters dealing with difficult news and events. They talk and reason through a crisis of faith. I liked how Nora recognized some errors in her thinking, that it was worldly and not necessarily biblically sound. The characters seem honest and real.
Reader’s faith in God can be encouraged and strengthened by some of the dialogue, thoughts and prayers these characters go through.
I highly recommend True to You by Becky Wade. While this is the first book, I’ve read by Becky, I hope it’s not the last.
I would like to thank Litfuse and Bethany House Publishers for the opportunity to read True to You. I was under no obligation to give a favorable review.
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