The Summary:
Against the Tide was written by Elizabeth Camden, and takes place in Boston in the late 1800s.
The story follows Lydia Pallas, a translator for the US Navy. Lydia has her life in a neat and orderly pattern-everything the same, day in and day out, and that’s the way she likes it.
Until Alexander Banebridge enters her life. He is dashing, adventurous-and needs Lydia’s translation skills.
The two form a friendship, a mutual admiration, and the relationship begins to turn into something more, but Alexander’s dark past casts a shadow over everything Lydia does, and eventually brings her orderly life crashing down upon her.
Can Alexander make peace with his past and keep Lydia safe?
My Thoughts:
I liked the setting of this book, and enjoyed the story line. It was well-written, and I really enjoyed the humorous banter between Lydia and Alexander. I didn’t care for the fact that Alexander was kind of wishy-washy-going back and forth between “I really care for you, and we can never be together” kind of thing, and he continually put her in danger-a little tough to believe someone would do that if they really cared for someone. Otherwise, I really did enjoy this book, and it made for an interesting read.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House for my unbiased review-thank you! 🙂
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