In the Shadow of the River

Author: Ann H. Gabhart

Publisher: Revell

Release Date: May 9, 2023

Rating: 4 out of 5.

A story about love, family and playing the right part even when we don’t want to perform.

At five years old Jacci Reed was almost kidnapped and when her mom saves her, she ends up wounded and takes Jacci to a showboat to heal. This is where Jacci gets her first taste of life with a showboat family. Fast-forward fifteen years and Jacci is an actress aboard the Kingston Floating Palace and loves her life with her family of actors, singers, and dancers. It’s been years since Jacci’s mother died and now she looks to the showboat owners’ son to help her find answers to her past and be able to move on with her future.

Ann Gabhart writes historical romance with a great message and will pull readers in with characters and a fun storyline. Her stories are always filled with a romance that is swoon worthy that makes for a very fast read. I thought the beginning of the story read faster than the middle, this part of the story wasn’t as full of tension and dragged a good bit. The end tied things up nicely, making the story come to a satisfying conclusion. These stories are nice for a quick weekend read that make it where you don’t have to think about much for the story, just escape into the past with a historical fiction read. I recommend this book to readers that enjoy historical fiction and have read other Gabhart novels.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher.  The views and opinions expressed within are my own.

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