The third book in Robin Lee Hatcher's Sisters of Bethlehem Springs Series is a delightful read. Even though it is the third in the series about three women living in a small town in Idaho in the early 1900's, if you haven't read the previous two books, you won't miss a beat.
A Matter of Character takes place in 1918 when dime novels, a kind of precursor to today's mass market paperbacks that range from romance to mysteries to stories of the wild west. Heroine Daphne McKinley, a cultured single woman, writes such novels based on the wild tales she's heard for years of a man who used to live a less than stellar life. But Daphne must keep her authorial work a secret because no dignified woman would be caught dead writing such fluff. No one knows she is D. B. Morgan, author of the Rawhide Rick series that is flying off the shelves.
Enter Joshua Crawford, grandson of the man once known as Rawhide Rick, who has only known his deceased grandfather as the God-fearing Richard Terrell. A man who once changed by his coming to faith in Jesus at the age of 50, kept his past shenanigans secret. Joshua is determined to find D. B. Morgan and force him to retract his imaginative stories that debase his grandfather's reputation.
I have always loved Robin's stories, both historical and contemporary and I'm especially fond of the 1900s. As a writer I loved the little writerly way of authors that Robin characterized Daphne with. For those who aren't writers, it will give you insight as to how a writer of fiction thinks.
Below is more information about Robin Lee Hatcher and the book.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robin Lee Hatcher discovered her vocation as a novelist after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. The winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Whispers from Yesterday), the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Romance (Patterns of Love and The Shepherd's Voice), two RT Career Achievement Awards (Americana Romance and Inspirational Fiction), and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, Robin is the author of over 50 novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching romantic movies. She is passionate about the theater, and several nights every summer, she can be found at the outdoor amphitheater of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, enjoying Shakespeare under the stars. She makes her home outside of Boise, sharing it with Poppet the high-maintenance Papillon
ABOUT THE BOOK
A series of dime novels loosely based on local lore and featuring a nefarious villain known as Rawhide Rick has enjoyed modest popularity among readers. Nobody in Bethlehem Springs knows the man behind the stories ... except Daphne.
When newspaperman Joshua Crawford comes to town searching for the man who sullied the good name of his grandfather, Daphne finds herself at a crossroads, reassessing the power of her words, re-thinking how best to honor her gifts, and reconsidering what she wants out of life.
If you would like to read the Prologue and first Chapter of A Matter Of Character, go HERE.
The third book in Robin Lee Hatcher's Sisters of Bethlehem Springs Series is a delightful read. Even though it is the third in the series about three women living in a small town in Idaho in the early 1900's.
A Matter of Character takes place in 1918 when dime novels, a kind of precursor to mass market paperbacks that range from romance to mysteries to stories of the wild west. Heroine Daphne McKinley, a cultured single woman, writes such novels based on the wild tales she's heard for years of a man who used to live a less than stellar life. But Daphne must keep her authorial work a secret because no dignified woman would be caught dead writing such fluff. No one knows she is D. B. Morgan, author of the Rawhide Rick series that is flying off the shelves.
Enter Joshua Crawford, grandson of the man once known as Rawhide Rick, who has only known his deceased grandfather as the God-fearing Richard Terrell. A man who once changed by his coming to faith in Jesus at the age of 50, kept his past shenanigans secret. Joshua is determined to find D. B. Morgan and force him to retract his imaginative stories that debase his grandfather's reputation.
