On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M White

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On Wings of Devotion

Adventure, family, loyalty, intrigue, and of course romance mark this book. And while that is just the norm for this sort of book, I really think there are some good takeaways from this book.

The two main characters, Arabelle Denler and Philip Camden could not be more opposite. One is all light and goodness and compassion and the other is called Black Heart for a reason. And yet, when you dig below you discover that Black Heart has a heart that is packed full of loyalty, a loyalty that will take a bullet to protect his men and their families. That is an impressive quality to have and one of the takeaways I encourage from this book.  Let's be loyal to our friends and family: don't be nice to their face and then stab them behind their backs.

Arabelle was a nurse and full of compassion and grace and faith in God. She was always out to take care of the disadvantaged, comfort the hurting, and just show love to the world at large. And yet, the book showed her to be human, she was capable of being hurt, of feeling pain as she watched her dreams fade away. And yet, she was faithful and she trusted.

Of course, this is a fiction story so everything turns out fine in the end, but there were some tense moments where I may have skimmed ahead to make sure the story was going to follow the prescribed story line for this sort of genre and it did.

The book is labeled historical fiction and there were bits of history woven throughout the book. I don't want to say too much about that because it would give away pieces of the story, but it was interesting to read about.

I received this book from Bethany House via Net Galley and was not required to write a positive review.  All opinions expressed are my own.

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