Sweet Sanctuary

Oh. My. Goodness. This book is such a delightful experience, a never-to-be-missed experience, a must-read for every lover of Christian Romance. Micah Hatcher has received a letter from Allan Eldredge commanding him to come and take up his responsibilities as the father of Lydia's son. This letter spins off a series of events that bring Lydia and Micah together in a way neither expected. The need Allan was trying to fill was to provide a safety net for Nicky whose mother died at his birth. Nicky's natural father wants custody of his son so he can sell him to get morphine to feed his addiction, and Lydia is the only mother Nicky knows.

Micah helps Lydia by giving her ideas of what to do to legally adopt Nicky by proving that Nicky's mother wanted her to raise him and that his father is unfit. All Lydia has to do is find the midwife who delivered Nicky, and thus begins a journey for both Lydia and Micah.

Meanwhile Micah has his own secrets--a brother, a missionary in Hitler's Europe, who smuggles Jewish children to the United States for Micah to pick up and take to the local synagogue for placement with adoptive families. During one of Micah's pickups at the docks, he gets a small blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl who looks nothing like the local Jewish congregation. Micah decided to keep her and adopt her himself, which causes a bit of misunderstanding between Micah and Lydia.

There is so much in this book that will engage and intrigue the reader. I love Kim Vogel Sawyer's writings and this book is one of the most compelling book of hers I've ever read. I read it in two sittings, staying up till 5:00 AM to finish it.

I wish I could give it more than Five Stars, or Two Thumbs Up, and a sweet blonde-haired, blue-eyed little girl.

Bethany House provided the book for my personal review. These opinions are mine alone. I was not recompensed for them.