AUTHOR: Amanda Cabot
DATE: 2023
PUBLISHER: Revell
STARS: *****
From the back cover:
Doctor-in-training Louisa Vaughn has no intention of remaining in Sweetwater Crossing. She's just there for a few days to help a friend. But she can't abandon the injured man she finds at the side of the road. Until his broken leg heals, she'll serve as the town's doctor and midwife. She may not be fully qualified yet, but surely she's better than nothing.
Josh Porter's plans to win his grandfather's challenge and fulfill his father's final wish to gain full control of the family business hit a roadblock when he breaks his leg. But his enforced stay in Sweetwater Crossing gives him new ideas about the expansion of the company into new territory--ideas Louisa could help turn into reality.
If only the town were more accepting of Louisa's talents! Someone is determined to convince her to abandon her dream of healing others. Can Josh help her uncover the person behind the threats before it's too late? And is there any future for them together when neither of them plans to stay?
My review:
Louisa Vaughn, the youngest and plainest of three sisters, decides as a child she want to become a doctor, no one encouraged her. She had to find her own courage to leave home and obtain training, never imagining she would return to Sweetwater Creek. But when her best friend’s mother needs her to take her there, Louisa agrees.
The broken man she found along the road, Josh Porter, becomes her first patient, and his care keeps her in the small town much longer than she’d planned. Longer than he had planned, too.
Prejudice against Louisa practicing medicine reaches dangerous levels, bringing out Josh’s protective instincts and forcing Louisa to confront bullies.
I truly enjoyed this small-town story of overcoming great odds and allowing God’s plan to change lives and look forward to reading the next book in the series. Against the Wind earns five stars. I was given a copy of this book by the publisher.