An Uncertain Road by Abbey Downey was a wonderful historical romance novel set in 1905 during the early days of the automobile and early auto racing. Flora Montfort is a widow who used to race with her husband until he died in an accident. Jensen Gable is an auto mechanic who wants nothing to do with the dangerous contraptions anymore, ever since his as-close-as-a-brother friend also died in an accident. The two meet in Philadelphia while there for a wedding and don’t quite hit it off at first. Yet they are thrust together to participate in the 10-day Glidden Tour that will take them from NYC through New England and back.
The story alternates between both their points of view. I love Flora’s independent spirit and tenacity as she competes as a pioneer female automobile racer, one who isn’t afraid to take risks. Which of course is a huge obstacle to Jensen, who is all about safety. So, you know, put them together in a race and things are bound to end up tense. There are dangers and obstacles to deal with, along with intrigue and sabotage. And that is just in the race. The relationship between Flora and Jensen has its own barriers to break through. I found myself rooting for them and wanting to yell at them more than once as they dealt with their issues. The importance of being truthful and not hiding things is seen, right along with learning to trust in God and remembering to go to Him and realizing He is so much greater than our problems.
One thing that really surprised me was that other people could ride along during this race. I enjoyed learning more about early automobiles and racing. And we got to see two different kinds of races in the story.
Definitely a book I recommend.
I received this book for free from the author as a part of the launch team and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own, honest thoughts.
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