Wow, I really enjoyed The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep. It takes place in colonial America in the late 1700's, near the time of the American Revolution, though we are introduced to Eleanor Morgan in the first chapter where she is working as a governess in England. To avoid a scandal she is sent away to the colonies in America. Though what happened was not her fault, she would not have been able to find employment in England and her employer gave her a reference to work for a family in Charles Town. Due to unforeseen circumstances she ends up being married to a single father, Samuel Heath, a man who appears to be quite the brute. Now this proper English governess is forced to learn to live in the wilderness with a man who is brusque and wild and uncommunitive at times.
Samuel is mostly concerned about having a mother for his daughter, someone to bring her up right and allow him to be free to trap and guide.
There are secrets that can't be found out and dangers that come their way, along with feelings of not being enough and jealousy. They need to remember to trust in the Lord and lean on Him through all their trials. Eleanor had her little prayer that the story began with and she recites at difficult times throughout the book.
I really enjoyed this story and the relationship that developed between Eleanor and Samuel.
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