Shiloh, Lori Benton
Shiloh, Lori Benton
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Shiloh

Author: Lori Benton

Series: Kindred

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 15 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/05/2021


Synopsis

Award-winning author Lori Benton delivers a rich historical novel of faith, hope, and second chances.

December 1795
A year has passed since Ian Cameron reluctantly sent his uncle’s former slave Seona and their son, Gabriel, north to his kin in Boston. Determined to fully release them, Ian strives to make a life at Mountain Laurel, his inherited plantation, along with Judith, the wife he’s vowed to love and cherish. But when tragedy leaves him alone with his daughter, Mandy, and his three remaining slaves, he decides to return north. An act of kindness on the journey provides Ian the chance to obtain land near the frontier settlement of Shiloh, New York. Perhaps even the hope for a new life with those he still holds dear.

In Boston, Seona has taken her first tentative steps as a free woman, while trying to banish Ian from her heart. The Cameron family thinks she and Gabriel should remain under their protection. Seona’s mother, Lily, thinks it’s time they strike out on their own. Then Ian arrives, offering a second chance Seona hadn’t dared imagine. But the wide-open frontier of Shiloh feels as boundless and terrifying as her newfound freedom―a place of new friends and new enemies, where deep bonds are renewed but old hurts stand ready to rear their heads. It will take every ounce of faith and courage Ian and Seona can muster to fight for their family and their future . . . together.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jocelyn

An absolute triumph! With nuance and sensitivity, this tale explores the complexities of life after freedom from bondage. It’s a landscape of hope, fear, choices, love, surrender, and ultimately, victory over that which ensnares. The writing is as lush as the frontier world it portrays. Shiloh is so......more

Goodreads review by Susan

3.5 If you enjoy a good historical, Lori Benton is an absolute must read! Her research is impeccable and her writing stunning. Her descriptions are so vivid, you feel as if you are there. I thoroughly enjoy her work and recommend it. My thanks to Tyndale House for a copy of this book via Net Galley.......more

Goodreads review by Kate

I love when authors do some world building. As mentioned in the author's note at the end of the book, 'Shiloh' is a sequel, not only to the first 'Kindred' novel ('Mountain Laurel'), but to her first novel, 'Burning Sky'. I would highly recommend that you read both of those novels before reading thi......more

Goodreads review by Karen

A wonderfully complex and heartfelt story. I made sure to read it slowly so I could savor the beautiful writing. After reading Mountain Laurel, I couldn't wait for Shiloh to release so I could find out how Lori Benton would bring a satisfying ending to these characters' stories. It didn't disappoint......more