Ten Characters Who Work In Food Establishments

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Today's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Favorite Things To Eat Or Drink While Reading, but I have to be the most boring person ever in this department. My water bottle is my only regular companion, and I rarely snack while I read because that's too dangerous of a habit to get into. 😉 I thought I'd twist the theme: characters who work with food every day because their job is in the food industry!


Seth Walker, owner of The Red Door
"Three Little Words" by Melissa Tagg

Abigail Kemp, owner of Taste Of Heaven Bakery
"More Than Words Can Say" by Karen Witemeyer

Britt Bradford, chocolatier and owner of Sweet Art
"Sweet On You" by Becky Wade

Violet Lindstrom, American Red Cross worker (she serves lots of donuts!)
"The Sky Above Us" by Sarah Sundin

Julia Jenkins, owner of Sugar and Spice Bakery
"When You Look At Me" by Pepper Basham

Rylan Jefferson, instructor at Denver Culinary Institute
"One Enchanted Eve" by Melissa Tagg

Elise Neumann, railway depot cook
"With You Always" by Jody Hedlund

Caroline Sweeny, owner of Frogmore Cafe
"Sweet Caroline" by Rachel Hauck

Liesl McNamara, owner of Wild Rise Bakery
"Stones For Bread" by Christa Parrish

Kat Varland, baker at Sweetie Pies Bakery
"All's Fair In Love And Cupcakes" by Betsy St. Amant

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"Until the Mountains Fall" by Connilyn Cossette

 


Young widow Rivkah has been promised in levirate marriage to her husband's brother, a youth two years her junior. Malakhi has always been a thorn in her side, with his ready jests and frequent teases. She doesn't want to join her life to such a scoundrel of a boy who is barely old enough to even be considered marriageable. She'd rather strike out on her own and make a way for herself with her prodigious talents as a scribe.

Malakhi has been totally taken with Rivkah ever since the day he heard her singing when she thought she was alone. The young woman's sorrowful upbringing has always made him want to draw out the emotion that she often keeps hidden. He mourned when she was given to his brother in marriage, but after Gidal's death there is reason to hope that he can woo her to himself at last. That dream is dashed when Rivkah flees Kedesh, intent on making her own way in the world.

Things certainly do not go as Rivkah expects, and very shortly she finds herself disgraced and destitute. Driven to choices she never would have made otherwise, she wishes she'd had the wisdom to stay where she was safe and loved. Surely she can never go home with the weight of her choices pressing down on her.

Loosely based on the parable of the Prodigal Son, this is a story that shows love does not give up. Not when hope grows dim. Not when the distance seems insurmountable. Not even when the love has been rejected previously. Readers will enjoy visiting various cities in ancient Israel and learning about the customs and cultures of the time period. I would recommend this for fans of Biblical fiction.

I received my copy of the book from the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.