Morning Sky (Freedoms Path Series #2) [Paperback]

Judith McCoy Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2006

Freedom's Path Book 2 - Ezekiel Harban carries bitterness and suspicion toward his wife's half-sister. Lilly recently fled New Orleans and moved to his Kansas prairie. He is sure she is hiding something, but what?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"With Morning Sky Judith Miller has created a remarkable story worthy of your reading attention." -- W. Terry Whalin, faithfulreader.com

(4 1/2 /5) "A poignant story of human insecurities and frailties along with the strengths which we can draw upon." -- OnceUponARomance.net

About the Author

JUDITH MILLER is an award-winning author whose avid research and love for history are reflected in her bestselling novels. Judy and her husband make their home in Topeka, Kansas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; First Edition edition (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764229990
• ISBN-13: 978-0764229992
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judith is an award winning and best-selling author of historical fiction for Bethany House Publishers. With a love of history, a dash of romance and a touch of mystery, Judith transports her readers to another time and place. Her passion for history and love of God keep her inspired. Judith and her husband are empty-nesters who live in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Judy blogs with four other historical novelists at www.writespassage.blogspot.com

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent historical, April 20, 2006

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Barbara Warren - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Sky (Freedoms Path Series #2) (Paperback)

Morning Sky is the second book in Judith Millers Freedom's Path Series about the Harban and Boyle families. Nicodemus, Kansas is settled by predominatly African-American familes while neighboring Hill City is mostly white.

Exekiel Harban is doing his best to keep his family together following the death of his wife. Then Lily Verdue, his sister-in-law, arrives from New Orleans. Exekiel suspects Lily is running from someone, which doesn't surprise him one bit. A free spirited woman who makes her own rules, Lily is not the kind of person he wants living in the same house with his daughters.

Before long, Lily starts to cause just the kind of trouble Exekiel feared. She tries to break up Truth's engagement to Moses Wyman, because she feels he would be better suited to Jarena. Nevermind that Jarena is in love with Thomas, who is serving in the army, fighting Indians. Lily is a woman of the world and knows what is best for her sheltered nieces.

Dr. Boyle asks Truth to travel to New York to see about his daughter Macia, who is enrolled in an exclusive finishing school. Macia has been sick ever since reaching the city. Truth uncovers a diabolic scheme which could be fatal to her friend.

The characters in Judith Miller's Morning Sky are so skillfully developed you will feel as if you know them as real people. Morning Sky is an intriguing story guaranteed to hold the readers attention from start to finish.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rich Historical Novel, July 5, 2006

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W. Terry Whalin "Publisher/ Editor / Writer" (Scottsdale, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning Sky (Freedoms Path Series #2) (Paperback)

In historical fiction, it's key to fall in love with the characters and the setting. If the book is good, then you want to return to these characters over and over. MORNING SKY is one of these books. It is well-written and the characters spring to life from the pen of Judith Miller. I enjoyed the drama and the tension combined with a solid Biblical message about forgiveness. I recommend this FREEDOM'S PATH series and look forward to the next one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Suspenseful Series That Keeps the Reader Turning the Page, July 19, 2006

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FictionAddiction.NET - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning Sky (Freedoms Path Series #2) (Paperback)

Aunt Lilly Verdue traveled from New Orleans to Nicodemus and was desperate. Her situation was mysterious.

She carries a rabbit's foot and evil eye...items of voodoo magic. Yet she seems afraid of something...or someone.

The Harbans lives would change with Aunt Lilly there. Lilly's brother-in-law, Ezekiel, was not at all happy to see her. He felt bitterness towards her and hoped she would go back to New Orleans or anywhere else far away. She has a way of creating trouble for people through her manipulating ways.

Truth continued to work at the Boyles taking care of Mrs. Boyle, along with the household duties. Moses wants to marry Truth soon but what does Truth want?

With Macia sick at the school her mother insisted she attend, Truth is sent to bring her home. This becomes a difficult, and dangerous, task. Evil lurks at the school and Truth discovers that things are not what they appear.

Jarena fills in for Truth at the Boyles while she is gone. She longs to see Thomas again. Will that be possible? She hasn't received a letter from him for a long time. Then she receives news about him.

Morning Sky is Book Two of the Freedom's Path series by Judith Miller. First Dawn is Book One of the series.

Miller's detail of history and racial struggles in the late 1800's is accurate. She writes a suspenseful story that keeps the reader wondering what will happen next.