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There is a Season (Cheney & Shiloh: The Inheritance #3)

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For those of you who have read and loved all of the "Cheney Duvall, MD" books and the "Cheney & Shiloh: The Inheritance" books, you will not be disappointed with this continuation in the series. I could hardly put it down until I finished reading it!

The great things about this book are the same in the rest: the author has a gift for description, from the character's attire, post-Civil War mannerisms and etiquette, to the setting the book takes place in. It really makes the reader be able to acurately picture exactly what is going on. Also, each character is very well developed with their thoughts and emotions and you find yourself curious about every single one.

"There is a Season" includes almost all of the main characters from the previous two novels. Cheney and Shiloh, of course, but also Cheney's parents, Dev and Victoria with their 3 adopted children (Dart, Solange, and Lisette), Bain Winslow, plus our favorite hired help like Sketes, Fiona, and Jauncy. The plot was different (murder wasn't really something Cheney had experienced until the last novel) and intriguing.

The only disappointment I had was that there is not very much about the relationship between Cheney and Shiloh. Cheney didn't even personally enter the book until a few chapters had gone by. Maybe the first two books of "Cheney & Shiloh: The Inheritance" had more relationship development simply because it was the beginning of the Irons-Winslows' marriage. Dev was also absent until the end of the book, so there was hardly any information on the Dev-Victoria relationship or what Dev thinks of his new introduction to parenthood with his adopted kids.

Overall, it was a great read and I will read it many times again. I hope there will be more in the series!

I have read all of the Cheney Duvall series and love them all.The long wait for this new book was worth it.It is intriguing and easy to understand.I always learn something new and fascinating by all the research done in the writing of the book.As usual I think the new Cheney Duvall book is a hit.

Cheney and Shiloh take time off to take Cheney's parents to Florida to recupriate from winter illness. But a body is found in the wine cellar and they have to figure out who killed the owner of the house and how they did it. The pages are packed with the funniest dialog between husbands and wives I have ever read. This mystery keeps you in suspense and laughing until the very end.

I waited very impatiently for this newest installment to the Inheritance series and I'm completely satisfied with it! Once again, another great book from the Morris duo. I can only hope for more Cheney and Shiloh books! I'd hate to see them go!

Trying to escape the brutal NY winter, Cheney and Shiloh take Cheney's parents and her brother Dev's family to winter in the balmy South. When they arrive at the house that Victoria has rented, they discover a body in the cellar and so much more! I love reading about Cheney's pure enthusiasm when faced with the prospect of doing an autopsy and looking at slides of "liver juice and eyeball jelly" (as Minerva puts it). I also thought it was very clever that Grinder's will involved the use of Shakespeare's "Macbeth". Great book, highly recommended!

As always the authors, Lynn & Gilbert Morris have done well again. The story holds your interest and the continuing history of Cheney's family enfolding is fun to read. My only suggestion is that I would like to see Cheney & Shiloh's relationship develop more.

Beautiful story, and very much in the same text as the Cheney Duvall series, a definite read if you are a Cheney Duvall or Gilbert Morris fan!

As the last book in the entire Cheney series I must say this is well written and has a great story line.

I was very impressed with Gilbert and Lynn's work in all of the series. They developed the plot very well and it's great to see the love that develops between Cheney and Shiloh. I especially like the involvement with Bain Winslow in these books. Great books they should continue the series!

I have finished the 11 book saga of Cheney and Shiloh. Bravo to the Father and daughter novel writing team! Great historical and fabulous characters. There was never a character too insignificant or great that I did not have a clear understanding of who they were or what they stood for. As both medicine and Christianity are strong interests in my own life, I thoroughly enjoyed the history of medicine evolving and the faith of several of the characters. I loved that Cheney and Shiloh acknowledged that medicine and the love of Jesus can not be separated, and their concern that a dying patient have the chance to call on the LORD Jesus to be saved. Excellent! I actually learned something about the chemical Thallium and the spectroscope. I took the time to google it for myself. I'm sorry to see the series is done but after 11 books, it is time to move on, I guess. These books, as all of the Morris books, are worth your time. Thanks to the Morris's for many, many hours of entertainment. Reading sure beats sitting in front of a television! And no commercials. Highly recommend any books from the Morris family.
Dawn Kurtz author of the Christian novel: Secret of the Mexican Doll