Emily Winslow felt deeply indebted to James Parker when she learned that his wounds resulted from trying to save her brother's life in the trenches of World War I. But by the time she discovered what really happened on that battlefield in France, Emily had fallen for James's charm.
Devastated by his betrayal and overwhelmed by feelings of bitterness, Emily throws herself into her writing career. She accepts an assignment to record the life of an isolated tribe of headhunters deep in the Amazon rain forest, believing it will allow her emotions time to heal.
But all of her inner turmoil is churned to the surface once again when Ian Marlowe walks into her life. Emily is uncertain whether she can ever trust a man again--or if she can trust her own heart. (House of Winslow Book 25)
Gilbert Morris was one of today's best-known Christian novelists. He lived in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with his wife, Johnnie. He is the father to Lynn Morris and Alan Morris
Emily and Wes Winslow go to the Amazon, where they are asked by National Geographic to write and photograph a tribe there. They meet someone Emily needs to forgive, (James/Ian), and some missionaries and the tribe provide experiences.
This is another good book in the Winslow family saga from Gilbert Morris. In this book Emily Winslow loses a brother during World War I. After the War James Parker, the man who supposedly saved her brother's life during the war comes to visit the Winslow family. They take him in and Emily falls in love with him, later on they find out the truth about James Parker. Emily feels betrayed and that she can't forgive him for what he had done to her and to her family. Years later she has the chance to go into the Amazon with her other brother, Wes writing an article about a primitative tribe in the Amazon. She meets Ian Marlowe and the surprise about his true identity comes out. She learns how to forgive James Parker for the wrongs that he had committed against her and her family.
8 - Emily has such a good relationship with her brother and it is sad when he dies in the war. But having James come was like a fairy tale come true - falling in love with him. The betrayal was unbelievable. So I wondered how they were going to write the story where he comes back into the picture and Emily forgives him and falls in love again, or still with James. Then you meet Ian Marlowe and the escapades in the jungle are fun to read about and the story has a happy ending. Good Christian theme throughout - forgiveness always hurts you more than the person you need to forgive if you can't let go and forgive.
I was really hoping that they would met up one day and get things settled between the two of them but was not expecting them to meet up in the jungle! Not to tell the whole story the characters come alive for you,will never regret reading the series! On to the next book!!🐺🐺
It seemed like lovely weather for a light romantic fiction and this one, with its sassy redheaded heroine (<3!), early twentieth century setting (<3!) and setting of the Amazon (<3!) seemed like a perfect fit.
I couldn't get past the first page. The writing is terrible! Again, this is why I don't read Christian fiction anymore....
This series by Gilbert Morris is one of my absolute favorites. Each book follows at least one member of a generation in the Winslow family tree and the member(s) gets saved and finds true love. There's also some commentary on the social conditions of the time frame. Truly interesting.