Reflections of Dawn: Book Three of the Dawn Trilogy

Dawn Trilogy #3

by B.J. Young

Ben Browning found the love of his life when he met Katy Clinton. Their love was infused with wonder and their lives with deep joy when they were blessed with a son. Although heartbreakingly brief, Ben told himself the love he shared with Katy was enough to last a lifetime.
Two years have passed since Katy was taken from him, and although Ben believes he will never love again, he promised Katy he would try, so their son, Sam, could have a mother. Then one day, Leah—beautiful, gentle and mysterious—enters his world.
This poignant and unforgettable final book of the Dawn Trilogy is the beautiful story of Ben’s journey out of the lonely darkness of grief and back into love's warm embrace.

271 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2014

About the author

After retiring from a long and rewarding career in nursing, B.J. Young continued to feel a need to nurture those who were hurting. She began to write short, inspirational stories and devotionals. Those were first published by Front Porch Publishing, then by Guidepost, Angels on Earth and The Huffington Post. Her debut inspirational fiction novel, "A Portrait of Dawn" was a semi-finalist in the Genesis contest in 2012. The first edition was published in February of 2013. The second book of the trilogy, "Dawn’s New Day, A Love Story" was released in June, 2013. The Dawn Trilogy, a collection of Christian fiction novels was completed with the publication of "Reflections of Dawn" in February 2014. Each book has received multiple five-star reviews. "A Season for Sarah" is her most recent book. Mrs. Young lives in Northwest Ohio where she enjoys time with her husband of forty-two years, three daughters and their husbands, and nine grandchildren. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

In reading the description, I was not sure how I felt about where Young was taking the storyline throughout the trilogy. We started w/ 16-year-old Beth in the 1st novel - growing up w/ her through her challenges & into adulthood where eventually she meets Katy whom she had at 16.

Then the 2nd novel covers Katy as an adult. Now we’re following her husband Ben’s new storyline. Quite the jump through character development. Though I was skeptical about the change of character point of view too. But I really enjoyed this novel and seeing a story through Ben.

I do wonder whatever happened to Beth’s mother we connected with so much from book one. Along with the original grove owners we connected with in book two.

I liked this one a lot better than the second one. I again encourage folks to read the first two novels to fully understand the history and how the family dynamics are all connect. But, Young does explain a lot of the core concepts from book one and two throughout this novel. I loved how she ended this connecting it back to Beth’s decision to give life to Katy back in book one.

3 out of 5 stars