Livy: A Love Story

by Gretchen Craig

One full of light, another of dark bitterness – can two such different souls find their happiness together? Livy arrives on the plantation angry and resentful that she was sold off from the only home she has known, her family left behind forever. The first time she sees Zeb, she sneers to see a slave working in the hot sun who smiles from sunup to sundown. He finds slavery tolerable? Livy will never accept it! No matter that Zeb's sweet spirit draws her, she will be free whatever it takes. Zeb is smitten by Livy the first time he sees her, but it's a challenge to even get her to say good morning. Brought up to find happiness and hope in every day, he begins his campaign to win her, his easy-going manner never faltering – until slavery's big boot crushes the spirit of his niece Faith, the child he loves as if she were his own. Even if it means he can't have Livy, he has to save Faith from living a cruel life among the master's family. From different paths, Zeb and Livy arrive at the safe haven hidden in the swamps, a place of wild flowers and abundance. But like the first Eden, Orchid Island harbors treachery and heartache. Leaving their refuge behind, Zeb and Livy and their new family begin the journey to their true heaven-on-earth.

226 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 15, 2015

Reviews

[Gigi2u2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful

What an awesome love story. Did the author get tired of writing? I ask because the way the story added years and suddenly the story came to an end

[gayle jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compeling.

Great love story that includes love of family, life and freedom. A different look into slavery . A look more into the hearts of the people in bondage than the hearts of the slave keepers. Just a different perspective.

[Sherry Bledsoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slavery historical novel

Nothing new or really original about the desperation to be free. The story was good and it held my interest