Freeing Ellie

The Redeemed Side of Broken #2

by Joan Deneve

Life couldn’t be better or sweeter for Eric and Ellie
Templeton as they begin their life together as new
Christians and a newly married couple. But Ellie enters her marriage with some baggage of her own. What if Eric goes back on another mission? What if she loses this man who has become her life? Even, worse, what if God never lets them have a child of their own?

God has some spiritual surgery He must perform on Ellie to free her from the deep-seated feelings of guilt and doubt that have bound her soul for years.

God painstakingly and lovingly creates the perfect storm of events designed specifically to bring Ellie to the place where she can “let go” and fully trust God. No. Matter. What.

297 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 3, 2016

Reviews

[Gretchen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Perfect Sequel

After learning so much about Eric and his journey of faith, we learn more about Ellie and her struggles. Much of Ellie's past was introduced in Saving Eric, so Freeing Ellie was an organic sequel. I loved visiting the supporting cast as well, especially the clinic staff.

[Tina at Mommynificent · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m just going to say right out that I loved this series! I found them nearly impossible to put down. So many of the characters have become what feel like real-life friends, and Brock Whitfield has joined Jan Karon’s Father Tim on a pedestal I never thought Father Tim would share with anyone!

I devoured all the details about life as a medical missionary in Angola. I laughed and cried with the characters as they struggled and loved and came to know God in ways they never imagined. But most of all, I found myself begging God to grow my faith and to grant me the grace to know Him as several of the characters did. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the entire series, and I highly recommend you start with book 1!

[Susan Sloan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book continues the story of Eric and Ellie Templeton, who met and married in the first book, Saving Eric. Although references are made to events in the first book, this one can be read as a standalone.
The author delves into Ellie’s struggle with guilt over an abortion she had before her conversion. A miscarriage convinces her that she’s being punished for that earlier decision and that she has to earn God’s love and favor. When she and Eric decide to relocate from their primitive location in Angola to the States, they have high hopes, but modern conveniences and top-notch medical facilities offer no guarantees and could even destroy their marriage.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've taken two months to write this review, but here's what I remember. I like that this second novel of the series can be a read-alone. The author eases enough backgroun into the narrative to make the reader comfortable and acquainted with the characters. I love that the main characters are imperfect emotionally and physically, have real problems to cope with, and struggle to make their marriage work. I tire of characters who are stunningly beautiful or devastatingly handsome physical specimens, don't you? And whose marriage is easy? I recommend this interesting Christian novel.