Moriah's Fortress

Love's Journey on Manitoulin Island #2

by Serena B. Miller

A lost person. A shallow grave. Too many family secrets.
Moriah Robertson, owner and caretaker of a Canadian fishing resort, can fix anything—except the broken lighthouse her family tended for over a century.
Ben is one of the best stonemasons in the world. He’s the right man for the job and the right man for her.
As Moriah and Ben fall in love, they discover that they share a terrifying past—a past that will have to be resolved before they can be together.

186 pages, Paperback

Published August 29, 2017

About the author

I live only a few miles from a flourishing Amish community and am blessed to count many Old Order Amish as friends. Love Finds You In Sugarcreek, Ohio is a natural outgrowth of my on-going fascination with these valiant, flawed people who struggle to live their lives according to their interpretation of the Bible. Once, when I apologized for asking so many questions while researching this book, an Amish father told me that I could ask anything I wanted. “Nothing is forbidden,” he said. He told me that he wanted my book to be accurate. I was thrilled when his family read it and gave me their enthusiastic nod of approval.

Our family, however, also lived for many years in Michigan. My father, a sawyer, told me stories he had heard from old timber men who had cut the fabled giant pine in the Saginaw Valley. Visiting museums and reading about the years directly after the Civil War, when Michigan became the lumber capitol of the world, became a hobby. I was delighted when Revell Publishing allowed me to revisit that era by writing The Measure Of Katie Calloway.

There are many other books on their way—both Amish and historical. Please know that each one is a labor of love from me to you.

To God be all the glory, forever.

Serena

Reviews

[Bob Rankin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frustratingly good read…

This is my type of binge book, once you get in it swallows you up. Difficult beginning working out the characters … but once the background story reveals itself the book starts to make sense. Looking forward to the next book.

[Marilyn Horton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

Well written, keeps one turning the page. Her ability to describe the scene is outstanding. I must read the next one.

[Natalie Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book. Like reading about my home Manitoulin Island.

[DianaJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast, enjoyable read. Liked the development of the authors characters. Looking forward to book 2.

[Tinae Goodell, Lowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book just took me awhile to read it.

[Kgfinns · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy these books, but they are very short. They have a nice storyline.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

"We have issues. I agree. I can't stay, and you can't go."

Moriah Robertson is restoring an old, historic lighthouse; rather Dr. Ebenezer "Ben" McCain, a gifted stone mason, is doing the restoration work and Moriah is working alongside him on beautiful Manitoulin Island, where she and her aunt manage a popular Canadian fishing resort. Ben has been commissioned there for the summer, but his plans to return to the Amazon jungle to complete his linguistics work have not changed, in spite of his growing friendship and attraction to Moriah.

Moriah's has a complicated past, which is ironically connected with Ben's, but while his family history serves as a motivation, Moriah's fledgling memories traumatize her to the point of hysteria. She cannot leave the island and Ben cannot stay.

Serena Miller continues to captivate her reading audience as they anticipate the satisfying conclusion to "Love's Journey on Manitoulin Island".

[Amy Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I usually don't like predictable books, but this series keeps me coming back. I like the characters and the wonderful descriptions of the island and the lighthouse. Usually I hate a lot of description of the setting, but I enjoy it in this book because I can really visualize it. I'll definitely continue on with the next one as soon as I get my hands on it.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish this series was one novel, then fleshed in. This book seemed to be mostly filler, getting from the first to the third books.