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Saturday, May 13, 2023

Coming Home to Mercy Author: Michelle De Bruin

 


About the Book

Book: Coming Home to Mercy

Author: Michelle De Bruin

Genre: Inspirational Historical Romance

Release date: August 14, 2021

A society woman leaves her comfortable lifestyle so that she can help her daughter adjust to the arrival of twin sons in a small town where the courageous doctor teaches her about taking risks.

Wealthy and sociable Margaret Millerson has always thought of her brother’s Chicago mansion as her home. But when she receives the telephone call that her daughter has given birth to twins three weeks ahead of the expected due date, Margaret must leave her comfortable home, her family, and her friends to travel out of state. While she is helping her daughter care for the infants, Margaret becomes reacquainted with the town’s doctor, Matthew Kaldenberg.

Dr. Matthew Kaldenberg stays busy caring for the health of the citizens of his small town. His profession offers him daily practice in defeating death, his greatest enemy. During the twenty years since losing his own wife and baby in childbirth, Matthew has saved his money for the purchase of a flying machine. But when Matthew takes Margaret for flights on his biplane, he learns that his dreams of rising above the griefs and losses of his past come with a cost. He doesn’t want to lose the trust of the people he cares about most, or the chance at a relationship with Margaret.

Both Matthew and Margaret must make difficult decisions to hold on to the love they have discovered. Will Matthew’s heart recover from sorrow? Will Margaret find her true home?

 

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About the Author

Michelle De Bruin lives in Iowa with her husband and two young adult sons. She has a bachelor’s degree in Religion with a Christian Ministry emphasis, and in Music. Michelle serves as a Chaplain for Pella Regional Health Center. She writes inspirational historical romance about people who live in rural communities. Characters that bring to life the delights of farm and small-town living, whispers of Dutch heritage, and Christian faith make Michelle’s stories distinct. A romantic at heart, Michelle is always on the lookout for glimpses of God’s love through the window of a good story.

 

More from Michelle

Coming Home to Mercy is the first in a trilogy of books set in a small Iowa town during the years 1913 through 1918. This is the second series of books I have written. The Tomorrow series is the first set, and if you’ve already read it, you will recognize characters that appeared in Hope for Tomorrow, Promise for Tomorrow, and Dreaming of Tomorrow.

This book is a graceful story of two people who thought faithful, committed love could only come into their lives once. But they both discover that they get another chance to experience it again.

I wrote Coming Home to Mercy to show what healthy marriages and healthy families are like. I trust this story gives us a glimpse of how true love works, what faithfulness means, and what compassion can do; not only in one person’s life, but in the daily workings of an entire community.

The hero in this story has a sad, broken heart at the beginning. As the story unfolds, he heals and gains a deeper understanding of God’s work in his life. Dr. Matthew Kaldenberg finds love and peace as his belief grows that God truly does work all things together for good.

Thank you for joining me on this tour. I hope you enjoy the blog posts and enter the drawing for the giveaway. Follow me on social media and subscribe to my newsletter at https://michelledebruin.com/.

Grace and peace,

Michelle De Bruin

My Thoughts

Coming Home to Mercy is written by Michelle De Bruin. This is book one in the Coming Home Series. This is also the first book that I have read by this author - and it will not be the last. This book is set in the 1913 - starting off in Chicago - and the author captured the time period beautifully.
Margaret Millerson finds out that her daughter and son in law had their babies early - she makes her way to them. She leaves behind the comfort of her brother’s mansion and a life style that she has become accustomed to. When she arrives, Margaret becomes reacquainted with the town’s doctor, Matthew Kaldenberg. Dr. Kaldenberg lost his wife and baby in childbirth over twenty years ago. He tries to stay busy and try and defeat death.
Matthew and Margaret both have some hurts to heal from. They start to reconnect but they will have to move forward from the past for anything to work. I loved that the author chose older characters for this story. They have lived a lot in life and have some deep experiences.
The characters are well written, the storyline is engaging. I look forward to the next book in the series. Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own.

Blog Stops

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Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 7

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, May 8

Texas Book-aholic, May 9

Locks, Hooks and Books, May 10

Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, May 11

Gina Holder, Author and Blogger, May 12 (Author Interview)

Vicky Sluiter, May 12

Connie’s History Classroom, May 13

Cover Lover Book Review, May 14

Tell Tale Book Reviews, May 15 (Author Interview)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, May 16

Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, May 17 (Author Interview)

For Him and My Family, May 17

Blogging With Carol, May 18

Sylvan Musings, May 19 (Author Interview)

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Michelle is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card & copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/25ca6/coming-home-to-mercy-celebration-tour-giveaway

4 comments:

  1. I like the cover and synopsis, Coming Home to Mercy sounds like a story that I will enjoy reading. Thank you for sharing the author's post and the book details

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  2. This sounds like a book that I would really like.

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  3. I like the inclusion of the multigenerational family, but the romance is focused on the oldest generation.

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  4. Connie, Thank you for hosting. Coming Home to Mercy sounds like a must read.

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