Love's First Light by Jamie Carie

For your reading pleasure... (a book review by Peggy Paxton) - Jamie Carie has written a page turner with Love's First Light. The novel is set during the French Revolution. Christophé, the Count of St. Laurent, has lost his entire family to the blood soaked Revolution. He flees Paris to hide in an ancient castle along the southern border of France. There he meets Scarlett, a widow and baker, during a midnight visit to her husband's grave.

Scarlett, believes the life lived with her mother and sister is her penance for not being the wife she believes she should have been to her dead husband. Christophé's faith and passion for astronomy stirs her soul and she begins to bring healing to pain. Just as love begins to stir between these two people the one responsible for the murders of Christophé's family invades their world bringing to light secrets and the taste of revenge.

Jamie Carr begins right from page one to set the reader's imagination in gear with breath holding descriptions of Christophé's family members' deaths by guillotine in their own home. The story continues to be an exciting adventure packed with action, emotion, and passion. Historical research is beautifully woven into her writing and adds depth to the story line. The reader cannot ignore faith's traits of love (not just romantic love) and forgiveness as they are integrated into each of the character's choices and decisions.