As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti

I was captivated by this book front the moment I received it in the mail. I couldn't wait to read it. The cover just screamed relaxation to me and who doesn't like a book like that?! Everything about the cover attracted me to this book.

I was impressed by Cynthia Ruchti after reading one of her previous books. Her writing is engaging and really speaks to the heart of the reader. Her characters struggle with real issues. In this book, it's forgiveness for a reason that most books don't touch.

I absolutely loved that Max and Nick were in the same boat, so to say. They both needed second chances after making a life-changing decision. They needed someone to believe in them and forgive them and give them a chance to prove they had changed. That's easy to say on their behalf, but when you're the wife of a man in jail for 5 years, forgiveness doesn't come easy. It wears on a marriage and leaves thoughts that aren't comforting to think about at all. Add on the humiliation and shame and you've got a lot to deal with in a marriage.

Madeline Island is the perfect retreat to deal with these issues. It seemed fitting to have a little cottage by the water to reflect a new start. But with the new start that Emmalyn is making, she has to decide whether or not she will give her marriage a new start. It's much easier to hang onto bitterness and unforgiveness rather than letting go and forgiving.

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As Waters Gone By (Abingdon, May 2015)
How can a marriage survive when separated by hundreds of miles and impenetrable prison walls?
Emmalyn and Max Ross may have to endure the fight of their lives to mend the tattered fabric of their marriage. His actions ensured she could never be a mother and put him in prison, giving their relationship a court-mandated five-year time-out. On a self-imposed exile to beautiful but remote Madeline Island, one of the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior, Emmalyn has just a few months left to figure out if and how they can ever be a couple again.
Nudged along by the exuberant owner of the Wild Iris Inn and Café, a circle of misfit people in their small town, and a young girl who desperately needs someone to love her, Emmalyn restores an island cottage that could become a home and begins to restore her heart by learning what it means to love unconditionally. Yet even as hope begins to find a place within the cottage walls, Emmalyn still wonders if she’s ready for Max’s release. She may be able to rebuild a cottage, but can she rebuild a marriage?
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Cynthia Ruchti

Cynthia Ruchti has more than three decades of radio broadcast experience with "Heartbeat of the Home" radio and currently serves as Professional Relations Liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers. Find Cynthia on the Web at www.cynthiaruchti.com.

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I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group and Abingdon Press in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.