'God, You have rescued me before. Will You do so again?'

Michelle Griep is an author I will read just on the strength of her name alone. So when I saw this one, I knew it was going on my list! She specializes at this genre, although she is equally good at all genres, switching effortlessly back and forth between theme.

Maggie Lee, opera star, has run away from the stage and taken a house on the lonely moors in southern England. One day, her maid discovers a half dead man, beaten brutally, nearby. Together they haul him to her house and try to tend him. Little does Maggie know that Oliver Ward is an escapee from Dartmoor Prison and that the constable there has done this horrific beating. Said constable is on the warpath to find Oliver and soon shows up at Maggie's door. Oliver hides in a closet and finds the very expensive jewels that he was arrested for! What an amazing turn of events. However, both Maggie and Oliver are both innocent of this deed and now join forces to set out and prove they are both innocent, even though they are sure to encounter much danger on the way to doing just that.

Join Griep as she builds the excitement and tension in yet another wonderful novel from her very talented pen. I found myself gasping quite often. And hating a certain nasty individual. She takes us on quite a ride and I now look forward to her next offering.

*My thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book via Net Galley. The opinions in this review are entirely my own.

THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE MOOR by MICHELLE GRIEP is a romantic historical novel with an exciting story, some memorable characters and a really good Christian message of redemption, truth and justice.
The story starts with Oliver Ward, a member of the House of Commons, escaping from Dartmoor prison and being nursed back to health by Maggie Lee, a famous opera singer, who is also hiding from the law. Both Maggie and Oliver have been falsely accused, and things get really exciting when they go back to Bath to try and clear their names.
The author shows how people very often have their own ideas of what true justice is. Some are like Barrow who changes the words of Scripture to justify his actions, and who is trying to gain God's favour by catching criminals, despising them and treating them cruelly. Oliver is unaware of his father's love, and sees him falling short in his defense of the downtrodden. He has such a strong desire to help the poor that he is often blinded to the truth. Maggie, who has lived in both worlds, sums it up by saying that not all the wealthy are bad, just as the poor are not all good! I like to see the soul searching that takes place as the author draws us into their struggles.
I am not going to tell you any more as I do not want to spoil things for you, except to say that it is a most enjoyable read and one I can highly recommend.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Barbour Publishing.
The opinions in this review are completely my own.