About the Book
Book: Legacy of Hope
Author: Renae Brumbaugh Green
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Release date: September 3, 2024
Ivelisse “Lisa” Garcia has overcome her past growing up in an orphanage and found purpose as a nurse at a local mission hospital. When a mysterious stranger she had a chance encounter with shows up in her ward with no memory of his past, Lisa is determined to help him recover, both mentally and physically. As she aids in his recovery, and a spark kindles between them, she wonders if there might be room for both fulfillment and love in her life.
But Lisa has a secret, and when it gets out, it could ruin any chance she has at love.
Jackson Stratton, desperate to escape his father’s tyranny, embarks on a daring journey to join Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. But a freak accident leaves him wounded and unable to remember his past. As he struggles to piece together the fragments of his former life, he finds himself drawn to the beautiful nurse who has become his lifeline. Will he ever unlock the keys to his past, or will his upbringing remain shrouded in mystery as he tries to start anew?
And should he learn the truth of his past, will it prevent him from embracing the future he truly wants?
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"Legacy of Hope" by Renee Brumbaugh Green was such a good book I was kept turning those pages because I had to know if Jack ever regained his memory. This is a story that shows that people can change and that forgiveness is possible. it also is a story that shows that God can and will give you your heart desiresif it is his will. it is a clean love story. This is a story that shows that Just because someone is different, doesn't mean that they aren't important or as good as someone that is rich or famous. I think readers would enjoy the story even if they haven't read the other two stories in he series, but again, I say why not read them all to get the entire story from beginning to end. I was given a complimentary copy by the author of it and Celebrate Lit these opinions are my own.
About the Author
Renae Brumbaugh Green is a city-girl-turned-country-diva. She’s married to a handsome country boy named Rick, and she’s mom to four nearly-perfect, nearly-grown children, two rowdy dogs, and some ducks. They live in rural Texas where Renae wears overalls, western boots, and bubblegum pink nail polish. She’s a bestselling author of over 30 books, an award-winning humor columnist, and an online English teacher. In her free time, she can be found leaping tall buildings and rescuing kittens from trees. Or, she’d like to do those things, if she had free time.
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To the casual observer, Jackson Stratton probably looks like he has it all. He lives in a beautiful home. He has influential parents and plenty of money. But behind the fancy facade, he exists under the harsh, abusive judgment of his father’s expectations. At the beginning of our story, Jackson leaves to begin a new life.
After an accident takes his memories, he’s truly given a fresh start. What if that could happen for each of us? All the hurt, all the pain, all the shame and neglect and abuse could be wiped away? What if we could truly choose who we want to become?
Lisa, on the other hand, was abandoned as an infant. She struggles with self-worth, even while experiencing God’s visible kindness, love and grace. No matter who we are or what our circumstances, none of us is immune to Satan’s lies, telling us we’ll never measure up.
The truth is, you are already exactly who God created you to be. You are perfectly formed in His image, with His characteristics, His strength and His power. But this world, this life, has a way of distorting that image. Sin—both our own sin and others’ actions toward us—deforms that beautiful spirit. Satan fills our heads with lies about who we are, and it doesn’t take long for us to see that image when we look in the mirror, instead of the God-created one.
So how do we go about finding the truth, when so much of our identity is built on lies? It’s possible. But it’s not easy. Just as we untangle a tight, wadded-up knot gently, one strand at a time, we can address the lies, the guilt, the shame one piece, one prayer at a time. It’s a process… but isn’t that what life is? A process of sloughing off the bad and becoming more and more like our Father?
When Jackson’s memories leave him, God doesn’t. He still hears that still, small voice, speaking truth. And though most of us have our memories intact, we can listen. With discipline and perseverance and faith, we can learn to ignore the lies and hear only God, telling us who we are, who He made us to be. We are strong. We are intelligent. We have great purpose. We are wanted. And we are loved.
I hope you enjoy reading about Jackson and Lisa’s journeys. And I hope, somewhere in there, you find a reminder that you are not your circumstances. You are not your past. You have hope, and you have an amazing future planned by your adoring Father. You are, and always will be, a valued, treasured, beautiful, wanted, loved child of the King.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Blog Stops
Stories By Gina, September 11 (Author Interview)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, September 11
Life on Chickadee Lane, September 12
Madi’s Musings, September 12
Vicky Sluiter, September 13
Sylvan Musings, September 14
Devoted To Hope, September 15
Lighthouse Academy Blog, September 16 (Guest Review from Marilyn)
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, September 17
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, September 18
Texas Book-aholic, September 18
Locks, Hooks and Books, September 19
Connie’s history classroom, September 20
An Author’s Take, September 20
Simple Harvest Reads, September 21 (Guest Review from Donna)
Cover Lover Book Review, September 22
For Him and My Family, September 23
Pause for Tales, September 24
Holly’s Book Corner, September 24
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour Renae is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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Deborah received Georgia Author of the Year Award 2018 in Inspiration Category for her book Blooming in Broken Places. Her companion workbook, Bloom Where You Are, was runner-up in the prestigious Selah Awards 2023 in Bible Study Category. Deborah is a certified Advanced Writers and Speakers Association Power Speaker. She is a member of the Georgia Writers Association, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and American Christian Fiction Writers. Deborah lives in the North Georgia mountains with her husband, Travis.
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