Title: A Wilde Wind
Author: Penelope L. Roiall
Major Themes: Sailing, Cows, Romance, New Zealand
Synopsis: Amelia’s life has included so many poor choices and pain that she struggles to believe that Jerome can really love her.
A few years ago, I sat down beside one of the speakers at a women’s retreat I was attending and started talking to her. She told me about the book she had just published, a romance book. Well, if you have read many of my reviews, you know I don’t particularly enjoy romance books, but I decided to try hers. Well, I loved The Disenchanted Club. It was the funniest romance I had read in a long time, and not only funny but carried a worthwhile message. This year, at the same retreat, she had copies of her newest book to sell. A Wilde Wind is a companion volume to the earlier book, taking place simultaneously.
Publisher’s description:
Shaking her head, Amelia spoke in a broken voice. ‘I know I need to forgive him but I can’t. I just can’t!’
In A Wilde Wind, 26-year-old Amelia navigates the rough waters of her past in her quest for healing, reconciliation, and forgiveness. Jerome Wilde, the strong, determined brother of her best friend, Flora, takes Amelia sailing on Fernweh. They are caught in a fierce storm that rages both on the sea and in her heart. Challenged by Jerome, Amelia begins to confront her secrets. Can she gather up the scattered pieces of her broken heart and allow God to make her whole? Will He help her become the bride she yearns to be—without spot or blemish—free to marry the man she loves?
A Wilde Wind is a romance—a wholesome love story with God’s redeeming love woven into each page. This second book of The Disenchanted Club series can be read as a stand-alone novel.
My thoughts:
A Wilde Wind has a completely different feel than The Disenchanted Club. It is much more serious. Amelia has had many hard experiences in life, and feels broken—can she ever be made whole? I loved following her as she spent time getting to know Jerome. She had to face all the bad decisions she had made in past years and give all her pain to God. People who had hurt her had to be forgiven—could she do that? She had to forgive herself—was that even possible?
Anyone who has read The Disenchanted Club will recognize many scenes that are told from Amelia’s point of view here. These books are truly companion volumes, rather than a series. As with the first book, this one is set in New Zealand, in the far North.
I recommend A Wilde Wind for those who need hope that God will be able to give them true love and happiness, even if they have made poor choices and messed up their lives.
WARNING: Divorce, verbal abuse, and abortion are all mentioned.
Age levels:
Reading Independently—Ages 15 and Above, Adults
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