Book Review: The Inn at Hidden Run

Series: Tree of Life

Publisher: Barbour Publishing

Release Date: May 1, 2019

Genre: Christian Mystery & Suspense

Meri’s family has been producing doctors for so many generations that no one remembers why, so when she flunks out of medical school, she runs as far from her parents as she can get. In the small mountain town of Canyon Mines, Colorado, she takes a job at the Inn at Hidden Run B&B. And waits. It’s only a matter of time.

What she doesn’t count on is genealogist Jillian Parisi-Duffy and her father, Nolan, having her back when it takes everything she has not to bolt again but to stay and face the truth that only unfolding her family’s history will reveal. While Nolan works on keeping Meri calm—and in town—Jillian pulls out of her gems of information she doesn’t know she has and arranges the puzzle pieces.

But none of that changes the fact that Meri’s family is closing in to haul her back to her “real” life. When their arrival inflames tensions and Meri finally does bolt, Nolan and Jillian may be out of time.

The Inn at Hidden Run is the first book in the Tree of Life series. Readers will come back to backdrop of a lovely mountain town of Canyon Mines again and again to explore and celebrate unforgettable family stories that inspire them to connect with their own family histories and unique faith journeys.

My Review ♥️

Every now and then a story takes you by surprise and blows you out of the water and that for me is The Inn at Hidden Run, two stories that take place at two different times that both run parallel and co-mingle in the most endearing way. A tale that reminds you that you can find a lot of who you are at your core from those that came before you. Many do not care about lineage and ancestry but I truly believe that you can find out a lot about a person if you take a glimpse into the past.

While Maris's story piqued my interest, the tale of Eliza Davies and her immense bravery during the yellow fever outbreak in Memphis in 1878 is really what captured my imagination, and sadly not in a pleasant way. The authors writing was impeccable with vivid imagery and such emotion that it ignited a desire in me to not only read more about this devastating plague but also to find out more about my own family's history, which I honestly believe is one of the author's driving forces behind this unique historical fiction series.

I immensely enjoyed The Inn at Hidden Run and have already started the next book in the series, which I can tell is going to be another great read!

My Rating: ★★★★★

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Olivia Newport

Olivia Newport's novels blend the truths of where we find ourselves now with insights into what carried us in the past. Enjoying life with her husband and nearby grown children, she chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of Pikes Peak.