The Heiress and The Woodsman by Christine Hill Suntz | Review

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The Heiress and the Woodsman is Christine Hill Suntz’s second published novel. Did you read her debut last year, The Lawyer and the Laundress? It just won ACFW’s Carol award in the historical romance category. Historical Romance fans, add both these books to your TBR (if you haven’t already)!

Check out the back cover blurb, followed by my review.

Book Blurb

Charlotte Carruthers must find her brother. Joshua Robertson needs the funds to free his. On the road into the Canadian wilderness, they become reluctant allies in a race to save their siblings before brewing rebellion tears the colony apart.

Canada, 1837. Charlotte is determined to hold onto her family’s crumbling estate―the last vestige of their former place in Toronto society before her mother’s death and her father’s financial ruin. But when her missing brother Simon is suspected of aiding a political rebellion, Charlotte heads north to find him before his impulsive decisions ruin what’s left of their family’s standing and break her ailing father’s heart.

Joshua has worked tirelessly to carve a home from the wilderness for the younger brother he was forced to leave behind, only to learn his first harvest is nearly worthless and his brother has been sold into an indenture Joshua can’t afford to redeem. When a stranger offers him work tracking down a settler in the bush, he’s desperate enough to agree.

Nothing has prepared Charlotte for the challenges of surviving the wilderness. When Joshua comes to her aid, she offers to pay him for guidance through the bush. Though he knows a spoiled city girl will slow him down, he can’t refuse the money. As Charlotte and Joshua face the dangers of travel through rough terrain, admiration and friendship grow, even as class divides and hidden truths complicate their bond. But when they are caught in the crossfire of rebellion, they must decide if the futures they’ve fought for are truly their hearts’ desire―or if something unexpected awaits.

My Review

The Heiress and the Woodsman is set during the rebellion in 1837 in Canada. For both Charlotte and Joshua, the stakes are high. Family is important to both of them, and that makes for a strong family theme for this novel.

It has fascinating Canadian history, characters fighting for keep their families together but also fighting for survival, danger, close proximity, a sweet love story and a faith thread woven in. The love story is sweet. I loved the backdrop of Canada’s wilderness and also the background on Toronto’s high society.

Charlotte and Joshua’s love story will have you turning page after page. It’s a clean read, Christian Fiction, brought to you by Tyndale. Get your copy on amazon.

5 stars from me!

Thank you to Tyndale Fiction and Netgalley for my copy! All opinions in this review are my own.

About the Author

Christine Hill Suntz knew she wanted to write novels the day she finished Anne of Green Gables, and she’s been lost in her imagination ever since. Her love of language led her to study French and German and pursue a graduate degree in Comparative Literature before finding a home teaching high school French. Her work has won numerous prizes, including the 2022 ACFW Genesis competition.

Christine lives in Ontario on a hobby farm with her family, a flock of chickens, one attack rooster, and a herd of entitled goats. When she’s not writing or teaching, she enjoys trying out historical recipes on her (mostly) willing family.

Check out Christine’s website: christinehillsuntz.com

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