Choices. Do the choices we make in life have consequences? Or is there always someone or something there to bail us out of trouble—friends, parents, church, the government? It seems in our present culture, nobody owns up to the consequences of their actions, but instead we prefer to blame someone else, anyone else, and even things like our heritage and status for our own failings. Often people blame God, don’t they? Being all-powerful, He is an easy choice to blame when things go wrong. After all, He’s God. Couldn’t He have done something?

Charity’s Cross is about choices and consequences, about life and pain and betrayal, but most of all, it’s about trusting the only One who can lead us down the right path. I wrote Charity’s Cross at the request of so many fans that I fear if I didn’t write it, it would have kept me up at night. I hate to disappoint my readers. You see, Charity is the forth sister in a trilogy I wrote several years ago about her three siblings, the Charles Towne Belles trilogy. The three sisters and their admiral father moved from England to Carolina where they had many romantic adventures, but they left Charity behind because she had already married. In the first three books I hinted that poor Charity was in a bad marriage, and this was enough to drive my readers mad to know what happened to her.

Here’s the book jacket:

Suspected of killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but she ends up in Nassau. When she spots her husband’s brother, who is intent on seeing her hang, boarding her ship, she jumps overboard.

Pirate turned preacher, Elias Dutton, must get to Barbados as soon as possible. His sister is in danger, and his parents have charged him with her safety. He cannot let them down—again. But after rescuing a madcap woman from the bay, he now finds himself tricked into masquerading as her husband so they both can procure passage to Barbados.

Pirates, storms, shipwreck and betrayal threaten to delay the couple in their journey even as sparks fly between them. With her brother-in-law in fast pursuit, the last thing Charity wants is help from a man, especially a religious one, but she has no choice. After Elias’ heart was broken by a sordid woman who nearly ruined his life, he seeks a woman pure as the virgin sands of the Caribbean. He believes he has found such a woman in Charity. Until he discovers she is a murderer and is now faced with two choices: letting her go or turning her in to the authorities.

Charity’s Cross, like all my books is what I call an adventure romance with deep spiritual themes. It is my goal not only to entertain but to inspire others to follow Jesus more closely. If I haven’t done that, I haven’t done my job.

I’m thrilled to be a part of this Celebrate Lit Blog tour and I want to thank Sandra Barela for organizing everything and all the bloggers who signed up to read and review my book. Thank you all so much! You are a true blessing to me!

Book Information

Suspected of killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but the ship ends up in Nassau. When she spots her husband’s brother, who is intent on seeing her hang, boarding her ship, she jumps overboard.

Elias Dutton, preacher and son of the famous pirate, Rowan Dutton, must get to Barbados as soon as possible. His sister is in danger, and his parents have charged him with her safety. He cannot let them down—again. But after rescuing a madcap woman from the bay, he now finds himself tricked into masquerading as her husband so they both can procure passage to Barbados.

Pirates, storms, shipwreck and betrayal threaten to delay the couple in their journey even as sparks fly between them. With her brother-in-law in fast pursuit, the last thing Charity wants is help from a man, especially a religious one, but she has no choice. After Elias’ heart was broken by a sordid woman who nearly ruined his life, he seeks a godly woman pure as the virgin sands of the Caribbean. He believes he has found such a woman in Charity. Until he discovers she is a murderer and is now faced with two choices: letting her go or turning her in to the authorities.

About the Author

Award-winning author MaryLu Tyndall dreamt of pirates and sea-faring adventures during her childhood days on Florida’s Coast. With more than seventeen books published, she makes no excuses for the spiritual themes embedded within her romantic adventures. Her hope is that readers will not only be entertained but will be brought closer to the Creator who loves them beyond measure. In a culture that accepts the occult, wizards, zombies, and vampires without batting an eye, MaryLu hopes to show the awesome present and powerful acts of God in a dying world. A Christy award nominee and Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award winner, MaryLu makes her home with her husband, six children, two grandchildren and several stray cats on the California coast.

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