The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright

The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a digital ARC of this book. It was a great find!

This book goes back and forth in time between two characters who end up being intertwined by a mysterious house. One story is in present day about Kaine, a social worker dedicated to abused women, whose husband recently died in a car wreck. She bought an old house in Wisconsin to remodel, fulfilling one of her husband's dreams. She had no idea that the house was in such disrepair or had such a nefarious history when she bought it. She believes that someone tried to kill her husband, and she is fleeing from someone who she believes is stalking her. When she arrives at Foster House, she realizes that she has not escaped danger. She ends up finding answers to her family's dark history and love along the way.

The parallel story takes place in 1906. The other character is Ivy, who assists her father, a doctor, in examining the death of a young woman found dead on the property of the house (which Kaine buys many years later). Ivy becomes obsessed with finding out why this young lady died and what happened to her baby. She ends up getting too involved in the case and making the young woman's murderer very mad.

I enjoyed the characters and the story line very much. It moved quickly. It has all the elements of a great book - suspense, interesting characters, and even a little romance. The best part is that this is a really good Christian book. Throughout this story, both main characters learn that hope in God is what keeps them going.

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