Laurie Alice Eakes

Local midwife and healer Tabitha loves bringing life into the world and is proud to be an American. But, one night her she is called to the bedside of an injured woman she cannot save, nor can she save her unborn child. As Tabitha reals from this devastating event, she comes face to face with an English spy...literally! What was he doing on the beach late at night? Many of the local menfolk have disappeared from their fishing village...presumed to have been kidnapped by the British to help show more man their Nave warships. Could he have been helping the British to kidnap their men? Could he have been the one to kidnap her fiancee Rawley? As Tabitha begins to suspect this stranger, she also begins to discover herself being drawn towards him and his dashing good looks. Is he the spy helping to kidnap American men or is another game afoot?

This was book one in The Midwives series by Ms. Eakes. I enjoyed it very much and cannot wait to see what book two holds. show less

I absolutely loved the story but felt like it was rushed at some times. I would have loved it more if there would have been a little more of Ashley being a midwife. It's a romance/thriller and it's a good combination of both.

The Mountain Midwife by Laurie Alice Eakes is a heartwarming Christian novel two mysteries in it. Ashley Tolliver is twenty-nine years old and a certified nurse midwife. Women in Ashley’s family have been midwives for over two hundred years. One night she is awakened by pounding on her door. A young woman with a man are on her doorstep. The young woman is in labor and needs assistance. Ashley lets them in and delivers the baby. The young woman then starts hemorrhaging. Ashley tries to call show more for help on her house phone but it is not working (not a good sign). She steps outside to use her cell phone (to get coverage) and is almost run over by a big truck. When she goes back inside, the couple is gone. Who were they and why did they run away?

Hunter McDermott is returning home after working on a project overseas. He has the press hounding him (in person and on the phone) after rescuing a little girl and her family from a car bomb. Hunter receives a call from a woman named Sheila Brooks claiming to be his birth mother. Sheila Brooks claims his sister needs him. She even uses his first name (that he changed years ago). When Hunter confronts his parents, he gets unexpected revelations. This leads him to a small community in the Appalachian Mountains. Hunter has the name of the midwife that delivered him thirty-two years ago which leads him to Ashley. Can Ashley help him find his birth family?

Hunter and Ashley are in for some adventures as they both seek answers. Some people do not wish them to get the answers they seek. The Mountain Midwife was a wonderful book. It captured my attention from the very beginning. It is very well-written and has such a good flow (you do not even realize how much time is passing as you sit there and read). I liked the characters for the most part (Ashely got on my nerves sometimes), the mountains sound beautiful, lonely, and dangerous. I enjoyed the two mysteries (Ashley’s mysterious guests and Hunter’s search). They were intriguing (I just love mysteries as you can tell). The only thing that got on my nerves was Ashley’s desire to go to medical school (wait and see). She felt she would be able to help her community more with the degree (she was wrong). I just wanted to shake her and show her what a great help she is to the people in her area. Overall, The Mountain Midwife is a book that you will not want to put down. I give The Mountain Midwife 4.5 out of 5 stars. I will definitely be reading more books by Laurie Alice Eakes.

I received a complimentary copy of The Mountain Midwife from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. show less

I had a slow start in liking this story, but by the end I was fully into the story. Can be easily read as a stand alone book, but if reading the series, this story is about Esther Cherrett, the daughter of the main characters in book one. Esther leaves the home and family she loves because of a scandal and finds herself taking a job as a teacher (instead of a midwife) in the mountains of Virginia. There she will discover and be in the middle of a long standing family feud that will show more eventually turn deadly. To top that off she is being sought after by two different men, from the feuding families. One will win her heart, if she doesn't run away again. show less