Then Came Hope: Book Two ("Then Came" Series) (Volume 2)

This story takes place right after the Civil War has ended and soldiers are on their way home. It is about Delia, a 17 year old girl, born a slave who has been physically and emotionally battered for most of her life. She finally runs away, travels on her own, until she finds and makes friends with

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a little band of former slaves. They will eventually meet up with Ezra Johns, a black soldier trying to make it back home to Boston, and decide to go with him.

This band of people will begin a long and very eventful journey, and will survive a violent flood, bitter southerners, hunger, exhaustion, and even a murder charge. But two different farmers will end up helping them and giving them work so they can at last earn their train and boat fare to Boston.

Back in his home city, Ezra will soon discover that despite his service to his country, black men still must struggle for respect and a place in American society. And throughout this story the attraction Delia and Ezra have for each other will finally turn into a love that can withstand the tests of time.

I enjoyed this second book in this series and like the first, it just kept me interested and I found myself finishing the story rather quickly. Although both stories are written in the exact same time period, it is about two very different sets of folks. It can easily be read as a stand alone book. I am looking forward to reading book 3 next, "Then Came Love".

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