The Scarlet Ribbon

by Naomi Stephens

Review:

The Scarlet Ribbon is a masterful reimagining of the story of Rahab set during the American Revolution. Stephens weaves the heartbreaking and gritty reality of Rebekah Stanton’s life with redemption, hope, and the dream we all have: to be loved for who we are and not what people see us as. The historical details are superb, the romance satisfying and noble, and the Truth spoken lovingly and clearly.  My heart ached for the characters; it stuttered with fear for their safety; and it sighed in contentment at the end. This is a story that needed to be told and needs to be read.

Genre: Historical Romance, American Revolution

Plot: 

As the Revolutionary War unfurls around her, Rebekah Stanton is abandoned by the man who once claimed to love her. Shunned by her father and forced to give up her child, she finds herself thrust into prostitution at the local boarding house.

When the British seize control of the nearby fort, she gives little thought to the officers who frequent the boarding house. Men are men regardless of the color of their uniform…or so she believes. But then a young man—a Patriot spy named Benjamin Renshaw—stumbles upon her in the darkness, and she saves him from a group of pursuing Redcoats.

With an attack on the fort brewing in the background and the father of her child returned to serve with the British, Rebekah is torn between old dreams and new hope, struggling all the while to find peace and forgiveness in a place of rising conflict.

Author Website: https://www.naomistephens.com/

Purchase Link: Amazon |  Whitefire Publishing

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