Amazon's review of this story very concisely states, "Fields of Gold takes us on a journey with Miranda Wallace, a young woman with a heart for God, a mind for truth, and a yearning to be adored by a man who will love her completely, inside and out." Couldn't have said it better.

This story picks up right where book one ('Indigo Waters') leaves off, so you should really read these stories in the order they were written to truly catch up and understand the books better. This was another good story set in Europe in the mid-1800's. It was well done and once again took me where I wasn't expecting the story to go.

David Youngblood (all these characters you will already be very familiar with if you read book one first) is missing and presumed dead. His daughter, Elspeth is grieving his loss, but has Miranda Wallace, her governess at Castle Greywalls, there to help her get over her grief. Both Elspeth and Miranda have some physical deformities that help them to relate and bond to one another.

Enter Tobin Youngblood, the new heir to the estate. He is a gifted composer whose life "has been spent in the pursuit of beauty". As the back cover states, "Indignation flares within the spirited Miranda - and yet, her soul is moved by Tobin's music". Tobin struggles to find the beauty in both Elspeth and Miranda because of their deformities. What makes the story even more intriguing is the fact that the real heir, David Youngblood is not dead. He must redeem himself in the eyes of many and sets out to right the wrongs he has done. His life was truly transformed through the power of the Gospel, even though many will have a hard time believing it.

This story was filled with people learning to love people for who they are and not for what they look like or what they have done in the past. It was a great love story, but had so many other aspects to it and kept me reading far into the night. Now I am off to finish the series with book 3, "Crimson Skies". ( )