To the Farthest Shores

To the Farthest Shores by Elizabeth Camden
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love historical novels that teach me something about history. In this story, I learned about the U.S. Government’s MID program and the beginnings of cultured pearl farming. I knew nothing about either of them. Score!

Jenny Bennett is a very qualified and dedicated nurse with a painful past. Ryan Gallagher is a man full of secrets. When he walks out on Jenny years ago, she rebuilds her life but never forgets him. When he walks back in, she can’t trust him. But more than their happiness hangs in the balance. They must work together for a greater good.

What you’d expect from Elizabeth Camden, complex characters with flaws and foibles, intricate settings, solid history, and enough twists to the story to keep one turning the pages.

Published by Pegg Thomas

Pegg Thomas lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Michael, her husband of *mumble* years. She creates American stories with real history and fictional characters inspired by her ancestors who immigrated here in the mid-1600s. Pegg won the 2019 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas, was a double-finalist for the 2019 ACFW Carol Award for novellas, and a finalist for the 2019 ACFW Editor of the Year. She was a finalist in the 2021 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas. Pegg won the 2022 Selah Award for historical romance and placed 2nd with her second entry. She was also a finalist for the 2023 Selah Award and placed 2nd for the 2024 Selah Award. Pegg spent 3 ½ years as the managing editor of Smitten Historical Romance. When not writing or editing, Pegg can be found in her garden, her kitchen, or sitting at one of her spinning wheels creating yarn to turn into her signature wool shawls. View more posts