Deep Longing of the Soul

Brothers of Belle Fourche, Book 3

By: Kari Trumbo

Narrated by: J. Scott Bennett

Eli Oleson killed a man. Never mind that he did it to save the lives of others, it’s eaten his soul to shreds. Nothing matters. When he injures himself breaking a horse, he has little reason to recover, except for the feisty English nurse who keeps pestering him.

Anne Hammond is a skilled nurse, trained in curing the sick and treating the wounded, but some wounds don't heal as easily. She's seen war and heartache and left England for the American West to forget the images that haunt her. When a cowboy, broken in more ways than she can see, winds up on her examining table, will she be skilled enough to assist in his healing? Or will his wounds only open the ones she thought she'd left behind?

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Two hurting souls, wanting to do it their way find that they don't have to do it alone.

A story of an injured man struggling to forgive himself and how he leans on his nurse who struggles with the same problem. Interesting story focusing on another brother in the series.

Guilt and Forgiveness

Forgiving someone for a wrong is not always easy, but forgiving oneself is often much harder. Coping with feelings of guilt and shame can manifest as belligerence or aggressiveness as one tries to tune out others. But, taken in context, many perceived errors are, in fact, the only possible solution; sometimes it is necessary to cause harm in one area in order to protect something of greater value. Both Ann and Eli are convinced their involvements in another's death are a result of their own wrongdoing. Together they are able to regain perspective on their issues. This tale concludes the trilogy. Like the other stories, it stands well on his own, although I would recommend reading all three, in order, for maximum enjoyment of the greater story arc and appreciation of the interrelationships among the novels.

Finding Forgiveness and Love

Eli Oleson can’t get past killing a man even though he did so to save the women that would one day be his sister-in-laws. Nurse Anne Hammond can’t get past the guilt that one of her patients killed another man in a fit of jealousy over her. She is tasked with taking care of Eli after he is attacked by a wolf when he was angry and reckless trying to break a horse on his own. Taking care of him brings back bad memories for her. They help to heal each other, but their path to romance is far from smooth. They both have to forgive themselves first.

The narrator has a nice even tone with inflections and voice changes in all the right places.

Brothers of Belle Fourche, book 3

Deep Longing Of The Soul by Kari Trumbo

Book 3 - Brothers of Belle Fourche series

Anne is a nurse that has traveled from England to Belle Fourche, South Dakota. She is running from her past. Eli is wrestling with guilt from killing a man, but it was to save the lives of Isabelle and Stepenia.

Eli is attacked by a wolf - does it have rabies? He is suffering from a broken leg and the bite. Anne is nursing him. He cannot leave the clinic for three weeks waiting to see if symptoms of rabies present themselves.

The story flows well and the narration is very good. I read this book prior to books one and two. It stands alone, but it would have been advantageous to have read the series in order.

I received this audiobook free with no requirement of review. I am reviewing this book of my own accord and am giving my honest opinion.

PTSD

I didn’t expect Anne to also experience trauma that was somewhat similar to Eli. When she was introduced in book 2, never in my wildest dreams did I think she had such heavy baggage on her back. I suppose it was the kindred spirit feeling that allowed those two to find comfort and given them the push to heal. I loved the flow of the story. It was hard to see how even medical doctors back then didn’t know how to treat mental trauma. It fascinated me how Anne had an innate idea about how to go about it.