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Linda Strawn, author of Christian adventure & romance

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The Liberty Series

Introducing Libby Brooks, the heroine of the story~

Libby Brooks is the youngest child in an upper middle class family. Her parents suffered both loss and tribulation with Libby's two older siblings, so they shelter her from the harshness of life. Although self-assured, Libby has a hard time dealing with adversity because of how over protective her parents were, but for most of her life Libby did all right. God, her parents, and school are the center of her world. To be successful spiritually and academically has always been her goal. A high achiever in high school, Libby excelled during her four years at Davis, and is at the top of her class at Berkeley's School of Optometry.

Liberty's Tears

Straight arrow, Libby Brooks, knew what she wanted out of life from a young age. Her sites set on following in her father's footsteps and joining his optometry practice, Libby works her way through college. During the first six years, she allows nothing to sway her from her goal until she reaches her third year at UC Berkeley and meets Kurt Stevens. When Libby reluntantly takes a chance at love for the first time since high school, her world takes a drastic turn. Kurt is handsome, successful, and claims to be a Christian. It appears to be a promising relationship until it ends abruptly six months later. Confused, heartsick, and more determined than ever, Libby leaves the Berkeley campus to begin her final year as an optometry intern. Her intentions are to focus on her schooling. Never again will she allow a man to interfere with her well thought out plans, but she didn't plan on spending over four months on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana, nor did she plan on meeting the man who would change her mind and heart forever.

Liberty's Hope

Optometry intern, Libby Brooks, finds herself working in the eye clinic on the Blackfoot Reservation in Montana. Struggling to overcome an ordeal that has left her broken and unsure of her future, Libby resolves to make the best of her situation. Recently engaged to River McMillen, a war hero who served in Iraq, she realizes she has found a new home and purpose until a tregedy almost ends her life. Fearful for their daughter, Libby's parents question her decision to stay. Though she's had to walk through the fire to finally become the person God created her to be, Libby is certain of His calling in her life. Her faith in the Lord, combined with River's undying love, heals her body and soul. She looks forward to the day when they become man and wife no matter what trials come their way.

Liberty's Legacy

Newlyweds River and Libby McMillen are optomistic about their future. Libby has accepted a permanent position as a practicing optometrist at the Blackfoot Reservation's eye clinic while River goes back to college to complete his final year in Montana State's psychiatry program. With hopes of attaining his masters by summer, reestablishing a relationship with his young son from a previous marriage, and a baby on the way, River sees a bright future for his young family. But when two strangers come into town, their world is turned upside down by the events that follow. Will the McMillen's faith in God remain strong enough to see them through?

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Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 3:3

© 2010 Linda Strawn Christian romance author