Luther and Katharina By Jody Hedlund

She was a nun of noble birth. He, a heretic, a reformer…an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire.  

In the 16th century, nun Katharina von Bora’s fate fell no further than the Abbey. Until she read the writings of Martin Luther.
 
His sweeping Catholic church reformation—condemning a cloistered life and promoting the goodness of marriage—awakened her desire for everything she’d been forbidden. Including Martin Luther himself.
 
Despite the fact that the attraction and tension between them is undeniable, Luther holds fast to his convictions and remains isolated, refusing to risk anyone’s life but his own. And Katharina longs for love, but is strong-willed. She clings proudly to her class distinction, pining for nobility over the heart of a reformer. They couldn’t be more different.
 
But as the world comes tumbling down around them, and with Luther’s threatened life a constant strain, these unlikely allies forge an unexpected bond of understanding, support and love.
 
Together, they will alter the religious landscape forever.

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Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances for both youth and adults.

As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes. When she's not busy being a mama, you can find her in front of her laptop working on another of her page-turning stories.

She loves reading almost as much as she loves writing, especially when it also involves chocolate and coffee.

If you like historical fiction this is a romance that you will definitely love. The setting takes place in a time where the Catholic church had Abbeys and Martin Luther spoke of reforming the Catholic Church. Longing for freedom Katrina escapes an Abbey. Searching for a new life. I was on the edge of my seat reading, wondering if Katrina will find freedom, love and marriage that she so desperately longed for. You will long with Katrina for her to find the life that she dreamed she would one day have. Each character was introduced and developed very good. The author has a way of writing that will pull you into the time period that she is writing about. Each setting that the book brings you into is described in great detail and gives you the feeling that you are actually there and witnessing the story unfold first hand. Jody has an incredible knack for writing historical fiction. I enjoyed this book and found it hard to put down. I gave this book 3.5 stars. I was given a copy of this book by the publisher for my honest review.