The Jansan farm in Cedar Cove, North Carolina has welcomed its newest residents: Meg Kerwood, her husband Jonny, and their six-year-old daughter, Carin. Meg is from a wealthy family, and she does not think her life with Jonny is quite what she deserves. She has a conceited attitude that keeps earning her more and more enemies. Her own husband describes her as the most conceited, selfish, and heartless person he has ever known. 

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The Broken Circle

Cynthia Ulmer Christian Novelist
Independently Published (2024)
ISBN: 979-8864322406
Reviewed by Lily Andrews for Reader Views (09/2024)

Cynthia Ulmer’s “The Broken Circle: Beyond Cedar Cove,” book two in the Beyond Cedar Cove Series, is an absorbing Christian-themed narrative that deftly addresses a variety of topics, including guilt, hidden secrets, love, and reform. The peaceful town of Cedar Cove is at the center of it all, as a slew of unexpected occurrences threaten to upend its stability and tranquility.

The Jansan farm in Cedar Cove, North Carolina has welcomed its newest residents: Meg Kerwood, her husband Jonny, and their six-year-old daughter, Carin. Meg is from a wealthy family, and she does not think her life with Jonny is quite what she deserves. She has a conceited attitude that keeps earning her more and more enemies. Her own husband describes her as the most conceited, selfish, and heartless person he has ever known. She exhibits rage and enjoys putting her daughter down whenever it suits her, making her feel worthless. Ironically, a second child, she believes, is the only thing that will bring her true happiness in life.

Meanwhile, Preacher Joseph Marley of the Cedar Cove Baptist Church crashes into Jansans’ feed store. While recovering from an illness that has been causing him blackouts, Colonel Quincy Edward Palmer arrives and announces his plan to take over as church head. Additionally, Quincy surprisingly suggests that he and his previous sweetheart, Grandma Agnes, who attends the church, get back together the way they did decades ago before he enrolled in the military.

To be discovered by the reader is a sinister backstory regarding Meg’s grandfather and his appalling attempt to discipline her for a terribly planned scheme that caused shame to the family. Concurrently, a medical professional makes a revelation that sets off a chain of events, giving sense to a miraculous event that takes the medical community by surprise. Furthermore, an ambitious lover who is hooked on cough syrup dies, leaving his widow perplexed.

With each new truth that comes to light, the plot in “The Broken Circle” thickens and becomes more intriguing. It invites one to sit down and be thrown into a world of sheer drama and emotion. This literary gem is a beautiful piece of realistic literary fiction with endearing characters whose decisions and points of view make the book fun to read.


It also has the incredible potential to rekindle hope and belief in God. Despite being a sequel, it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone.
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