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A Lady Divided JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for A Lady Divided by Sandra Ardoin, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: A Lady Divided
Series: House of Fire #1
Author: Sandra Ardoin
Publisher: Corner Room Books
Release Date: August 28, 2025
Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Just when she thinks she’s defeated the past, it returns with a vengeance.

Fighting to keep her late husband’s dream alive and her land-grabbing neighbors at bay, Laurel Tillman longs for a peace she knew before the war. But when her skill with a rifle saves a stranger from a mountain lion attack—a man whose life she once wouldn’t have hesitated to take—wartime memories rush back.

While raising her daughter and taking responsibility for the stray women who work on her sheep ranch, Laurel can’t wait to get the injured Yankee out of her house. Getting him out of her heart is an entirely different matter.

Quinn Spencer, a former Union cavalry officer, owes Laurel a debt, but his career as a new lawyer in town comes with a warning to stay away from the unconventional women of La Casa del Fuego. Then, with the discovery of a dead man on Laurel’s ranch, Quinn must choose between his career and justice for a woman who can’t bear the sight of him.

As they battle an unknown adversary who sets out to destroy Laurel, will she join forces with her former enemy? Or will she allow the past to overcome any chance of a truce between them . . . and, possibly, something more?

Meet the women of La Casa del Fuego—House of Fire—as they are forced by circumstances to live their lives outside the bounds of accepted femininity.

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About the Author

As the author of reader-described heartwarming historical and contemporary romance, Sandra Ardoin engages readers with page-turning stories of love and faith.

She is the married mother of a young adult and co-sitter for a granddog. As well as being a team member in her church's library, she reads Christian fiction, binges TV shows with her husband, and seldom says no to eating out.

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Review

A Lady Divided is the first book I have read written by Sandra Ardoin, and I look forward to reading more. This post-Civil War romance was a great blending of the worlds between the two opposite sides. It grabbed my attention from the start and brought me along on the journey as secrets were told and redemption received.

The character development was good. Laurel is trying to heal from her past while also trying to raise her daughter as a widow. Trying to decide whether to keep her ranch and her husband’s dreams alive or sell her ranch. Laurel is also wrestling with God. Feeling like she cannot be forgiven for what she has done. Quinn is trying to heal and also find his place after the Civil War. Being a Union soldier in Confederate land, things are a little bit hard. Wrestling with secrets and learning the truth, he has a lot to unpack.

The storyline and setting were great. Here we are, years after the civil war, which has torn the country and families apart. La Casa del Fuego has a story behind it, and so do the women who live there. As a group of all women on the sheep ranch, the town has turned its back on them. The layers in this story were great. I loved uncovering each layer and finding out who was trying to pin the blame on Laurel.

The romance was a slow burn, enemies to lovers, kisses only, which was perfect and sweet.

Sandra Ardoin did a great job of intertwining faith throughout the story. With a great reminder that God forgives us.

“But God reached out and shook some much-needed sense into me recently.” “God shook sense into you? And here I thought you volunteered your acquaintance.” “You haven’t exactly been a beacon of welcome and friendship.” He grinned. “But I forgive you.” … “You forgive me?” “Yes…. And God waits to forgive you for whatever you think is unforgivable. He cares about you.”

*I received a complimentary copy from the author and voluntarily chose to review it. All opinions are my own.

Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a $25 Amazon eGift Card and two (2) ebooks of their choice from Sandra Ardoin’s Published Books!

(1) winner will receive three (3) ebooks of their choice from Sandra Ardoin’s Published Books!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight August 25, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on September 1, 2025. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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