About the Book

Book: When the Sky Burned (A Day to Remember Book 6)

Author: Liz Tolsma

Genre: Christian Fiction / Romance / Historical Fiction

Release date: March 1, 2025

A Tornado of Fire and Embezzlement Sweep through a Community

Enjoy a series of 6 exciting novels featuring historic disasters that transformed landscapes and multiple lives. Whether by nature or by man, these disasters changed history and were a day to be remembered.

Promising painter Mariah Randolph longs to have her canvases displayed in the world’s best museums, and Hollis Stanford, the heir of a railroad tycoon, is her ticket to success. The railroad’s bookkeeper, Jay Franklin, discovers discrepancies and is convinced that Hollis is stealing from the company. But any proof of his dirty dealings go up in smoke when fire utterly destroys the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, October 8, 1871.

The fire leaves Mariah blind, but Jay befriends her and even helps her to start painting again. But a trip to Chicago to return Hollis’s daughter to him could put both Mariah and Jay in more danger than even the fire that devastated the town and their lives.

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About the Author

Liz Tolsma is the author of several WWII novels, romantic suspense novels, prairie romance novellas, and an Amish romance. She is a popular speaker and an editor and resides next to a Wisconsin farm field with her husband and their youngest daughter. Her son is a US Marine, and her oldest daughter is a college student. Liz enjoys reading, walking, working in her large perennial garden, kayaking, and camping. She is also the host of the Christian Historical Fiction Talk podcast.

My Thoughts

My parents grew up in Wisconsin. My dad was born and raised on a dairy farm near Hayward. My mom's family moved to Green Bay from the mission field in the tropics when she was 12 or 13. Obviously Wisconsin has a special place in my heart.

I have enjoyed every one of the "A Day to Remember" series that I've read. When the Sky Burned is no exception. It's an event I knew nothing about, even with my parental ties to Wisconsin. To think that it occurred at the very same time the Great Chicago Fire did is rather mind-blowing.

When the Sky Burned is a moving story, and will remain with you long after you've finished reading it. It portrays how people react differently in the aftermath of great disaster. Some are selfish and only look after their own interests, while others reach out to help in any way they can those who've been impacted.

Mariah and Jay both lose so much, yet lean on God, and sacrificially put others before themselves.

"Even if He would have stripped away everyone and everything from her, she would still have Him. And that was enough."

If you enjoy historical fiction based on true events, with a touch of romance and a large dose of faith, you will definitely want to grab your own copy of When the Sky Burned!

I received a complimentary copy through Celebrate Lit and these opinions are my own.