Take a man who
survived to make his living on the Sierra Nevada range, two women and two
small children who escaped a wagon train massacre, mix them up and you have an
adventurous tale of epic proportions! Connealy’s imagination runs as wild as
the mountainous terrain that Trace has made his home in this story.
“I’m
going to change, Gwen. I am. The West is different than where we came from. It’s
a land that demands strength of people. A land that tests courage."
One would think after
the many years Trace lived here that he was a rugged, rough mountain man with
ill manners, but just the opposite is true.
Once he encounters Deb and her sister Gwen and the two children after
the massacre, he sets out to do what’s right by them. Pushing for home and
shelter, he’s made it a lifelong vow to bring the men responsible to justice. A
true hero in every sense of the word. Protective, defender of the weak, tender
when needed but just as tough when situation calls for it, and he don’t take no
guff. Deb was one character that
surprised me! She was tough and had what it takes to survive with plenty of
backbone and hard-working attitude to get by; she bucked up and did what had
doing. These two definitely had plenty of sparks and banter between them! Fun
to watch from the sidelines.
“And…well,
I can’t be kissing a man. That’s a good way to get tangled up….in forever.”
Deb: “But
men and women not understanding each other is a mighty common thing I’d say.”
Trace: “It’s a
wonder they don’t do a better job of avoiding each other.”
One word
description: Un-putdownable (if only real life didn’t interrupt)! I can’t say I’ve
never met a book I didn’t like, nor a hero I didn’t fall in love with written
by this author. Western adventure stories are her specialty! I know I’ll find a laugh or three, strong
characters, a little faith mixed in, and romance brewing. This one also had a
few heart-in-my-throat scenes when danger edged a little too close for comfort,
and plenty of action to keep it going. She had me wanting more; but that’s just
a common thing with a Connealy tale! I’m already anticipating the next novel,
it can come soon enough for me.
BACK COVER BLURB-
When Trace Riley finds the smoldering ruins of a small wagon train, he recognizes the hand behind the attack as the same group who left him as sole survivor years ago. Living off the wilderness since then, he'd finally carved out a home and started a herd--while serving as a self-appointed guardian of the trail, driving off dangerous men. He'd
hoped those days were over, but the latest attack shows he was wrong.
Deborah Harkness saved her younger sister and two toddlers during the attack, and now finds herself at the mercy of her rescuer. Trace offers the only shelter for miles around, and agrees to take them in until she can safely continue. His simple bachelor existence never anticipated kids and women in the picture and their arrival is unsettling--yet enticing.
Working to survive the winter and finally bring justice to the trail, Trace and Deborah find themselves drawn together--yet every day approaches the moment she'll leave forever.
BACK COVER BLURB-
When Trace Riley finds the smoldering ruins of a small wagon train, he recognizes the hand behind the attack as the same group who left him as sole survivor years ago. Living off the wilderness since then, he'd finally carved out a home and started a herd--while serving as a self-appointed guardian of the trail, driving off dangerous men. He'd
hoped those days were over, but the latest attack shows he was wrong.
Deborah Harkness saved her younger sister and two toddlers during the attack, and now finds herself at the mercy of her rescuer. Trace offers the only shelter for miles around, and agrees to take them in until she can safely continue. His simple bachelor existence never anticipated kids and women in the picture and their arrival is unsettling--yet enticing.
Working to survive the winter and finally bring justice to the trail, Trace and Deborah find themselves drawn together--yet every day approaches the moment she'll leave forever.
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This looks wonderful. Thanks so much Trixi!
ReplyDeleteThanks Trixi. I read and enjoyed this one very much! Trace and his hired men are what I think cowboys should be! I liked that Trace read books, too. Multiple times through. Especially the Bible!
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