About the book:
She’s resigned herself to a quiet life. He buried his heart with his wife. Neither expects redemption to come calling.
Rosalind Durmond still harbors a heart made for storybook romance—she just knows such tales aren’t written for her. She thought she’d traded those dreams for duty when she agreed to care for her aging aunt. But when that aunt sets off for the Nebraska plains to right an old wrong, Rosalind finds herself knee-deep in family strife—and face-to-face with a widowed farmer whose quiet strength stirs hopes she thought long out of reach.
Zane Hoffman’s learned the hard way that happy endings exist only in fairy tales. Since his wife’s death, he’s sworn off risking his heart again. Yet when a red-haired woman with a knack for finding trouble crosses his path, his conscience won’t let him walk away.
As secrets from the past turn dangerous, Rosalind and Zane must fight for survival—and for the fragile love awakening between them.
Rosalind Durmond still harbors a heart made for storybook romance—she just knows such tales aren’t written for her. She thought she’d traded those dreams for duty when she agreed to care for her aging aunt. But when that aunt sets off for the Nebraska plains to right an old wrong, Rosalind finds herself knee-deep in family strife—and face-to-face with a widowed farmer whose quiet strength stirs hopes she thought long out of reach.
Zane Hoffman’s learned the hard way that happy endings exist only in fairy tales. Since his wife’s death, he’s sworn off risking his heart again. Yet when a red-haired woman with a knack for finding trouble crosses his path, his conscience won’t let him walk away.
As secrets from the past turn dangerous, Rosalind and Zane must fight for survival—and for the fragile love awakening between them.
My review:
I really enjoyed this story about a woman who longs for adventure and romance but thinks there's not much chance of either. I liked going with her on the adventure of a new place, even though she had her hands full watching over her aunt, who seemed to not only be stubborn but have some kind of dementia. There was also a suspenseful element as her aunt seemed to think the fire that killed her family was intentionally set and was trying to find out more. That led to some action in the story later on as things came to a head. There was a little bit of romance and an interesting twist as a selfish, conniving woman who had tried to catch a husband previously and repeatedly in this series finally met her match I liked seeing her transformation as it was funny but also a faith journey. I actually haven't read the first two books in the series yet but plan to. It was also amusing seeing some of the situations Rosalind got into and what she tried to do to get out. Zane had a more sober outlook as he was still grieving and blaming himself for his wife's death plus needing to be mother and father to his young children. I liked that she was patient and tried to be a friend without expecting more. There were also some good spiritual conversations about trust in hard things and praying for guidance. If you like historical fiction you'll like this one! I highly recommend.
I received a free copy of this book from the author. I was not compensated for my review. All opinions are my own.
