BOOK REVIEW- IN HIS ARMS, Blemished Brides #3 by Peggy L. Hnderson

A woman unable to trust. A man consumed by guilt. Can two lonely souls find a common ground and pave a path to love?

Grace Jennings knows how to survive, but she’s learned long ago not to trust anyone, least of all a man. Sent west on an orphan train with her sister, Grace finds herself adopted into an unimaginable situation. She will stop at nothing to find and reunite with her sibling, and keep her safe from the man who is out to exploit homeless young girls. 

Levi Colter is a loner by choice. Haunted by the guilt of his sister’s death, he escapes into the mountains with his grief. Living an isolated life protects him from the heartache of losing those closest to him. When a stubborn young woman and a couple of runaways seek shelter at his cabin, Levi's solitary existence is turned upside down. 

Thrown together unexpectedly, Grace and Levi are forced to put old hurts aside and confront their deepest demons. Can two people with troubled pasts let go of their guilt and mistrust, and learn what it means to open their hearts?   AMAZON  4.5 STARS


I really liked this book. The trauma that Grace had suffered was off the charts but she still managed to do the best she can.  She has plenty of reasons to be terrified of men.  Every time she has trusted one, she got betrayed and used. But Levi isn't like any man she has ever met before but it's going to take some time for her to believe that.  Levi is a gentle loner, a man used to being alone.  He was rescued as a young boy by a man living in the mountains.  But when that man died, he remained alone, on his own.  But that all changed when Grace, and the two younger kids show up.  He finds they touch a tenderness in him that he wasn't even aware he had in him.

This is an emotional story well told.  I liked the surprise twist at the end and the sweet Epilogue.