Christian, Historical Fiction, Romance
Description
He's Faced Countless Perils on the Battlefield, but Nothing so Dangerous as Falling in Love.
Luke Davenport has been fighting all his life--for respect, for country, and for those unable to fight for themselves. But now that his Horsemen brothers are domesticated, he's left alone to battle the wildness within. When an opportunity arises to take a job on his own, tracking down a group of rustlers, he jumps at the chance.
Damaris Baxter has mastered the art of invisibility. Plain and quiet, she hides in books and needlework, content to be overlooked. Until her brother dies suddenly, leaving her custody of her nephew. She moves to Texas to care for Nathaniel, determined to create the family for herself that she never thought she'd have and to give him the family he desperately needs.
When Nate finds himself knee-deep in trouble, Luke's attempt to protect him leaves Damaris feeling indebted to the Horseman. But suspicions grow regarding the mysterious death of Damaris's brother. And the more questions they ask, the more danger appears, threatening the family Luke may be unable to live without.
Luke Davenport has been fighting all his life--for respect, for country, and for those unable to fight for themselves. But now that his Horsemen brothers are domesticated, he's left alone to battle the wildness within. When an opportunity arises to take a job on his own, tracking down a group of rustlers, he jumps at the chance.
Damaris Baxter has mastered the art of invisibility. Plain and quiet, she hides in books and needlework, content to be overlooked. Until her brother dies suddenly, leaving her custody of her nephew. She moves to Texas to care for Nathaniel, determined to create the family for herself that she never thought she'd have and to give him the family he desperately needs.
When Nate finds himself knee-deep in trouble, Luke's attempt to protect him leaves Damaris feeling indebted to the Horseman. But suspicions grow regarding the mysterious death of Damaris's brother. And the more questions they ask, the more danger appears, threatening the family Luke may be unable to live without.
4 STARS
This turned out to be an interesting story. Easy to follow too although I haven't read any of the other books in the series.
Nathaniel (Nate) is the angry, sullen nephew that Damaris is so desperately trying to help. But she also feels like she is so over her head. She has felt invisible for most of her life; unseen and under appreciated. And Nate isn't helping much in that area but I have to give Damaris points for a lot of courage. Even afraid, she always
steps up and does the right thing. I really liked when Damaris stiffened her spine and said called herself the new Texas Damaris version. That made me smile. Another smile-worthy moment was when Damaris was surprised by Luke's husky voice behind her. I loved how the author wrote it to say that,"It melted into her instead like butter int toast."
Luke, oh boy what can I say? Other than what a great, flawed but still a good man. He was fighting some "demons" but his faith is getting him through..most of the time anyway. The main thing is he keeps fighting to follow God and his words. So much so that the other Horsemen had nicknamed him "Preach."
Plots against Nate and Damaris make things more and more tense. About the time that you think things might begin to cool down for a bit, another attack comes that totally surprised me.
I
will also say that this story had a fair amount of Bible verses that
were mentioned and strengthened the main characters. That might not be
for everyone but even if it isn't the story itself was a good one.
The story comes to a rip-roaring end with a short Epilogue.
" I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book through Netgalley. And these are my honest opinions about it.”
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