This
is the second episode in a serialized novel. In the first, A
Heart's Disguise, we met Sarah. She had been waiting for Rand while he was fighting in the Civil War. She had waited for him but when the war
was over and she had heard nothing from him for five months, she
agreed to marry Ben. But Rand was very much alive and when he
returned to Indiana, there was hurt and misunderstanding between the
two. Rand had decided to continue his cavalry service and head to
Fort Laramie. Even though Sarah broke her engagement with Ben, she
wanted to stay in Indiana and take care of her ailing father.
In
this episode, Rand has made it to Fort Laramie. Hurt and confused, he
is attracted to the scheming daughter of the fort's commander.
Sarah's father dies, his last words encouraging her to fight for
Rand. She decides to take her younger brother and travel to Fort
Laramie with Rand's brother and his wife. But when she gets to the
fort, she is shocked to find out Rand is engaged. Does she have the
strength to fight for the man she has loved for so long? What will
happen when Ben, obsessed with Sarah, shows up in Wyoming?
Coble
has given us some interesting insights into life for men and women on
the frontier. We learn about fur traders, education for the Sioux
children and how white men mistreated the Sioux women.
Of
course, there is the stilted romance between Rand and Sarah. Two
stubborn and hurt people who love each other deeply yet allow the
hurt to prevent them moving to the future they both want.
The
situation becomes tense as a severe winter storm hits the area and
Ben turns violent. We are left waiting eagerly for the next episode.
I
am taking part in a blog tour of this novella and you can read other
reviews here.
You can read the review of A Heart's Disguise here.
Thomas
Nelson, 128 pages. You can purchase a copy here.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this novella through Litfuse for
the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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