My
favorite part of this book is its location – Washington State. What
a treat to read a novel mentioning towns I've visited many times.
The
location is in eastern Washington, near the Cascade Mountains. The
Staffords have a huge cattle ranch there. Sam Stafford is ill and his
sons reconnect as they rally around him. Colt is the oldest and
returns from New York. Once a successful fund manager, he's back home
to recover from his financial disasters. Nick is already at the farm,
having kept it going while the other brothers left. The youngest, an
adopted brother and successful western singing star, even makes an
appearance.
This
is a novel about relationships. Sam's wife died while the boys were
young and he did not do the best job of being a father. In poor
health, he has found peace with God in his saving faith in Jesus. But
it will take lots of forgiveness from his sons before he'll have
peace with his boys.
A
mystery character is Angelina, the ranch cook and housekeeper. We
find out she is an ex-detective with the Seattle police. She's
keeping herself and young son out of sight. There is a story that
needs to be told there.
A
romance blossoms between Colt and Angelina but there is a great deal
of relationship work that needs to happen first. Then a disaster hits
the town and the future is dark unless Colt can pull his family
together.
This
is a nice novel about people coming to understand what is really
important in life. I recommend it to readers who enjoy stories of
life transformation, character development and romance.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Ruth
Logan Herne has more than a half million books in print. This novel
is the first in a new western romance series. She and her husband
live in upstate New York.
Multnomah,
320 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for
the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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