A little bit about what you'll find reviewed here

A little bit about what you'll find reviewed on this blog: I believe the best books involve characters you wish you could read more about long after the book is finished. Recently, I've been searching for hidden gems from the past. I read mostly fiction, and I'm a bit of a prude. I don't normally enjoy books with sex or excessive language.

Who I am:
I raised two wonderful girls, and I'm super proud of them. I enjoy reading (of course), sewing, cross stitching, photography and writing. I live in the high desert portion of Washington (which I didn't know existed until my husband and I decided to move here) and have really enjoyed my time out here. I am excited to see what God has next in store for my life!

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

A Moment in Time (Lone Star Brides #2) - Tracie Peterson

Tracie Peterson is a great author and I’ve had the opportunity to read the Yukon Questseries, part of the Land of the Lone Star series (Chasing the Sun and Touchingthe Sky), two of the Land of Shining Water series (The Icecutter’s Daughter and The Quarryman’s Bride), the Westward Chronicles series (A Shelter of Hope, Hidden in a Whisper and A Veiled Reflection) and Shadows of the Canyon.

This book basically follows two couples.  Marty and Jake are the subject of the first book in this series, A Sensible Arrangement.  I haven’t had the chance to read that one, so I wasn’t familiar with their story.  In this book, the economy is bad and Jake has decided the time has come to return to Texas and go back to his passion – ranching.  Marty is dead set against it at first and does her best to change his mind.  When they lose their home, Marty runs out of options and comes to realize that her love for her husband outweighs her fear of Texas.

Alice has been with Marty and helping her out.  She started out as a maid but is more of a sister now.  With her father dead, Alice is threatened by a man claiming Alice has something he wants.  Moving to Texas should free her from him.  She ends up finding something else there as well – love.

Robert is Marty’s nephew and glad she has come back.  When he meets Alice, he wants to know her better.  Unfortunately, there are expectations for him to marry a certain young lady.  She wants different things in life than Robert, but isn’t willing to listen to him.  Robert is going to have to set her straight if he wants to be with Alice.

While I enjoyed this book, I was somewhat confused for much of the first half.  The age difference between Marty and her nephew is only eight years and sometimes I wondered if I had read something wrong.  Maybe this would have been clearer if I had read the first book or I might have missed it, but I think it could have been cleared up with just a sentence or two in the beginning.

Overall, it was a nicely written book and I liked it.  At times, I was annoyed with the selfishness of Marty, but she eventually comes around.  I think my favorite character was Robert with his no-nonsense approach and honesty.  No one seemed to listen to him for a while, but it wasn’t for lack of trying.  I have the first book on my watch list and hope it will drop in price.  The next book in the series is called A Matter of Heart and is due out in October.  It’s about Jessica and Austin – both are characters we meet in this book.  A Moment in Time - Good Book!

*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


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