Charlotte is making her way in the world as a seamstress. Her past has her weaving lies around herself to keep her and her son safe. When her husband died, she was given a warning that a man who calls himself "the baron" would be coming after her and stop at nothing. When she meets Barrett, she's impressed with his character, but he belongs to her friend, Miriam.
Barrett wants to see Wyoming become a state, and he wants to be in office. He's also become a successful cattle baron. He wants to prove to his family that he can be more than a shopkeeper, but are his motives truly as pure as he imagines? His friends are encouraging him to marry a newspaperman's daughter, but after meeting Charlotte, his thoughts seem to stray to her more than Miriam, who would help his political chances.
Eventually, these two seem to find their way. Much of the book is them assuming they're on the right path, but then discovering God has something different in store for them. While I enjoyed the book, I was a little confused by Warren's actions at the end. For someone so consumed with revenge, his actions surprised me. I don't want to give away more than that.
The third book in the series, With Autumn's Return, is already out. It's mainly about the third sister, Elizabeth, who has been training to be a doctor. I believe you could read the first two out of order, but the author's note in the back of this book makes me wonder about the second and third. The author states that there is more to Gwen's story in the third book, and since we read a lot about her character in this book, I hesitate to say it's okay to read those out of order. Hopefully, I'll be able to read it soon and make that determination.
I'm still tracking the other books in the Texas Dreams series and I'm also on the lookout for this author's release in October, At Bluebonnet Lake. It's more contemporary, but I'd like to give it a shot. Good Book!
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