After reading the first book in this series, Land of Promise, I was anxiously waiting to read this one. There are two more books that follow this one: Road to Forgiveness and Copper Sunrise.
Jenny is the character that was saved by Michael and Elizabeth in the first book. She's still getting reminders about her past, so she decides to leave Prescott and move to Tuscon, giving her a chance to start over. She starts out being the cook for a restaurant and it doesn't take long before she's doing everything. She expands the business and is capable of running it on her own, but she also has her partner, Evan, to worry about.
Andrew ends up in Tuscon (eventually) and is a partner to Jenny and a man named Red (an older man) in opening a silver mine. Jenny remembers Andrew from Prescott, and even though he made a good first impression, she's wary of his presence and involvement in her mine.
There was an issue of balance in this book. Andrew pops up in the very beginning, but then he doesn't show up again until almost halfway through the book. Then, they have so little interaction that their romance doesn't make sense. They aren't in love with each other, they seem to be in love with the idea of who the other person is. Jenny spends more time with Red than she does Andrew. I just wish there had been a little more "getting to know each other" moments.
A lot is made of Jenny's intellect, she's running a business by herself after all, but then when she learns someone she's trusted has been lying to her, it doesn't occur to her to question everything the liar has told her. It just didn't make sense when she's so suspicious by nature.
Neither of the people in the next book are mentioned in this one, but I suspect "Jacob" is related to Andrew in some way, since they share a last name. Either way, you can read this one without reading the first one. Jenny's past is written out for you in case you missed it.
The writing was good, and I didn't have any issues getting through the story, but with a romance, there should be some kind of relationship that forms, and if you're calling the series "Arizona Brides," that tells me there's a romance in there somewhere. This one just wasn't one of my favorites by this author.
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