Taming the Wind

Taming the Wind By Tracie Peterson

Published by Bethany House Publishers

Tracie Peterson is an author known for her Christian based Historical Ficton/Romance. I would have to say that she is one of my favorite authors in this genre.

Taming the Wind is the 3^rd book in the Land of the Lone Star Series by Tracie Peterson. It is set in the Post-Civil War Era. I have read the other 2, and have really enjoyed them.

Clarissa Lowe is a young widowed single mother who has resigned herself to the tough life of raising a rambunctious 2 year old daughter on her own. As a young widow, she is trying to decide how to make a living in a land still reeling from the after effects of the War Between the States.

Tyler Atherton is a cowboy with demons of his own. Cast off his land for being a Union symapthist during the war, he must deal with the rejection of the only state he's ever really loved, all the while dealing with the murder of his family by Indians several years before. 

Tyler helped save Clarissa's life several years ago, and he's never forgotten her. He learns that she and her daughter have moved in with her older sister on a neighboring ranch, and decides to go see how Clarissa and her daughter, Gloria, are doing.

When he meets Gloria, though, she worms her way into his heart in a way he'd never expected.

Read Taming the Wind for the story of Tyler and Clarissa's budding relationship. Will the demons of their past drive them apart, or will they join together in their grief and find love in a harsh and barren land?

The Breath of Dawn

The Breath of Dawn by Kristen Heitzmann

Published By Bethany House Publishers

This book was provided to me free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for my written review.

The Breath of Dawn was an enjoyable book with both suspense and a bit of romance. It was hard for me to put down!

The Breath of Dawn is a story of Quinn Rielly, who, 4 years before, had done the right thing and given testimony that put a criminal behind bars. Now he's out, and apparently after Quinn.

It's also the story of Morgan Spencer, a very successful businessman who is a single dad due to the tragic loss of his wife. He seems to have all his ducks in a row, but his heart is still breaking.

When Morgan and Quinn meet, will the feelings that develop between them cause even more pain and suffering, or will it just what the doctor ordered?

Read this enjoyable Romantic Suspense book to find out. And if you want even more background about Morgan, read A Rush of Wings and The Still of Night.

This was my second or third book that I'd read of Kristen Heitzmann's and I was so excited to realize I had already purchased the other two of her books that feature characters from this book! :) I can't wait to read them.!

Though Mountains Fall

Though Mountains Fall by Dale Cramer

Published by Bethany House Publishers

Though Mountains Fall is the 3rd in the Daughters of Caleb Bender series. I hope it's not the last!

Though Mountains Fall is the continuing story of an Amish community who pulled up all roots from Ohio, and moved to a drastically different environment in Paradise Valley, Mexico.

Caleb Bender and his family were the first pioneers in Paradise Valley, and through this series, I have followed the stories of his daughters, Emma, Miriam, and Rachel as they grow and develop in their romances with and marriages to their beaus. This story focuses mainly on Miriam's decision to accept Domingo - a Catholic Mexican man's - proposal of marriage.

Domingo has worked for Caleb for over a year, and has proven himself trustworthy and loyal, as well as a stable, loving man to Miriam. But if Miriam is serious about marrying him, she is sure to be shunned, and will lose the other relationships she hold so dear, the ones with her family.

As Miriam and Domingo make the biggest decision of their lives, Rachel declares to her sister, " No matter what, we'll always be sisters".

Will this statement be challenged in the trying times ahead?

And what about the army sent to help protect the Amish community from the bandits? Are they a blessing or a curse?

This book is an enjoyable 3rd edition to what I hope will be a continuing saga of Caleb Bender's daughters. I've thouroughly enjoyed reading Dale Cramer's Amish Fiction, and can't wait to read another of his books in the future, hopefully soon!

PS. This book was provided to me free of charge from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for my written review of the book.