To Love and Cherish by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller

A Bridal Veil Island book, this is the second book of the series. Melinda has been waiting for the assistant gamekeeper at the resort to propose marriage. If he doesn’t, she must return to Cleveland with the family she is with as a lady’s maid. No proposal comes and Melinda leaves for Cleveland. If only she could secure a job at the Bridal Veil Island Resort, but the summer crowd is leaving and the local people have no job to offer her. Word comes just before the next summer season that a hurricane has hit the island. Melinda leaves her employment and rushes to Bridal Island worried about what might have happened to Evan. She knows he loves her and has no idea why he hasn’t proposed yet. When she arrives and sees the devastation, Melinda wonders if she made a mistake. As things are cleaned up for the first summer residents, she finds a job at the local hotel. All seems like it is going well until her brother shows up. With a reputation for gambling, she is worried about what he may be there for. Through a series of events, Evan is promoted and now feels enough in his financial position to offer the marriage proposal to Melinda.

I received this book to review for free from Bethany House.

Twice a Bride by Mona Hodgson

Should the reader be familiar with the Sinclair sisters and Miss Hattie, you will meet them again in Twice a Bride. Willow Peterson, a young widow, had dreamed of becoming an artist. She leaves home for the town of Cripple Creek and moves into Miss Hattie’s boarding house. She finds a job as a portrait painter for the local photographer, Trenton Van Der Veer. Careful of the time they spend in each other’s company, they are aware of the talk that could come out of a single woman spending too much time in the sole company of an unmarried male. Yet, romance blossoms. But, Mona Hodgson doesn’t stop here. The Sinclair sister’s father arrives with a child of French descent. Questions arise as each sister comes to grips with the love and attention Harlan Sinclair showers on Cherise. Love and attention he never gave them. Harlan and Cherise also stay with Miss Hattie while they are in Cripple Creek. Lest I give away too much, suffice it to say that there are two weddings by the end of Twice a Bride.

The fourth book in The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek, I would recommend Twice a Bride as a stand alone book for those not familiar with the series.

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review

Betrayal 

by Robin Lee Hatcher

 

The year is 1899 in Wyoming and Julia Grace is determined t hold on to the ranch after the death of her husband. If it were only running the ranch by herself Julia thought she could do it, but her brother-in-law kept insisting it was too much for her and he wanted to buy the ranch. Then a stranger shows up. Hugh Brennan’s horse has gone lame and he needs to give the horse a rest to heal. Julia agrees to let him in return for some help around the place. As days turn into weeks, Julia finds she has come to depend on Hugh even though she recognizes the pain in his eyes. Hugh is also aware that Julia is hiding a past also. Two people with a past that haunts them, they soon find that with the love that blossoms between them the past can be laid to rest.

I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a Christian romance set in the old west.

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