Out of the Embers by Amanda Cabot - a book review

If you are looking for a sweet, clean historical novel, you won’t be disappointed with this one.  Through her vivid descriptions and easy to follow dialog, the author immerses us in the lives of her characters.  This is a charming love story between two people who are not looking for love and fight their feelings for each other.  Wyatt feels bound to his ranch and mother and sister but deep down wants to travel the world.  Evelyn wants to make a success of her restaurant while providing a safe home for her ‘adopted’ sister.  However, eventually they realize that God can change their circumstances and their desires.

This is a story of overcoming fear and trusting God.  There are also elements of suspense, danger and mystery woven throughout.

If I have any complaint about this book it would be that while these characters clearly have a deep rooted faith in God, there are a lot of ‘white lies’ that I found hard to justify with their personalities.

This is from the publisher’s website:

“A young woman with a tragic past has arrived in town . . . and trouble is following close behind

Ten years after her parents were killed, Evelyn Radcliffe is once more homeless. The orphanage that was her refuge and later her workplace has burned to the ground, and only she and a young orphan girl have escaped. Convinced this must be related to her parents' murders, Evelyn flees with the girl to Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country and finds shelter in the home of Wyatt Clark, a talented horse rancher whose plans don't include a family of his own.

At first, Evelyn is a distraction. But when it becomes clear that trouble has followed her to Mesquite Springs, she becomes a full-blown disruption. Can Wyatt keep her safe from the man who wants her dead? And will his own plans become collateral damage?

Suspenseful and sweetly romantic, Out of the Embers is the first in a new series that invites you to the Texas Hill Country in the 1850s, when the West was wild, the men were noble, and the women were strong.”

Amanda Cabot has given us a heartwarming, easy to read story.  She has included a map of the town which I always find helpful.  This is book one of her Mesquite Spring series and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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