Review: Against the Wind by Amanda Cabot

Against the Wind by Amanda Cabot

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blurb: 

Doctor-in-training Louisa Vaughn has no intention of remaining in Sweetwater Crossing. She's just there for a few days to help a friend. But she can't abandon the injured man she finds at the side of the road. Until his broken leg heals, she'll serve as the town's doctor and midwife. She may not be fully qualified yet, but surely she's better than nothing.

Josh Porter's plans to win his grandfather's challenge and fulfill his father's final wish to gain full control of the family business hit a roadblock when he breaks his leg. But his enforced stay in Sweetwater Crossing gives him new ideas about the expansion of the company into new territory--ideas Louisa could help turn into reality.

If only the town were more accepting of Louisa's talents! Someone is determined to convince her to abandon her dream of healing others. Can Josh help her uncover the person behind the threats before it's too late? And is there any future for them together when neither of them plans to stay?

My Review: 

Against the Wind is the second installment from the Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing series from Amanda Cabot. I loved the first book from the series, After the Shadows, and loved this one even more. It was a pleasure to read Louisa and Josh’s story. I adored her courage and determination. There is some mystery and suspense within the plot that had me wanting to continue to read until the very end.

Against the Wind will be getting five stars from me. Readers who love to read clean historical fiction will want to get a copy of it for themselves. I believe they would love it as much as me. I am curious to find out if there will be another addition to the Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing series.

I received a paperback copy of Amanda Cabot’s Against the Wind from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.


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Review: The Spark of Love by Amanda Cabot

The Spark of Love by Amanda Cabot

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blurb: 

When a spurned suitor threatens her, heiress Alexandra Tarkington flees New York for Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country, where her father is building a hotel. But the happy reunion she envisions is not to be as her father insists she return to New York. Instead, Alexandra carves out a niche for herself in town, teaching schoolchildren to paint and enjoying the company of Gabe Seymour, a delightful man she met on the stagecoach.

But all is not as it seems. Two men, each with his own agenda, have followed her to Mesquite Springs. And Gabe is an investigator, searching for proof that her father is a swindler. When a series of apparent accidents threaten her life, Alexandra and Gabe will have to work together to discover the truth. And perhaps along the way they will discover that the sparks of attraction they've felt from the beginning are more than sparks--they're love.

Bestselling author Amanda Cabot invites you back to 1850s Texas for this exciting and heartwarming tale of treachery, love, and learning to trust.

My Review: 

The Spark of Love is the third installment from Amanda Cabot’s Mesquite Springs series. I adored the first two books from the series and was excited to have the opportunity to read this one. I was far from being disappointed. It gives me another reason why this author is among my favorites. I enjoyed taking another trip to Mesquite Springs once again. I loved Alexandra right from the start. She and Gabe’s story was full of adventure and faith. I was entertained all the way to the end.

The Spark of Love will be getting a very well deserved five plus stars from me. I believe lovers of clean historical romance will definitely want to read this one. As always, I will be looking for more by Amanda Cabot in the future.

I received a paperback copy of The Spark of Love from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.


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Review: Dreams Rekindled by Amanda Cabot

Dreams Rekindled by Amanda Cabot

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blurb: 

When a dashing newspaper man comes to Mesquite Springs, aspiring writer Dorothy Clark sees her dreams coming true--until a man arrives with altogether different plans for the town and its newspaper.

My Review: 

I love Amanda Cabot’s historical romances and was excited to have the opportunity to read her newest book, Dreams Rekindled. It was so very good. Even though it is the second installment from her Mesquit Springs series, it can be read as a stand alone. I loved getting to know Dorothy and Brandon. Their story was so touching and sweet. I was entertained from start to finish.

I am giving Dreams Rekindled a very well deserved five plus stars. I am hoping there will be a third book releasing from the Mesquite Springs series in the future.
 
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Review: Out of the Embers by Amanda Cabot

Out of the Embers by Amanda Cabot

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blurb: 

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 refuge 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.



My Review:

I was excited to have the opportunity to read Amanda Cabot the beginning of her Mesquite Springs series, Out of the Embers. I was not disappointed. My heart just ached for Evelyn and what she had endured through her life. I enjoyed Wyatt’s character, as well. The two find themselves in some danger.
I am giving Out of the Embers a very well deserved five plus stars. It is probably my favorite I have read by Amanda Cabot. I can not wait to read the next installment her Mesquite Springs series.
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