There are four books in The Men of the Texas Rangers series by Margaret Daley.
Saving Hope
Shattered Silence
Scorned Justice
Severed Trust
I'm doing a combined review because I honestly didn't take a breath between reading books. The first was marked complete and the second was opened in a heartbeat.
Margaret Daley pens a great story of the men who comprise the modern day Texas Rangers. Each book contains a mystery to be solved (murder, missing children, drug distribution) while her heroes are everyday people. I like my heroes with faults. The perfect hero doesn't exist. Daley blends together the warmth of southern hospitality, the grit of Texas living, the power of the Texas Rangers, the romance of loving a Texan, and action. I appreciated the stories are contemporary as usually Texas Rangers get the historical treatment.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Heart of the Country
Heart of the Country by Rene Gutteridge
True story. I read this book after seeing the movie. I couldn't figure out why the title and cover of the movie were so familiar. Then one day I stumbled upon the book in my Kobo account. It clicked.
The book is always better than the movie.
Luke Carraday rode into Faith's life like a knight on a white steed. His family lived in the castle on the hill. Ok, not really, but the Carraday's weren't hurting for money. Faith, a simple country girl, was suddenly living the life she'd always dreamed of. Until the day Luke was arrested for his part in a Ponzi scheme. Faith finds herself stuck between the family she left and the in-laws who never really approved. Eventually facing the family she had abandoned became her only choice.
Returning to the country where she grew up, Faith finds she has more growing to do. The only question is will Luke be there or is the new Faith one whose life won't have room for Luke?
It took longer than normal from start to finish with Heart of the Country. Mostly because I'd spoiled the story for myself by watching the movie.
True story. I read this book after seeing the movie. I couldn't figure out why the title and cover of the movie were so familiar. Then one day I stumbled upon the book in my Kobo account. It clicked.
The book is always better than the movie.
Luke Carraday rode into Faith's life like a knight on a white steed. His family lived in the castle on the hill. Ok, not really, but the Carraday's weren't hurting for money. Faith, a simple country girl, was suddenly living the life she'd always dreamed of. Until the day Luke was arrested for his part in a Ponzi scheme. Faith finds herself stuck between the family she left and the in-laws who never really approved. Eventually facing the family she had abandoned became her only choice.
Returning to the country where she grew up, Faith finds she has more growing to do. The only question is will Luke be there or is the new Faith one whose life won't have room for Luke?
It took longer than normal from start to finish with Heart of the Country. Mostly because I'd spoiled the story for myself by watching the movie.
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