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.
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My Review:
This book has a heart-touching storyline with just a touch of suspense. Evelyn’s parents were murdered in their home, and she grows up in an orphanage. As Evelyn reaches adulthood, she finds herself homeless once more when the orphanage burns to the ground. She assumes the care of Polly, a six year old girl who survived the fire. Evelyn and Polly travel to Mesquite Springs and soon find themselves part of the community. Because Evelyn is concerned that someone could be following them, she tells everyone that Polly is her little sister. Both Evelyn and Polly have mysteries in their pasts that unknowingly place both of them at risk. As the people of Mesquite Springs become their family, Evelyn begins to hope that they have finally found a place of peace. But their past unexpectedly finds them, and it seems that they can no longer hide in Mesquite Springs. Evelyn must face her past to secure their future, and depend on those she has come to love to help protect them.
I loved the characters of Evelyn and Polly, and all through the book I was hoping for them to find the happiness and family that they both desperately wanted. Wyatt is the hero that Evelyn needs, and their story was a sweet one to follow. The author did a great job of taking three storylines and merging them together for an exciting and satisfying conclusion to the story. I Ike this author and this series, and will be watching for the next book.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About Amanda Cabot
With both parents avid readers, it’s no surprise that Amanda Cabot learned to read at an early age. From there it was only a small step to deciding to become a writer. Of course, deciding and becoming are two different things, as she soon discovered. Fortunately for the world, her first attempts at fiction, which included a play for her fifth grade class entitled “All About Thermometers,” were not published, but she did meet her goal of selling a novel by her thirtieth birthday. Since then she’s sold more than thirty-five novels under a variety of pseudonyms. When she’s not writing, Amanda enjoys sewing, cooking and – of course – reading.