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BOOK REVIEW: New Mexico Sunset
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by: Vickie McDonough Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: New Mexico Sunset Author: Tracie Peterson Publisher: Barbour ISBN: 1-586-60139-3
New Mexico Sunset is the exciting sequel to New Mexico Sunrise, which introduced us to the Lucas, Monroe and Dawson families. They were a generation of families struggling to survive and helping to usher in the birth of a new state. In New Mexico Sunset , the next generation of passionate young people must find their own way in a world full of exciting inventions, constant change and the threat of war.
“The Heart's Calling”
On the night of her engagement party, Pamela Charbonneau's parents return home from overseas to thwart her plans of marriage. Pamela is exiled to Missouri to live with her grandmother. While pining away for the love of her life, Bradley Rayburn, her life suddenly takes an unexpected turn when she is kidnapped.
Jim Williams can't believe he kidnapped the wrong girl. He had hoped to rescue the girl he once loved from her loveless marriage, but now he is stuck with a spunky, young blonde. With each step they take along the dusty trail, Jim and Pamela forge a friendship and an attraction quickly blossoms. Jim's determination to see Pamela returned safely back home weakens more the closer they get to town. How can he simply return her home and walk away?
“Forever Yours ”
Daughtry Lucas' life changes dramatically after her sister's accidental death. Once free to ride her horse all over her family's spacious ranch, she now finds herself continually under the scrutinizing eye of her overprotecting father. Daughtry rebels against her father's attempt to protect her from everything little thing. If it's not her father, then one of her five brothers are always looking over her shoulder, chasing away any and all young men who give her a second look. Determined to escape the prison her home has become, and unknowing to her parents, Daughtry impulsively responds to a "wife wanted" ad in her town's newspaper.
Nicholas Dawson is looking for a hard-working woman to share his dream of building a ranching empire, but for reasons known only to him, he's in a hurry. When he receives a letter and picture from the beautiful Daughtry, he knows she's the one. He sends her a train ticket and papers for a marriage by proxy. Will she actually come? And can a marriage between strangers survive the secret of his dark past?
“Angel's Cause ”
Angelique Monroe is always supporting one cause or another. She flees her home and joins the women's suffrage movement, against her parent's wishes. Drawn in by the excitement and passion of the political arena, Angel feels she's finally found a cause worth fighting for. As times goes on Angelique begins to wonder if she is truly an asset for the cause or just a pawn for her mentor's hidden agenda.
Gavin Lucas has loved Angel most of his life. When she runs away from home, he goes after her, determined to marry her and make her see that he is the only cause she needs in her life. When Gavin catches up with Angel, he uncovers a sinister element in the handsome Douglas Baker. Can Gavin help Angel see the danger surrounding her and make her realize her love for him and her need for God? Or will Angel run away again?
“Come Away My Love”
The very first time Joelle Dawson laid eyes on John Monroe, she felt her heart skip a beat. By the time the night was over, she knew the handsome lieutenant was the man she would marry. Two years later, John proposes and Joelle eagerly prepares for her wedding. But Joelle is devastated when she hears the news of John's crippling airplane accident. She rushes to his side, determined to be there for him despite the tragic news that he may never walk again.
Once a hearty airplane pilot with a wedding just over the horizon, John Monroe is now bedridden and fighting for his life. Instead of being happy that Joelle has come to help in his recovery, he is determined to drive her away. In spite of the fact he loves Joelle more than life, John plays the martyr. A beautiful young woman like Joelle shouldn't be harnessed with a useless stump of a man. John does everything within his power to drive her away.
When tragedy strikes Joelle and she runs away from all who love her, John is jolted to his senses. Realizing he's made the biggest mistake of his life, he goes after her. Have the cruelties of life victimized them both beyond repair or can they find healing in each other's arms? |
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