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Available
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F COT
Publication
Avon Inspire
Description
A romance develops between a woman forced to make a new life on the Texas frontier with her overbearing stepfather, and the scout who leads their wagon train through the uncharted territory.
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LibraryThing member cherryblossommj
Once again, another wonderful historical romance from Avon Inspire. I love everything they are putting out without fail. This was my first opportunity to read Lyn Cote and I know she has many more titles available. I look forward to reading more of her novels in the future.
"The Desires of Her
I felt that the book did not end at a complete close, but that is my preference I suppose. It did have a perfect setup for the next novel, but I am impatient and want answers now. On a flaw point, just on a random note. There were many of the earlier chapters while traveling they were herding the cattle, but then about halfway on the journey it was strange that all of the sudden the cattle were never mentioned again... That stuck out to me and lost a little bit of the experience.
Overall, the story was a great adventure. I knew how I wanted to characters to end up, but was fully kept guessing up to the last pages. The protagonists are extremely lovable, and as a reader, I felt myself even drawn to some characters that I would not have imagined that I could feel anything for much less to appreciate. The "bad people" were really bad, and as per usually the "good" had much better behavior than what was in my heart.
The author is completely able to pull you in and really make you feel what is going on in the story and that is the kind of novel that I like and cannot put down. I read this book in a day and a half, because I was unable to put it down. I just had to know what would come next.
Quite the adventure from Louisiana to Texas, and to understand how much so, you really need to get yourself a copy to read. It's a keeper for me.
"The Desires of Her
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Heart" is a story in the category of Tracey Bateman, Tamera Alexander, Janette Oke, Lori Wick, and Tracie Peterson's hearts on paper. It is the first in the Texas: Star of Destiny series and I definitely look forward to the next few titles in the series.I felt that the book did not end at a complete close, but that is my preference I suppose. It did have a perfect setup for the next novel, but I am impatient and want answers now. On a flaw point, just on a random note. There were many of the earlier chapters while traveling they were herding the cattle, but then about halfway on the journey it was strange that all of the sudden the cattle were never mentioned again... That stuck out to me and lost a little bit of the experience.
Overall, the story was a great adventure. I knew how I wanted to characters to end up, but was fully kept guessing up to the last pages. The protagonists are extremely lovable, and as a reader, I felt myself even drawn to some characters that I would not have imagined that I could feel anything for much less to appreciate. The "bad people" were really bad, and as per usually the "good" had much better behavior than what was in my heart.
The author is completely able to pull you in and really make you feel what is going on in the story and that is the kind of novel that I like and cannot put down. I read this book in a day and a half, because I was unable to put it down. I just had to know what would come next.
Quite the adventure from Louisiana to Texas, and to understand how much so, you really need to get yourself a copy to read. It's a keeper for me.
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LibraryThing member judyg54
It is the year of 1824 when Dorritt and her family head west to join Stephen Austin's settlement and regain their losses from the war by hopefully rebuilding a fortune in Texas. They will find themselves seeking help from Quinn, who is a man of the frontier, and also a very good scout. It will be a
I found myself very upset with the way of the southern folks and their prejudices and uppity manner. I had a hard time getting into the story, but once I got to know the folks, I learned to appreciate how good a job this author did of showing how life really was back then. There are a wide variety of people from all walks of life, and it was a lesson on how everyone needs to band together to make things happen. It was also a good history lesson of what was going on in Texas during this time. I look forward to reading more in this series.
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grueling journey across untamed Texas, at a time when Mexico has decided to break with the Spanish Crown and when the Comanches still roam the land. Dorritt and Quinn are as different as night and day, but together they form a very good team as they learn to put their trust in God and not in man to receive the 'desires of their heart'.I found myself very upset with the way of the southern folks and their prejudices and uppity manner. I had a hard time getting into the story, but once I got to know the folks, I learned to appreciate how good a job this author did of showing how life really was back then. There are a wide variety of people from all walks of life, and it was a lesson on how everyone needs to band together to make things happen. It was also a good history lesson of what was going on in Texas during this time. I look forward to reading more in this series.
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ISBN
9780061373411
Series
Texas Star of Destiny 1