Reviewer Comments: Setting – New Mexico, 1885 --- Married one week, crouching over the body of her dead husband Hank, Jayne Dawson didn’t need the despicable looks she was getting from Ethan Trent. A little bit of compassion would have been a good thing, but it was not forthcoming from the unkempt and furious looking man who’d found Hank’s body in his barn. The last thing he wanted was to help her, but he’s not so heartless to turn her away when he discovers that she’s pregnant, and pursued by a vicious killer.
Be that as it may, the fates intervened, including a blizzard that forces them to endure one another’s company. Jayne Dawson, a dressmaker by trade, has never seen such an unkempt and miserable human being with such bad manners yet would soon discover that underneath was a man who if given the a chance had a remarkable ability to love. It was providence that brought them together to lean on one another and deal with the dangers of the present, and the tragedy of Ethan’s past as both are given a second chance at love if only they would both take a chance.
This story of second chances is the second book I have had the pleasure of reading by this very inspirational author. Her characters are real people that are given emotional depth, and believability. With subtle inspiration, she shows that with real tragedy that there is always hope and states it with the reverend’s words of “Hope is a rope. Tie a knot and hang on!” With a deft hand she creates the moods of tension, danger, and makes you feel good with the final and long awaited embrace. This is an author who writes with heart, and articulates well a clear understanding of human feelings and frailties that readers should totally enjoy.
