Hope Is Built
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
In 1912, irascible rancher Hugh Hutton meets his match in fiery Mary Agan McCrea, but more than just his temper goes up in flames.
She’s running from a planned future.
Mary McCrae flees the life her brother oversees on the dairy and heads West to Colorado only to learn her aunt and uncle have died and left their farm to her. But there’s more on the land than orchards and good grazing, and others will do anything to get it. That is, if a cantankerous neighboring cowboy doesn’t get to them first. He wants the land himself, but Mary keeps falling into danger and he keeps coming to her rescue.
He’s hiding from a broken life.
Hugh Hutton buried one good woman who left him with three sons and a ranch to run. The flame-haired eastern filly who shows up on a neighbor’s farm is not what he planned to spend his future on. She’s inherited the grazing land he wants for his family’s herd, but danger dogs the gal. He doesn’t have time for a woman who’s after the same thing he is, and he doesn’t have time for second chances. Especially not at love.
Customer Reviews
Hope Is Built
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Booksprout and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
While this is a part of a series, you do not have to read the prior ones to fully understand and enjoy this one.
I adored the dual POV format. Seeing the thoughts of both of the main characters, really help me to connect to them so much better. It almost humanizes them.
This story was very well written. The plot flowed smoothly. The characters were delightful, especially Kip, one of Hugh's three sons. He was a charming addition to the story.
Mary heads across country from Pennsylvania to escape from her brother's overbearing desire to marry her off to another dairyman in the area. Once she arrives at her beloved aunt and uncle's farm in Colorado, she discovers that they died the prior year.
Hugh is a rancher. He wants the land that borders his. The fertile land will provide wonderful grazing to his herd of cattle. The land will be going to auction for back taxes and unpaid mortgage payments. That is until his rescues an unconscious woman in a "bear" trap pit in his neighbor's farm's barn! That woman turns out to be the niece of the deceased neighbors. They also willed the farm to said niece.
This is a delightful Christian-based faith historical romance. I would recommend this to anyone.