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.
I have enjoyed previous books by Amanda Cabot and this is no exception. Evelyn will do just about anything to keep the little girl she claims as her sister safe. When a fire at the orphanage kills everyone but her and Evelyn, she does the only thing she can think of to do. Run. They end up in Mesquite Springs during a terrible thunderstorm. Wyatt rescues them and takes them home with him so his ma and sister can take care of them.
The back of the book calls this suspenseful and sweetly romantic. There is a mystery but I would not call it suspenseful. It was romantic. I enjoyed the book and would recommend it. A nice enjoyable read.
I was given this book by Revell Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
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