Monday, February 2, 2009

CFBA Presents The Desires of Her Heart by Lyn Cote



This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Desires Of Her Heart

Avon Inspire (February 10, 2009)

by

Lyn Cote



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lyn Cote married her real-life hero and was blessed with a son and daughter. She loves game shows, knitting, cooking, and eating! She and her husband live on a beautiful lake in the northwoods of Wisconsin. Now that the children have moved out, she indulges three cats: V-8 (for the engine, not the juice), Sadie, and Tricksey. In the summer, she writes using her laptop on her porch overlooking the lake. And in the winter, she sits by the fireplace her husband installed with the help of a good neighbor during their first winter at the lake.

Lyn's inspirational novels feature American women who step up to the challenges of their times and succeed in remaining true to the values of liberty and justice for all. The story of America is one of many nationalities and races coming together to forge our one nation under God, and Lyn's novels reflect this with accurate historical detail, always providing the ring of authenticity. Strong Women, Brave Stories.


ABOUT THE BOOK

A New Orleans lady and a half-breed frontiersman become unlikely allies as they travel the wilds of texas.

In 1821, when circumstances make it impossible for her to remain in New Orleans, Dorritt and her family head west to join Stephen Austin's settlement and recoup their fortune in Texas.

Quinn is a man of the frontier who has made a name for himself as a peerless scout. But as he and Dorritt's party begin a grueling trek across untamed Texas, the success of their journey is in grave doubt. Mexico has broken with the Spanish Crown, and armies from both countries—plus marauding Comanches—roam the pine forests and prairies. And one of the party is plotting destruction.

Now, with their lives joined in a virgin land fraught with peril, can Dorritt and Quinn put all their trust in God and receive the desires of their hearts?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Desires Of Her Heart, go HERE


My Review: Dorritt is a young woman living with her step-father who has gambled the family money away. He takes the family to Texas from Louisiana because the land is free, and he believes he will profit there. He has no idea what is in store for him and he refuses to listen to Dorritt in fact he treats her horribly. The scout that is paid to guide them, Quinn has been cheated by Dorritt's step-father, and he isn't happy with how Dorritt is treated at all. Dorritt and Quinn find themselves in many perilous situations. They also find themselves attracted to each other. Quinn isn't used to a woman who is so independent and he doesn't quite know how to handle that, and yet he is very attracted to her. Dorritt, on the other hand has been treated so badly by her step-father that she wants to be married and have a family, she just doesn't know if she can trust a man. I give this book a lighthouse and shine a light on it for lighting a path to God.

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