As two of the famous Hanger Horseman, Mark Wallace and Jonah Brooks thought they could face anything, until they happen upon a crazed woman who was about to give birth. Delivering babies was not in their cavalry training. They rise to the challenge, then deliver the baby to a nearby foundling home and the mother into the gentle hands of the "church ladies." The director of the foundling home just happens to be a woman that Mark had been engaged to years before. Katherine Palmer had escaped the censure of her family after refusing Mark's proposal, and found her calling caring for unwanted children. She and Eliza Southerland planned to live their lives together, two single women running a group home, but then rumors begin flying around that someone is snatching children. They don't know how they can keep their children safe while tracking down the bad guys. Suddenly, having two trained warriors around doesn't sound like such a bad idea, and Mark and Jonah are more than happy to volunteer.
I had gotten burned out on the historical romance genre and I enjoyed my foray back into intermediate fiction and biography. This, week, however, I was in the mood for Karen Witemeyer. She is overtly Christian, and her character relational drama isn't based on the character's stupid decisions, but on overcoming outside forces that would keep the couples apart. The stories are a bit over the top, with desperados, corrupt politicians, and women hiding pistols in their garters, but they are entertaining, and I don't ever feel like I need to brush and floss my brain after reading them to get out the negativity and bad words. I wouldn't be happy just reading this genre, but I like having it as an option when I am in the mood for something uplifting and squeaky clean. (2021, 384 p.)
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