Ready to Trust

GIVEAWAY

RADCLIFFE, TINA
READY TO TRUST

The woman he once loved is back...with the daughter he never knew he had.

Rancher Reece Rainbolt's shocked to learn he's inherited half of Claire Ballard's family farm -- and that he's a father. Now Claire's determined to break ties with the man who once left her behind. But Reece will buy her half only on one condition: she must stay int town to help with the harvest...and let him get to know his little girl.

A Hearts of Oklahoma Romance

My Review:

I might be a whole lot heartbroken because Reece (that's him on the cover) chose Claire and Zoe over me. I shouldn't be so disappointed...I mean I knew I didn't stand a chance going in but a girl can dream, can't she? About a Christian man with a heart for family who has learned from his tarnished past. The kind of guy who keeps his promises and cares about his community and is putty in a little girl's hands. I fell head-over-heels for Reece on page one...okay, maybe the cover had something to do with that too. In any case I was ready to dislike Claire on principle especially since....

Secret baby trope alert. I keep saying I don't like 'em and authors keep writing really good ones so here I sit, eating humble pie all over again. At first I was wary of Claire. I didn't understand why she'd keep their daughter a secret from Reece. That tarnished past I mentioned? Well, she met up with him then but even so, she didn't even give him a chance to turn his life around. To have a say in his daughter life. To even know her. And that got my back up. But the more I read, the more I began to see the bigger picture. It wasn't really about Reece at all. It was about Claire and her own brokenness. And then, I just wanted to give her a hug and tell her everything was going to be okay and I'd give up Reece for her and Zoe. (Snort -- as if that was ever going to be an issue!)  Luckily she has motherly Nan to help her out and set her straight.

"You simply need to call on the Lord when you feel that way. His compassion. His mercy. His love. They are new every morning...You can't whine that you're parched when the living water is right there for you to take." (p 100)

Gotta love plain-speaking, salt-of-the-earth secondary characters who speak truth into the lives of the hero and heroine. Radcliffe excels at creating communities filled with interesting folks always ready to share some sage advice or provide a good laugh. And this book is filled with both. Wisdom and humour anchored in faith and hope.

I seem to have a tendency for falling for the Rainbolt men. I was sure my life wouldn't be complete without Mitch (Book 1 - Finding the Road Home) but I bravely let Daisy have him in the end. Now I've sacrificed Reece for Claire and Zoe's sake and where does that leave me? Anxiously anticipating the release of Book Three -- His Holiday Prayer -- which is brother Tucker's story who happens to be a vet who rescues animals!!!! I might finally meet the right brother and get my own happily ever after -- if I can do away with the pesky heroine the author has written into his story. I guess we'll find out in December. Stay tuned.

My thanks to the author for gifting me with a copy of this book.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

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