Spark of Love

Oh how I have loved the Mesquite Springs series by Amanda Cabot.  Although these three stories have been set in the fictional town of Mesquite Springs in Texas I found a bit of a connection there since my son and daughter-in-law in Mesquite, Texas.  

All three of the books make great stand alone book, but trust me when I say you should read them all as a series.  Every book is so good, this third one, Spark of Love, just may be my favorite out of the three though.  It is so much more than just a historical romance.  The love touches on that between families and the love God has for us.  He is there ready to redeem us.  

When a spurned suitor threatens her, heiress Alexandra Tarkington flees New York for Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country, where her father is building a hotel.  But the happy reunion she envisions is not to be as her father insist she return to New York.  Instead, Alexandra carves out a niche for herself in town teaching school children to paint and enjoying the company of Gabe Seymour, a delightful man she met on the stagecoach.

But all is not as it seems.  Two men, each with his own agenda, have followed her to Mesquite Springs and Gabe is an investigator, searching for proof that her father is a swindler.  When a series of apparent accidents threaten her life.  Alexandra and Gabe will have to work together to discover the truth and perhaps along the way they will discover that the sparks of attraction they've felt from the beginning are more than sparks.  They're love.

I'm kind of sad that this series has come to an end, but I cant wait to read whatever Amanda Cabot writes next.  This series has made her one of my favorite authors!

Thanks to Revell for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.