My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla’s Reveille (My Heart Belongs)
by Erica Vetsch
What a wonderful story that not only keeps your attention
but you become so invested in it that you forget what time it is. I almost read
this in one setting and sure didn’t want to put it down. The author pulls on
your heartstrings from the delightful children who have just lost their parents
to the aunt and uncle who both want to raise them. The author fills the pages
with danger, Indians, death, wonderful characters you will just love and one
you will not be too crazy about. There is always one in the group that is a
sour face that takes the fun out of everything. This is a wonderful fun,
sorrow, bright, clean and a very surprising delightful read that really keeps
the reader invested not only in the story but the characters.
Fort Bliss is along
the San Antonio-El Paso Trail in Texas Priscilla finds no bliss in this small
fort where she finds her niece and nephew running wild with little or no adult supervision.
Being the only living relative she is
planning on taking the children home with her to rise. This starts off pretty fast when something
happens to put her face to face with the doctor of the fort neither are but
aren’t impressed with the other. When Priscilla finds out the doctor is the children’s
uncle she finds she has a fight on her hands with a man that brings back so
many bad memories for her younger days who isn’t willing to give the children
up.
When an accident happens and the doctor is called in he
finds the women who caused it all and shakes his head. This woman is prissy and
won’t last one week in the hot sun of Texas. When he finds out she is the children’s
aunt and is planning on taking the children home with her doesn’t change his opinion
of her in the least if anything it makes it worse. One thing is for sure over
his dead body will she be taking those children anywhere.
What you find between these pages is a story that is well
written with an author who has done her research
with a gripping tale that will hold you spellbound as she takes you on an
adventure through dangerous territory with Indians that are friendly and some
that are not. This is a story with
Christian values that is a fun read full of humor, sorrow, danger, love, excitement
and even a few thrills. I very much doubt you can pick this book up and put it
down easy. The characters are people who
you can relate to with a plot that is very exciting. I found myself laughing and at times holding
my breath from the vivid details that pull you in making you feel you are there
watching the military go through the drills or out on the plains seeing travels
through dangerous Indian territory.
Priscilla and Elliot are very strong in body, mind and wills,
neither is willing to give an inch. There is a very strong attraction between
the two but Pricilla will never marry a military man and Elliot doesn’t think
she is strong enough to fit into his world. Both are in for a few surprises as
they take each other by storm in this very stormy romance. I just love the
twins that keep the story moving as they keep everyone on their toes. They are
just a delightful children both so different but still the same. You will find
some very dearing moments, some very emotional ones and a few that will almost
stop your heart beating. I did find myself doing a little research on a few
things I wanted to know more about. The authors research is outstanding she
pulls you in with facts that blend well with her plot. I really liked how the
romance unfolds slow and steady as the author grabs you right where it counts
taking you away to another time in history that you would dearly have loved to have
been a part of. The author knows how to
pull on your religious beliefs without making the story over powering. Even
those who might not care for clean Christian story will find this to be to
their taste. This is one author you will want to get to know. I highly recommend
this to anyone who is looking for a highly entertaining read that grabs your
attention to pick this up. I have picked this as one of my favorite reads for
this year.
"I received a complimentary copy of
this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post
a review."
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Summary
Journey now to Fort Bliss in West Texas of 1874, where...
A Battle Is About to be Waged Between Two Hearts.
Fashion artist Priscilla Hutchens has a grudge against the army that has ruined her family and taken the people she holds most dear. When her twin niece and nephew are left orphaned at Fort Bliss, Texas, she swoops down on Fort Bliss to gain custody of them immediately.
There is just one thing standing in the way—Post surgeon Major Elliot Ryder, who is also the twins uncle, also claims the children and thinks he knows what is best for them.
Priscilla and Elliot will cross swords, but each will have to lay down arms if they are to find a lasting peace on which to form the family both are longing for. Who will win the battle? Or will a truce be called for the sake of love and family?
More from My Heart Belongs in Series...
My Heart Belongs in the Superstition Mountains: Carmella's Quandary by Susan Page Davis (March 2017)
My Heart Belongs in Ruby City, Idaho: Rebecca's Plight by Susanne Dietze (May 2017)
My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island: Maude's Mooring by Carrie Fancett Pagels (July 2017)
My Heart Belongs in the Shenandoah Valley: Lily's Dilemma by Andrea Boeshaar (September 2017)
A Battle Is About to be Waged Between Two Hearts.
Fashion artist Priscilla Hutchens has a grudge against the army that has ruined her family and taken the people she holds most dear. When her twin niece and nephew are left orphaned at Fort Bliss, Texas, she swoops down on Fort Bliss to gain custody of them immediately.
There is just one thing standing in the way—Post surgeon Major Elliot Ryder, who is also the twins uncle, also claims the children and thinks he knows what is best for them.
Priscilla and Elliot will cross swords, but each will have to lay down arms if they are to find a lasting peace on which to form the family both are longing for. Who will win the battle? Or will a truce be called for the sake of love and family?
More from My Heart Belongs in Series...
My Heart Belongs in the Superstition Mountains: Carmella's Quandary by Susan Page Davis (March 2017)
My Heart Belongs in Ruby City, Idaho: Rebecca's Plight by Susanne Dietze (May 2017)
My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island: Maude's Mooring by Carrie Fancett Pagels (July 2017)
My Heart Belongs in the Shenandoah Valley: Lily's Dilemma by Andrea Boeshaar (September 2017)
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