An enjoyable collection of clean historical romances! Featuring a wide variety of men and women who rise above their difficult circumstances to courageously face their fears, help others, sacrificially in some cases. From the Civil War South, to the wild frontier of Wyoming and a young San Francisco, to the gentile Mackinac Island Grand Hotel opening, through World War One and up to the start of the Depression, the people and history made this an interesting set of short stories. Plenty of action, including sword and gunfights, drama, adventure, and romances laced with inspiration.

One of my favorites was Buttons for Birdie, with a kind shopkeeper who tries to help a former "soiled dove" in her brave mission to rescue others, with newfound faith and a few loyal friends. I also really enjoyed the Black Widow, pairing a young greenhorn ranch hand, who preferred reading law books to punching cows, with a tough Arapaho woman who's a horse whisperer and a crack shot. Home Fires Burning was quite good too, connecting back to the first story with a family legacy of nursing, from the Civil War to WWI. I really enjoyed the characters of Johan and Glorie; their sweet romance had a lot of depth.

Recommend to readers who enjoy historical Christian romances!

(Book provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.)

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