Lonestar Angel [Paperback]
by: Colleen Coble
List Price $15.99
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson; Original edition (November 8, 2011)
Language: English
Book Description: Eden’s hope is rekindled when Clay delivers astounding news: their baby girl has been found. Five years ago Eden and Clay Larson’s baby was stolen. When they went to pay the ransom, what happened changed their lives forever—the kidnapper’s car with Baby Brianna inside sunk deep into the river. Eden blamed herself, Clay lost himself in work. Their young and rocky marriage ended. Or so Eden thought. Now Eden’s moved to a new town. She’s found faith and is trying to rebuild her life. She’s even dating again—a sweet guy named Kent who plans to marry her. But then Clay arrives out of the blue and delivers shocking news: he never signed their divorce papers, so they’re still married. What’s more, Clay has been searching for Brianna all this time. And he believes he’s found her: their daughter is in Bluebird, Texas, at a youth ranch. All five little girls there are the right age—he’s just not sure which one is Brianna. Or how she survived. To uncover the truth, Eden and Clay sign on as counselors at Bluebird Ranch. They move into small quarters in the bunkhouse and oversee the kids as they try to find out more. Working together, they rediscover their love for each other. But danger is closing in—Eden, Clay, and all their young charges are in jeopardy. As they fight to save their family, Eden realizes that God has been fighting for them all along. And His plans are for a more abundant life than they’d ever hoped.
My take: When I read Ms. Coble's description of herself (I'm a reading addict. I'll read anything: cereal boxes, flyers, toilet paper bags. I grew up on Nancy Drew...) I was delighted to see she is just like me! If it has words on it, I'll read it (and Nancy Drew books are my favorites!). Of course, it's always nice when what I'm reading is a GOOD read, and Ms. Coble's books always fit that description for me (see The Lightkeeper's Ball review). Apparently, this book is the fourth of the Lonestar series but after reading descriptions of the others, it's obvious you can read them as stand alone novels as the plots and characters are completely different. So what about Lonestar Angel? Was it any good? Of course it was. To be sure, there were times you will need to suspend your disbelief (really, Eden can leave her fiancee that easily?) but it IS fiction after all. The basic story is, to borrow a cliche, a real page turner full of twists and turns I sure didn't see coming. Lonestar Angel is a great combination of suspense, mystery, romance AND Christian fiction. Another hit from Ms. Coble in my humble opinion.
This review was sponsored by Book Sneeze (Thomas Nelson) who provided the book for review. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary book. My opinions are my own.
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