Title: Safe in His
Arms (Under Texas Stars #2)
Author: Colleen Coble
Pages: 297
Year: 2013
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
This
is the second novel in the Under Texas Stars series written by Colleen
Coble. There are some characters from
the first novel, Blue Moon Promise, who appear in this novel as a
supporting cast. The story takes place
in Larson, Texas, in the year 1879.
Daniel
Cutler arrives at the Triple T ranch to take the job of foreman. He receives a cool reception from the ranch
owner’s daughter. She has been working
as foreman for the last several years and doesn’t need a man to come in and
take over. Daniel has left his life of
crime to become a Texas Ranger. He has
come to the Triple T because his old gang is planning on robbing Larson’s
bank. Daniel has reappeared to his gang
pretending to want to rejoin them, but in reality he is working with other
Texas Rangers to arrest the gang. The
Triple T foreman job is the perfect cover for him. Of course, no one on the ranch knows his real
purpose in being there and he can’t tell them in case they tell someone else
and put their lives in danger. The
owner’s daughter, Margaret, is prickly as a cactus, but Daniel sees her for the
beautiful woman she is inside and out.
He not only has become a Texas Ranger, but a Christian as well. He soon falls for Margaret despite his
intention to leave once his old gang is arrested. However, Margaret draws him like no other
woman ever has. He believes God means
for them to be together. Will Margaret
be able to let down her defenses to let Daniel in? Will she allow God to be the One in whom she
trusts?
Margaret
O’Brien is a feisty, 28-year-old, spinster.
She knows no man will ever want to marry her and she has accepted
that. She is too tall and gangly with
red hair. Men want small, dainty and
blond women, right? What can Daniel
possibly see in her? He must just be
pretending to like her in order to get her to fall for him so he can marry her
and get control of the ranch. Ranching
is all Margaret has ever known and all she wants to do. She can outwork any man, and she has the
knowledge to run the ranch all on her own.
She needs no man to tell her what to do.
Her father decides differently and that it is time for her to marry and
give up ranching. Her father also
changes his will, leaving the ranch to her cousin. When everyone finds out, Margaret feels wounded
beyond belief. Someone else is angry too
because her father is attacked, then the barn is burned down and her cousin
goes missing. What is going on? Who is responsible for these crimes? Is it Daniel’s old gang? Margaret has put her faith in her father, the
ranch and herself as an O’Brien for so long; she can’t trust God to take care
of her. Can Daniel show her she is
loveable to God and to him? Will she
believe him?
This
is a wonderful story of coming to grips with a faith that must be put into
action when the rubber meets the road.
Seeing Margaret grow in her faith and in her worth through God’s eyes
was truly touching. This story has
romance, mystery and action so you won’t want to miss it!
My
rating is 5 stars.
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely
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