Texas Destiny
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- Author：Lorraine Heath
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Summary
He’s fallen for a woman…
Anxious to meet her soon-to-be-husband， Dallas Leigh for the first time， mail-order bride Amelia Carson is en route to Fort Worth， Texas。 When she steps off the train and locks eyes with her betrothed， she immediately feels drawn to him。 But the cowboy standing before her isn’t Dallas。 Instead， Dallas’ brother Houston has been sent to accompany her on the three-week journey to the ranch where she’ll begin her new life。
Who belongs to another。。。
The war Houston Leigh fought has left him with visible scars， a daily reminder of his cowardice on the battlefield。 Denying his intense attraction to Amelia， he is determined to deliver her untouched， as promised。 But during their long dangerous trip， he can’t help but admire her inner strength and fearlessness。 And when she looks at him—as if she can see beyond his scarred face and read his innermost thoughts—he loses his heart to her。 Now as they near the ranch， Houston must choose to remain loyal to his brother—or find the courage to fight for the woman he’s convinced is his destiny。。。
Anxious to meet her soon-to-be-husband， Dallas Leigh for the first time， mail-order bride Amelia Carson is en route to Fort Worth， Texas。 When she steps off the train and locks eyes with her betrothed， she immediately feels drawn to him。 But the cowboy standing before her isn’t Dallas。 Instead， Dallas’ brother Houston has been sent to accompany her on the three-week journey to the ranch where she’ll begin her new life。
Who belongs to another。。。
The war Houston Leigh fought has left him with visible scars， a daily reminder of his cowardice on the battlefield。 Denying his intense attraction to Amelia， he is determined to deliver her untouched， as promised。 But during their long dangerous trip， he can’t help but admire her inner strength and fearlessness。 And when she looks at him—as if she can see beyond his scarred face and read his innermost thoughts—he loses his heart to her。 Now as they near the ranch， Houston must choose to remain loyal to his brother—or find the courage to fight for the woman he’s convinced is his destiny。。。
Reviews
Wendy
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Houston is on his way to pick up Amelia his soon to be sister in law。 Dallas his brother has hurt his ankle while trying to break a horse and is unable to make the long ride to meet her in Fort Worth。 Our hero Houston is a damaged soul。 He was physically and mentally damaged during the civil war and has been a loner pretty much since then。 Amelia has never meet her soon to be fiance and only talked with him through letters。 While traveling to Dallas's home Amelia and Houston become close and for Houston is on his way to pick up Amelia his soon to be sister in law。 Dallas his brother has hurt his ankle while trying to break a horse and is unable to make the long ride to meet her in Fort Worth。 Our hero Houston is a damaged soul。 He was physically and mentally damaged during the civil war and has been a loner pretty much since then。 Amelia has never meet her soon to be fiance and only talked with him through letters。 While traveling to Dallas's home Amelia and Houston become close and form a bond that neither expect。 This is a sweet story of an unlikely love。 Such a wonderful love story。 I look forward to reading the rest of the series。 。。。more
Esther Kozakevich
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tortured hero done perfectly right。 this was so tender i cried through most of it。 him pushing amelia away actually made sense and wasn't overly drawn out considering she was betrothed to his brother。 just sublime。 tortured hero done perfectly right。 this was so tender i cried through most of it。 him pushing amelia away actually made sense and wasn't overly drawn out considering she was betrothed to his brother。 just sublime。 。。。more
MK
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I am not sure how I was able to come across this book， or who recommended this book。 But I must first say this: This novel is dark！ Nay， I think it is more heartbreaking。 Heartbreaking in the sense that our main characters went through and experienced so very dark moments。 And then you add their dire situation with the timeline， setting， and all。 I hate to say that some parts sort of got me traumatized。 Although I have to commend the author that they were narrated in a fade-to-black manner but r I am not sure how I was able to come across this book， or who recommended this book。 But I must first say this: This novel is dark！ Nay， I think it is more heartbreaking。 Heartbreaking in the sense that our main characters went through and experienced so very dark moments。 And then you add their dire situation with the timeline， setting， and all。 I hate to say that some parts sort of got me traumatized。 Although I have to commend the author that they were narrated in a fade-to-black manner but regardless， you can still get the impression that it is really grimy。 But despite the atrocities that they felt and experiences in their past， they are still worth admiring， especially our hero， Houston。 He is just broken inside and out that you truly can't help but root for him for Amelia， who is also a heroine that must be reckoned with。 And while the pacing is slow and steady， the fact that the love story is not just between Houston and Amelia。 Showing us the magnanimity of familial love， particularly the love between brothers who were sent to war at a young age makes this novel unforgettable。 At first， I was not sure I would want to read the rest of the books （I am not sure if I can take another bout of dark， violent past brought about by the war or something）， but after finishing this one， I have decided to finish this one as I still would want to know how these brothers would grow and get close to one another （I hope）。 。。。more
C。J。 Miller
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An emotional read。 Mail order bride and Texas 1876。 Cw: rape （past）， war trauma， brothers fought for the Confederacy。
Antonella
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when it comes to historical romance I'm not a fan of westerns still， I enjoy this author's writing， and considering how old this book is， it was an okay read I might even read other two books in this series3，5 stars when it comes to historical romance I'm not a fan of westerns still， I enjoy this author's writing， and considering how old this book is， it was an okay read I might even read other two books in this series3，5 stars 。。。more
Labwa
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I am a huge Lorraine Heath fan but this book wasn't for me。 Maybe it was the descriptive writing or the slow burn romance。 Or maybe I like historical romances with dukes and marquesses and the critical eye of the British social hierarchy。 I was hoping I would like this book because it seemed like a good forbidden romance。 I am a huge Lorraine Heath fan but this book wasn't for me。 Maybe it was the descriptive writing or the slow burn romance。 Or maybe I like historical romances with dukes and marquesses and the critical eye of the British social hierarchy。 I was hoping I would like this book because it seemed like a good forbidden romance。 。。。more
Jackquelinereads
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This was a great western novel。 I think that it ticked all tropey boxes within the Western Romance genre。 However， there was something about it that couldn't make me get into it like others。 Idk what it is。 Maybe it was the characters？ Houston felt a bit underdeveloped as a character？ Or maybe her？ Or maybe it was because the better part of the story they were traveling， and like， not IN a western town？ Idk， but that being said， It is still a great western romance。 This was a great western novel。 I think that it ticked all tropey boxes within the Western Romance genre。 However， there was something about it that couldn't make me get into it like others。 Idk what it is。 Maybe it was the characters？ Houston felt a bit underdeveloped as a character？ Or maybe her？ Or maybe it was because the better part of the story they were traveling， and like， not IN a western town？ Idk， but that being said， It is still a great western romance。 。。。more
Evemayr
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4。5
Candace
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My first Lorraine Heath and I liked it。 I love pioneer/Old West stories with a mail order bride trope， so this was right up my alley。I was also so glad that Dallas didn’t turn out to be a villain。 I was slightly annoyed by how long it took to resolve everything。 It was almost the very last page before our couple admitted their feelings。 That’s why it’s not getting five stars。 Still， it was an enjoyable reading experience。
Christi （christireadsalot）
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This has an emotionally tortured， scarred hero and a mail-order bride （known as a “heart and hand woman”） who is supposed to marry the hero’s brother。 Amelia arrives to Texas from Georgia after corresponding with Dallas， her bethrothed， for some time。 Dallas is ready to start a family and have a wife join him on his ranch in Texas so he proposes marriage to Amelia and she accepts。 The day of her arrival she is greeted not by her intended， but by his brother Houston instead。 Houston served in the This has an emotionally tortured， scarred hero and a mail-order bride （known as a “heart and hand woman”） who is supposed to marry the hero’s brother。 Amelia arrives to Texas from Georgia after corresponding with Dallas， her bethrothed， for some time。 Dallas is ready to start a family and have a wife join him on his ranch in Texas so he proposes marriage to Amelia and she accepts。 The day of her arrival she is greeted not by her intended， but by his brother Houston instead。 Houston served in the war when he was 12-years-old and became not only physically scarred， but emotionally scarred as well。 He’s a bit of a recluse but starts to open up and connect to Amelia on their 3-week journey back to his brother’s ranch。 I already loved Lorraine Heath， but this western historical romance series was honestly not on my radar to get to。 But I’m so glad I did because this slow， angsty-pining， ranch-life read was so good。 Houston is the type of hero I love， emotionally tortured & scarred who thinks he’s undeserving of the heroine。 There was definitely a lot of self-sacrificing moments but it kind of added to the angst for me。 I adored Amelia， how she brings such joy to Houston’s lonely life。 This series follows the Leigh brothers and I enjoyed getting to know them all and their complicated relationships。 I really enjoyed Houston & Dallas’ younger brother Austin （yes all the brothers are named after Texas cities they were born in lol）。 He brings some humor to this read and his relationship with Amelia， the first woman-influence in his life， was really special and sweet too。 I can’t wait to continue this series。 。。。more
valen ☆
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lorraine heath has her own brand of angst god i wanted to cry the entire last 25% of this book
Regan
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Decent。 Comparable to most western romances written at this time
Ashley
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2。5 stars。There isn’t anything wrong with this book like most romances that get this type of rating。 It just。。 it was written in the 90s and it showed。 That’s not it’s fault obviously it just isn’t like life altering reading it now in 2021。This was my first American historical and I did enjoy the whole Wild West and ranching setting。 It was much different from the ton and a lovely change of pace for me。 And then I really did also enjoy the adventure bringing them together。 I love stories like th 2。5 stars。There isn’t anything wrong with this book like most romances that get this type of rating。 It just。。 it was written in the 90s and it showed。 That’s not it’s fault obviously it just isn’t like life altering reading it now in 2021。This was my first American historical and I did enjoy the whole Wild West and ranching setting。 It was much different from the ton and a lovely change of pace for me。 And then I really did also enjoy the adventure bringing them together。 I love stories like this where they have all these challenges they have to face together and end up building trust through it all。I was gripped for the first 150 pages or so but then sadly it started to slow down。 And then once the adventure ended it slowed WAY down。 It struggled really badly with pacing in my opinion and then also I didn’t really feel any tension。 All this crazy stuff was happening but at the same time I didn’t feel any urgency or suspense。The writing was again， just very 90s。 This was my first Heath and I’m not holding this against her by any means。 If I wasn’t reading this for a book club this wouldn’t have been where I chose to start。 With that said I do absolutely plan on continuing with this series and then moving on to more of her work。I’m very intrigued to see how she’s developed as an author through the decades and I hear her recent work is fabulous。 。。。more
Stasi Apple
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Review is up on my blog！http://thereadsofanapple。blogspot。com。。。 Review is up on my blog！http://thereadsofanapple。blogspot。com。。。 。。。more
b。andherbooks
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Recommended to me as part of my #bHeath21 read， this was a bit out of my comfort zone as an American Historical set post-Civil War。 I wasn't aware before reading it （or at least didn't think through it）， but the hero and heroine were both living in the Confederacy as children during the Civil War， and are dealing with PTSD ten years after。 That said， the only mention of slavery is that the heroine lived in the slave quarters after her family's plantation was taken over during the war。Also， big C Recommended to me as part of my #bHeath21 read， this was a bit out of my comfort zone as an American Historical set post-Civil War。 I wasn't aware before reading it （or at least didn't think through it）， but the hero and heroine were both living in the Confederacy as children during the Civil War， and are dealing with PTSD ten years after。 That said， the only mention of slavery is that the heroine lived in the slave quarters after her family's plantation was taken over during the war。Also， big CWs for PTSD， grief， trauma， rape （off-page， heroine's mother and sisters were raped while she was hidden）， snake bite， scary nature situationsThe relationship between Houston and his brother's intended mail order bride is quite epic。 Houston is sent to retrieve Amelia after his brother breaks his leg， Houston is grumpy and mad and afraid she'll be afraid of his scars and his eyepatch。 He refuses to wear the floral embroidered ribbon she sent for the hat his brother was supposed to wear so she could find him at the train。I loved the road trip aspect of this story， and watching these two bozos fall completely in love with each other along the way。 Houston watching her bathe through the tent， how naughty！I was not sure how Heath would wrap this one up， especially since Amelia does indeed marry the brother！！ but then gets it annulled。Lots to unpack here， but for more notes check out my twitter thread。 。。。more
The Doctor's Companion
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I liked the characters well enough， but the entire thing felt way too long。 It could have been like a slow， burning build up to them finally being together。 Instead it felt。。。。way too long。 （that's what she said）I'm not interested enough in the brothers to find out what happens to them。 Excelsior。 I liked the characters well enough， but the entire thing felt way too long。 It could have been like a slow， burning build up to them finally being together。 Instead it felt。。。。way too long。 （that's what she said）I'm not interested enough in the brothers to find out what happens to them。 Excelsior。 。。。more
NatalyaVqs
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A nostalgic read， so many feels。 The proposal at the end is so sweet， being so true to his gruff introvert guilt ridden "not good with words" persona and her stoic survivalist ways。 The scene with the moth shadow in the tent was so understatedly erotic， and the aftermath， where she takes her power back， just wow。 And he celebrates her courage， what a perfect hero。 Good old days when people did what it took to survive in the wild west and held core values paramount as they relied on each other fo A nostalgic read， so many feels。 The proposal at the end is so sweet， being so true to his gruff introvert guilt ridden "not good with words" persona and her stoic survivalist ways。 The scene with the moth shadow in the tent was so understatedly erotic， and the aftermath， where she takes her power back， just wow。 And he celebrates her courage， what a perfect hero。 Good old days when people did what it took to survive in the wild west and held core values paramount as they relied on each other for survival - loyalty， hospitality， family and friendships。 。。。more
Jenn （The Book Refuge）
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This was a sweet， angsty romance。I enjoyed listing to the audiobook while working。It doesn't have much steam to speak of， but the romance was pretty beautiful。I just can't give it more than 3 stars though， because if I wasn't reading for book club， I may have DNFd。 Thankfully it was a fast listen。 This was a sweet， angsty romance。I enjoyed listing to the audiobook while working。It doesn't have much steam to speak of， but the romance was pretty beautiful。I just can't give it more than 3 stars though， because if I wasn't reading for book club， I may have DNFd。 Thankfully it was a fast listen。 。。。more
Alicia
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Oh my my my。 Swoon swoon swoon。 My heart is happy my face is smiling and I'm just sighing about how in love I am with a good love story。 I really， truly loved it。 Oh my my my。 Swoon swoon swoon。 My heart is happy my face is smiling and I'm just sighing about how in love I am with a good love story。 I really， truly loved it。 。。。more
oitb
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The writing in this was surprisingly lovely。 I still don’t know how I feel about Westerns though， and a confederate hero :/
Crystal Cook
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3。5 stars。 Review will be in our live discussion for The Rake Appreciation Society！
Kayla
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This book was sweet。 I love these kind of love stories that take place in the old west and involve them traveling over the tough terrain to get to their destination。 And they’re alone and end up falling in love along the way。 I love the old west rolling prairies ambiance。 And he was escorting her to his brother to be married。 And he’s physically and emotionally scarred from the civil war and thinks he is unworthy of her。 Such a good and sweet story。
Karen
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It was a good story that kept me wanting to know what was going to happen。 I wished the characters had been a bit more developed and the plot not so rushed。
Luana ☆
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This was better than I expected。 Even though I don't enjoy much when a story takes place in a journey or a love triangle， this one was nice。 I was disappointed with Houston that it took him waaaay too long to act。 But I understand his insecurities and point of view。 This was better than I expected。 Even though I don't enjoy much when a story takes place in a journey or a love triangle， this one was nice。 I was disappointed with Houston that it took him waaaay too long to act。 But I understand his insecurities and point of view。 。。。more
bennettreadsinatx
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Loved the setting & the wild road trip adventure between Amelia and Houston。 They hit every obstacle possible- raccoon， snakes， lightening storm， river surge。 I legit cackled though when Amelia runs into the storm with her arms flailing bc she’s scared。 I could not rate this higher bc of Amelia’s love of the plantation she grew up on in Georgia。 She explains how shamed she was to move into the “slave quarters” when the Union won。 But she’s not ashamed that her family enslaved humans？？？ No thank Loved the setting & the wild road trip adventure between Amelia and Houston。 They hit every obstacle possible- raccoon， snakes， lightening storm， river surge。 I legit cackled though when Amelia runs into the storm with her arms flailing bc she’s scared。 I could not rate this higher bc of Amelia’s love of the plantation she grew up on in Georgia。 She explains how shamed she was to move into the “slave quarters” when the Union won。 But she’s not ashamed that her family enslaved humans？？？ No thank you。 。。。more
Lynn
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3 1/2 stars
Christina
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A fine average romance book。 My biggest issue was how it glossed over why the civil war occurred in the first place。 The heroine grew up on a plantation so I saw no excuse why slavery never came up。 I get it's not the main plot of the book but effects of the civil war was a driving plot point in the book。 White or not。 Something good did come out of this book for me though。 I discovered Beverly Jenkins。 This book had me searching for other voices and stories。 So if you want some good historical A fine average romance book。 My biggest issue was how it glossed over why the civil war occurred in the first place。 The heroine grew up on a plantation so I saw no excuse why slavery never came up。 I get it's not the main plot of the book but effects of the civil war was a driving plot point in the book。 White or not。 Something good did come out of this book for me though。 I discovered Beverly Jenkins。 This book had me searching for other voices and stories。 So if you want some good historical romance books， skip Lorraine Heath altogether。 。。。more
EsquiredToRead
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Lorraine Heath’s writing？ Great。 This hero？ Not so great。 SO FRUSTRATING！ Not enjoyable yet I will continue on bc Dallas is intriguing and Austin is an ANGEL！！！
Semi
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That was so well written！ I seriously enjoyed it！
☘ Lily ☘
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It was so angsty。。。。 The whole pussyfooting around each other that they did。。。 God。 I wanted to smack their heads together。It was slow。 It was frustrating。 And I don't like it。 （view spoiler）[the fact that she was married to the brother first and the hero still did nothing to stop the wedding is fucking annoying （hide spoiler）] It was so angsty。。。。 The whole pussyfooting around each other that they did。。。 God。 I wanted to smack their heads together。It was slow。 It was frustrating。 And I don't like it。 （view spoiler）[the fact that she was married to the brother first and the hero still did nothing to stop the wedding is fucking annoying （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
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