A Tender Hope

(Cimarron Creek Trilogy #3)

by 

Amanda Cabot 

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Revell 
• (March 5, 2019)
• ISBN-13: 978-0800727581

As far as Thea Michener is concerned, it's time for a change. With her husband murdered and her much-anticipated baby stillborn, there is nothing left for her in Ladreville. Having accepted a position as Cimarron Creek's midwife, she has no intention of remarrying and trying for another child. So when a handsome Texas Ranger appears on her doorstep with an abandoned baby, Thea isn't sure her heart can take it.

Ranger Jackson Guthrie isn't concerned only with the baby's welfare. He's been looking for Thea, convinced that her late husband was part of the gang that killed his brother. But it soon becomes clear that the situation is far more complicated than he anticipated--and he'll need Thea's help if he's ever to find the justice he seeks.

Amanda Cabot invites readers back to Cimarron Creek for a tender story of loss, betrayal, and love in the majestic Texas Hill Country.

My thoughts:  A TENDER HOPE is the third and final book in the Cimarron Creek series and fans will want to read them in order. (A Borrowed Dream and A Stolen Heart) 

There's an old song published years ago that has words something like this:  "I want a lover with a slow hand. An easy touch, not come and go in a heated rush...." (Not verbatim) This book is just that. An easy touch. A slow hand. It isn't one I devoured in a day, but instead it took the better part of two  weeks. 

The tender, gentle romance was so sweet, and I loved the addition of the baby, Stuart, and the realization of Thea's worst fears right off the bat.  Plus there's the lovable array of desperate bachelors populating the town that just made me laugh.  

A book that is a "heated rush" is great, and I love them, but sometimes a slow hand and an easy touch is just what is needed. A TENDER HOPE. Grab your copy today.

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.