Texas Destiny
A weary, ex-Civil War soldier travels to Fort Worth to collect his brother's mail-order bride, a beautiful belle eager to escape war-ravaged Georgia, and finds the object of his heart. Original."
A weary, ex-Civil War soldier travels to Fort Worth to collect his brother's mail-order bride, a beautiful belle eager to escape war-ravaged Georgia, and finds the object of his heart. Original."
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451407528 (0451407520)
ASIN: 0451407520
Publish date: 1997-06-01
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Opening Line: “His was not a face that women carried with them into their dreams”Oh how I loved this one. I actually sought out a used copy of Texas Destiny because it had received such rave reviews and WOW am I ever glad I did. I knew going in I was going to like this because I’ve got such a soft s...
I usually have little patience with Westerns because the dialogue tends to be so godawfulbad, but this one was a pleasant surprise. Houston is the middle of the three Leigh brothers. Facially disfigured in the Civil War at 15, he is lonely and considers himself unloveable. His brother Dallas sends...
Stayed up extra late reading this. It was sooo good. But my god that cover is awful. Thankfully I had my Kindle to read it on!
LOVED IT! I will admit I started this book with some trepidation, because it's a historical western. This is definitely not a sub-genre I have a lot of interest in as a rule. And it's only the third book I've ever read with this setting. Having said that, there was absolutely no need for the trepida...
Beautiful love story between Houston and Amelia. My heart broke for Houston, both for the boy and the man. Amelia was a great heroine, optimistic and sweet without being too sugary. She's the one who really fights for her love, Houston is too broken and too convinced that his brother really is th...