Courting Miss Emma #NewRelease @LBroday @LoneStarLit

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Texas, 1868. Emma Taggart has finally found a place to belong – setting up Heaven’s Door orphanage with her sister Maura was a new beginning for her – and one she will do anything to protect.

When guarded ex-army man Stone Landry buys the neighboring land and moves in – camels and all – Emma’s world changes forever. He is an infuriating man who instantly gets under her skin – in ways she never dreamed possible, and despite herself, Emma starts to wonder if, just maybe, he is man enough to take on a Hangman’s daughter . . . But their newfound connection is quickly tested by violent night raids, kidnappings, and underhand tricks by powerful rancher Zeke Parker, who is intent on running them out of town and taking the land he deems to be his. Can Emma find enough courage to trust in Stone to give her the life, the family, she’s always dreamed of?

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This second book in The Hangman’s Daughters series picks up where the first book left off. Emma’s sister, Maura, has married, leaving Emma to run the Heaven’s Door orphanage. The author dropped in enough backstory to keep the reader engaged with previous events without overdoing it.
Emma’s life revolves around nurturing the children society discarded and keeping them safe. So when an annoying neighbor moves in, along with two camels, her job gets even more challenging. The children’s curiosity about the animals overrides any logical reasoning, and Emma’s first run-in with Stone leaves a bitter taste in her mouth, even if he is ruggedly handsome. No one can accuse her of not looking after the children properly and get away with it.

The setting for this story is detailed and vivid. The orphanage occupies an old abandoned Spanish mission near San Antonio in the 1800s. Each day brings a new challenge.

I loved all of this story’s characters, especially the children, with their honesty and bravery. They adore their Miss Emma.

With his military sternness, Stone frightens them a little, but he soon shows them they have nothing to fear. For a man determined never to father children, his heart softens, and soon, he takes in an orphan boy himself.

There is humor scattered throughout this story, mainly with the camels. Can’t you just picture Miss Emma on the back of one of the enormous creatures? I won’t leave any spoilers here.

What I will share is the heart-warming generosity of all the adults where the orphans are concerned and the blooming love story that’s sure to leave the reader sighing. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves stories set in the Wild West at a time when America was just getting settled.