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Antonio López de Santa Anna: Mexican political leader who
greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government,
first fighting against the independence from Spain, and then supporting
it, rising to the ranks of general and president at various times over
a turbulent 40-year career. He was President of Mexico on seven
non-consecutive occasions over a period of 22 years. |
La Bastida Map, drawn for General Vicente Fisiloa of the Mexican Army
in March 1836 showing the location of the Alamo Mission in relation to
the town of San Antonio de Bexar. It was published in the mid-1800s as
part of General Filisola's memoirs.
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Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto
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Her Inheritance Forever
by Lyn Cote
Love and faith in the midst of the
turmoil of the Texas Rebellion
Alandra Sandoval is not just any woman
--- she is the dona of Rancho Sandoval, one of the largest ranches in
Texas. When Comanches kidnap her, ranch hand Scully Falconer
comes to her aid, thanks to the help of Dorritt and Quinn. When
strangers arrive, claiming links to her family with a document to
disinherit Alandra, Alandra and Scully agree to a marriage of
convenience to protect her land, but the stakes get higher and higher
as the Texas Rebellion comes closer and closer. With war
threatening to change the world as they know it, will Alandra and
Scully find love together? As a woman of faith, Alandra clings to
the psalms during these troubled times. Will God led her to a
greater inheritance than she ever imagined? How will the war
challenge her faith, transforming her deep in her heart? Through
Alandra, will Scully find himself closer to God than ever before?
In HER INHERITANCE FOREVER, the second book in the inspirational
romance Texas Star of Destiny series, the turmoil of the Texas
revolution inspires love and faith in two characters drawn together
despite their differences in race, class, and personalities in a
romance full of action and historical drama. Alandra is a
fighter, a woman accustomed to doing things on her own and being in
control. Scully, on the other hand, is a man of quiet, a man
whose inner strength guides him. Starting with the Comanche
kidnapping through the battle of the Alamo and San Jacinto, Lyn Cote
places her characters in a time period that will test them from every
corner as governments change and war itself comes closer and closer to
their lives and land. Racial tensions are high as race itself
forms part of the class structure. Within this system, both
Alandra and Scully suffer as their family lineage marks them as
half-breeds. Lyn Cote does an excellent job of detailing all the
finer nuances of the racial prejudices of the times and
counterbalancing that history with her characters, a man and a woman
who, as children of God, carry an inner nobility and as lovers of
freedom, hope for better governance.
In HER INHERITANCE FOREVER,
Lyn Cote places characters in a situation that will bring her
characters to a deeper faith. Relying on the promises of Psalm
37, Alandra prays to God, trusting him to protect in times of evil and
defend her inheritance. Through the events she experiences and
her growing closeness to Scully, Alandra's faith deepens and her idea
of inheritance grows beyond that of just land to the inner inheritance
and freedom born from God. Scully's faith grows quietly in quiet
moments and memories, expanding from an individual moment in their
lives to a faith that accompanies him as a soldier. In HER INHERITANCE FOREVER, faith
comes from within her characters, transforming them and their
understanding of love and their individual faith through the romance
that brings them together. Rather than an outside force laid upon
them, faith emerges from their individual life experiences, feelings
and the sharing between husband and wife.
From the first moments, the chemistry between Alandra and Scully makes
itself known. As the two share their deepest thoughts, the
romance in their hearts blossoms. Lyn Cote does an excellent job
at creating moments of intimacy between her characters, moments
intimate not through physical contact but intimate through sharing
their deepest fears, values and hopes of their hearts --- the kind of
romance that inspires a solid believable marriage beyond the
happily-ever-after ending of romance. Lyn Cote does an excellent
job at balancing action-filled scenes with the quieter scenes and
reflections of her characters. Although this romance works
perfectly as a stand-alone, series fans will relish being able to visit
Dorritt and Quinn. Alandra's family make wonderful
villains. As such, they might appear less developed to some
readers, but this reader found them the perfect counterbalance to mark
the growth in Alandra's faith as she moves beyond the past to a life of
her own. As such, their catalyst role in the narrative is
perfectly executed. Lyn Cote's HER
INHERITANCE FOREVER is a fine example of inspirational
historical romance, integrating historical events, faith and romance
all into the core of the story.
Publisher: Avon Inspire (Aug.
18, 2009)
Series: Texas Star of Destiny
Other books in the series: Desires of Her Heart, Her Abundant Joy
Reviewed by Merrimon,
Merrimon Book Reviews
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