INSPIRATIONAL
ROMANCE
|
|
Debbie
Wiley
Book Reviews |
|
A tornado near Anadarko, Oklahoma.
|
A pair of wedding rings
|
|
|
BOOK
ILLUMINATIONS
From Debbie Wiley Book Reviews
HOME
ROMANCE
FICTION SUSPENSE & THRILLERS
MYSTERY HORROR
URBAN FANTASY
AUTHORS
REVIEWER
PROFILES
|
Rekindled Hearts
by Brenda Minton
The
storm that rips through the town of High Plains, Kansas, echoes the
storm in Lexi Harmon’s heart. She had thought her marriage to Police
Chief Colt Ridgeway was meant to be until death parted them and the
ache left behind after their divorce is devastating. The tornado that
rips through their town throws them back together as they are trapped
together for six hours in her basement. Can Lexi and Colt overcome
their own fears to see that the love between them is worth fighting
for? Will they give love a second chance?
REKINDLED HEARTS is part of the After the Storm series. Readers
unfamiliar with the prior books can still jump right in and understand
the storyline as the ongoing threads, such as the saga of Tommy Jacobs’
missing dog, Charlie, are explained by Brenda Minton. The romance and
reawakening of faith by Colt and Lexi compromise most of the book and
as such, REKINDLED HEARTS can be read as a stand alone.
REKINDLED HEARTS is one of those rare gems that captures the love and
pain that can exist in a relationship. Relationships are not always
easy and the euphoria of “being in love” can fade but it is the bond
that forms afterwards that lasts forever. Colt and Lexi have just that
sort of bond but their own fears prevent them from putting their love
to the test. Colt in particular finds it easier to leave, thinking that
it will hurt Lexi less if he leaves now before there is any chance of
harm happening to him. Brenda Minton does a fabulous job at
incorporating their past with the present. The rebuilding of their love
echoes the rebuilding of the town, making the story have a true sense
of completeness.
REKINDLED HEARTS is a powerful story that touches on a subject often
ignored in romances. Working on a relationship after getting married
and being willing to take a risk with one’s heart is not an easy thing,
as Lexi and Colt fully exemplify. Bravo to Brenda Minton for such a
beautiful love story!
Publisher: Steeple Hill Love Inspired
(September 2009)
Other books in series: After the Storm series
Reviewed
by Debbie, Debbie Wiley Book Reviews
|
|
|
