The Hidden Heart: Heart's True Desire Series, Book 2

by Jane Orcutt, Kris Faulkner (Narrated by)

Overview

Seeking to leave her troubled past behind, nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Cameron decides to join a religious group in Belton, Texas, where she and her five-year-old Indian charge will be hidden from a cruel world. Former gunfighter and robber Caleb Martin will do anything for a governor's pardon, even if it means escorting an irritatingly prim young woman. After this assignment, he'll have his freedom. Yet along the way, he learns that there may be something he needs even more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2000003458585
Publisher:	Books in Motion
Publication date:	07/02/2007
Series:	Heart's True Desire
Edition description:	Unabridged

About the Author

Jane Orcutt is also the acclaimed author of The Living Stone and The Fugitive Heart. Both The Fugitive Heart and The Hidden Heart were finalists for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award; The Hidden Heart was also a finalist for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice award. Jane lives in Texas with her husband and their two sons.

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Editorial Reviews

This sequel to The Fugitive Heart (WaterBrook, 1998) follows former gunfighter Caleb Martin as he accompanies prim Elizabeth Cameron and her ward Joseph on their journey to join a religious community. If Caleb gets them to their destination safely, he will receive a governor's pardon. Although Elizabeth is revolted by certain habits like alcohol that Caleb still enjoys from his past life (a life he keeps secret from her), she finds herself strangely attracted to this enigmatic man. As the two slowly fall in love, they find their pasts--his criminal history and Joseph's parentage--getting in the way of their future, and Elizabeth's strong love of God makes her regret Caleb's lack of faith. Although portrayals of most of the subsidiary characters are less successful, the character of Elizabeth makes this book stand out among the many prairie romances. Recommended.

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