Book review: Love's Rescue by Tammy Barley

I have just finished a book that I really had a hard time putting down: Love's Rescue by Tammy Barley. This is book #1 in The Sierra Chronicles.

If you enjoy reading historical, Christian, romance, you're gonna LOVE following the story of Jessica Hale and Jake Bennett.

Mrs Barley is a very talented writer. She keeps you wanting more, trying to guess what will come next. She is very knowledgable of life in the 1860's...the War between the States, the Wild West, the struggles of ranchers, the lives of the White man and the native American. I can not brag on this book enough. There is no doubt in my mind that I will DEFINITELY be purchasing all future books in this series.

Jessica is a true heroine...going through every emotion a person can: love, hate, fear, anger.

Jake is the cowboy every little girl dreams will come to her rescue. He is a man of honor and loves the Lord.

This is from the back of the book:
"A Dividing Conflict
In 1863, the War Between the States is dividing more than a nation. To escape the conflict, Jessica Hale and her family flee their Kentucky home and head for Nevada Territory. Her brother, Ambrose, committed to the Confederates, rejoins the Kentucky militia and is disowned by his father. But the worst is yet to come.


A Heroic Kidnapper
When Unionists presume the family to be Confederate sympathizers, they set a devastating fire to their home. All alone and then “kidnapped” by cattleman Jake Bennett, Jessica is taken to a ranch deep in the Sierra Nevada wilderness. Can she overcome her resentment toward Jake for failing to save her family?


The Depths of Love
When Jake launches a plan to help Jessica’s brother escape from prison camp, she sees him for the honest, good-hearted Christian man that he is and now knows the depth of his love for her. Through the lingering smoke and smoldering ashes from her ruined home and murdered family, will Jessica see a future with Jake?"