Blurb: Lori Strickland
(introduced in Tempered Fire) has
always been known as her father's "wild child" with no desire to
change until she meets ex-bull-rider-turned-preacher Rafe Judson. Her attempts
to change her wanton ways come to naught until she realizes redemption only comes
with true repentance.
Excerpt: Lori headed toward Recluse, Wyoming after another round of rodeos
where the cash and prizes vaulted her to the next level of achievement. She
hadn’t thought of Rafe in months. Hadn’t allowed herself to think of him, and
wouldn’t indulge in useless fantasies now.
She’d made peace with the fact she was nothing more than a bad seed
and there was no way around it. Oh she tried to be good. She stayed out of the
bars for weeks on end, attended the prayer services before or after each rodeo
when available, even visited with a group of supposedly devout believers who
traveled a state-wide circuit within the national itinerary, but nothing seemed
to help or make an impact on her life. Nor had she found the support she’d
hoped, only judgment and criticism. Answers to her questions only incited
debates until she was scorned for her doubt and unbelief or shunned completely.
Maverick was right when he said there was no in between and since she couldn’t
succeed at being good, Lori figured she’d be bad.
Just as she had all of her life.
More than once she thought about calling Stanley or Amber or even
Lexie for counsel, but was too ashamed to admit the total mess her life was in.
She even considered quitting. Just give up and go home. But she was too close
to making pro status, too close to the culmination of the dream that began in
her heart nearly four years ago.
A dream she once thought came as a directive from God.
Now, she knew better.
God didn’t give success to losers; the devil lured them into it then
left them to their own devices no matter how hard they tried to be good.
Besides, even at her best, there was
no way she’d ever be good enough for a preacher.
Review:
Horses, cowboys, preacher man, cowboy, rodeo, cowboy... Did I
mention this book has cowboys in it? Seriously, what is there not to love about
this new story from Ms. Thibodeaux. This short read has 59 action pack pages
that will pull you in with a lasso and not let you go til you turn the last of
them. We catch up with Lori from Tempered Fire and meet Rafe, a famous rodeo
rider, who changes his career after an accident. Fast paced, lots of action,
gripping storyline... I loved it. It's gone straight back into my TBR pile.
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Comments
Congrats on "Lori's Redemption"! This sounds like a wonderful romance. Best wishes for your continued success.