Review written for ClubReading.com by Sally
Lori Wick’s books are quite predictable. They are simple, pleasant love stories. You know by the end of the first chapter (sometimes by the end of the first page) who is going to marry whom. It is, however, sometimes entertaining to see how they arrive at the “happily ever after” point.
The first book in The Yellow Rose Trilogy introduces three brothers–Slate, Dakota, and Cash–all Texas Rangers. The first book tells the story of the eldest brother’s decision to leave the Texas Rangers.
A Texas Sky, the second book in the series, tells the story of the middle brother’s adventures while recuperation from a gunshot wound. My guess is that the third book will find the third brother involved in a romance and some life or death situation.
Dakota Rawlings is the hero in A Texas Sky. He has been severely injured in a gun battle. After a few weeks he decides he is ready to return to work. His boss insists that he take another few weeks to recuperate. In fact, he asks him for a personal favor–to escort his niece to the nearest train station 50 miles away. Well . . . it probably would have been easier to chase outlaws all the way across Texas.
Darvi (the heroin) considers herself quite grown up and capable of riding a few miles on horseback without the need of an escort. Dakota is too proud to admit he is not strong enough yet from his injury to keep up with her. It’s easy enough to tell what lessons they both learn!!
Besides the obvious morals to the story, the hero and heroin both find answers to the questions they have about serving God. It seems they are both new Christians. Through the dilemas faced by Dakota and Darvi, the author offers guidance in some situations common to all new Christians.