Nate Long has always watched over his identical twin brother, Aaron, even when it put him on the wrong side of the law. When Aaron is wounded in a shootout, the brothers are taken to Settler’s Fort to recover. As Nate works to make reparations for their past, he marvels at the nursing Aaron receives under the care of a woman with all the reason in the world to resent him.
Laura Hannon knows what it is to start over, and she knows Nate’s newfound faith is real. What she can’t look past is how far he allowed himself to be led astray by his brother’s weaknesses.
As a fledgling trust grows between Nate and Laura, they stumble upon a mysterious cave in the mountains that may not be as uninhabited as it seems. While working together to unravel the secrets surrounding the cave, will the new lives they seek for themselves include love, or does too much stand between them?
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 2/5
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Summary
From: Carol Pennington
Book Title: Faith’s Mountain Home
Book Author: Misty Beller
What do you like about this book:
Laura Hannon is living in the home of Doc Micah and his wife Ingred. In return for her room and board, Laura helps with household chores and she also assists Doc Micah by cleaning the clinic and handling the supplies. Aaron is one of the patients currently at the clinic. Laura accidentally shot Aaron in the thigh during the time she was being held captive by his gang. His leg is so badly injured, it is feared he will never walk again. Nate is Aaron’s twin brother. He spends as much time visiting with Aaron at the clinic as his busy work schedule at the mine will allow. Nate is working as many hours as he can to pay off the debt he and his brother acquired in recompense for their part in the robberies committed by their gang. As Laura and Nate begin to spend more time together, she finds she really likes him. However, she doesn’t know if she can trust him. He seems to have changed and he appears to now be leading a good and law abiding life, but Laura knows that appearances can be deceiving.
This is the third book in a series. I have not read the first two books so I know I am missing much of the backstory; nevertheless, I found the book to be quite enjoyable. I really liked the character of Laura. She is a strong woman. Even though she has lost those closest and most dear to her, she knows God has a purpose for her life and she seeks earnestly to find it. She is also very kind and has a forgiving nature. In addition, she has a great sense of adventure which I really admire. I also enjoyed the place and time setting of this story. When I think about the kind of person, especially a woman, who would venture to the frontier during this time period, a woman like Laura is who comes to mind.
The pace moved a bit slow for my liking, but that’s the only drawback I had. The story was clean and uplifting with just enough romance and suspense to keep it really interesting. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading a good clean historical romance novel.