Treacherous Trails (Gold Country Cowboys, #2)

by Dana Mentink

[phyllish]

Wow! Have you read any books by Dana Mentink yet? Treacherous Trails was my first and I am hooked. With just the right blend of suspense, action, and romance this story was hard to put down from the start.

Ella was a fantastic, well-developed character. After a period of rebellion and stupidity, she repented and turned her life around, being willing to take up her cross to follow the path the Lord had for her. Her tender heart for her sister who was brain-damaged was admirable and sweet, and yet she had such determination to stand up for herself and not get trampled on.

Owen couldn’t stop himself from acting the hero, despite Ella’s claims to not need his help. I loved his obsession with the weather and the way it kept coming into the story.

I loved Owen’s family as well. The way they stepped in to help Ella with her troubles was heart-warming. Each of the brothers was so protective. But the best one was Owen’s mom. She was so full of love. She also knew how to let her sons do what they felt they needed to without trying to interfere.

Though the story is mostly serious and intense, I laughed out loud at the scene after they got out of the hospital smelling like smoke. The clothes Ella picked out for Owen at the thrift store and the ensuing conversation was great!

I’ve now signed up for this author’s newsletter so I can know when her new books are coming out. You may want to do this as well.


This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

You can read Dana's guest post at AmongTheReads.net


I would like to thank Celebrate Lit for giving me this item. My opinion and review were not influenced by this gift.