Zoe's Reviews > Texas Destiny

I FINALLY FINISHED THIS BOOK.

This book is one hell of a slow burn. Lorraine Heath writes beautifully. I never felt otherwise about her writing, even when I was less impressed with the story.

But in this case, I actually liked the book. Texas Destiny is the story of the second brother of the Leigh brothers, Houston. He was sent to bring Amelia, his brother Dallas's mail order bride, to Dallas's home. Houston and Amelia fell in love with each other on the way. But Amelia married Dallas anyway because well, as poignantly pointed out in the book by Lorraine Heath herself, "Dallas asked and Houston didn't".

I had to push myself to inch forward in the first 50%. Because in this part there was little romance, even though the attraction was there. Heath did not spend too much time on the romance, She chose to define the characters. Things picked up when they were close to Dallas's home and ah the regrets and yearning, I think I shed one or two tears reading about Houston and Amelia's trepidation and how they tried to do the right thing.

In short: great writing as one could expect from Lorraine Heath, a very touching story about romance and brotherhood. The story asks for patience and one may be impatient with how Houston would not do anything to further his relationship with Amelia. But I'd say it is worth the wait after you get to 50%. Not an easy book to love and gush about, but a really good book nonetheless.