Jessica 's Reviews > Texas Destiny

This had so many of my favorite tropes. Damaged/scarred hero, the heroine is between two brothers, and forced proximity! Amelia is a mail order bride and has just arrived in Forth Worth to be taken to the man she is supposed to marry. He recently broke his leg, though, so his brother has been sent to pick her up. Houston is scarred and still traumatized from his time in the war as a child. He harbors a lot of guilt over what happened to his father and thinks no one could ever love him because of the scar on his face. But he has a two week trip home with Lucy, and Lucy is intrigued by Houston. She constantly asks him questions, and the normally quiet man finds himself opening up to her. The two face a few life-threatening situations and end up falling in love. But Lucy is promised to Houston's brother and is determined to keep her promise. I loved the pining and tension between Lucy and Houston! My heart went out to Houston's character and I loved how he slowly opened up and realized he was falling for Lucy. The rest of the family was so fun and I really loved Austin's character! I ended up enjoying this western a lot more than I thought I would! There were actual scenes with horses and working on the ranch, which I ended up really enjoying. I'm excited to continue on in this series!