Summary: Woman of Sunlight (Brides of Hope Mountain #2) by Mary Connealy
After years of isolation on top of
Hope Mountain, Ilsa Nordegren may finally be ready to leave. Raised to fear the
world, Ilsa and her sisters never planned on coming down, but when the Warden
family arrived in need, they had to help. And it may cost them everything.
Having made his fortune, Mitch Warden returned home and found the family homestead abandoned. In a land grab, a ruthless cattle baron had forced his family to escape up the mountain, and when he follows, the last thing he expects is to fall smitten to a black-haired woman who dresses like Robin Hood.
Warden is intent on helping his family reclaim their land, but doesn't realize the risks his past has brought. Dangerous men have tracked him, and rather than risk innocent lives, he's determined to end the danger. But that means a journey to the city--and when Ilsa insists on joining him, the mismatched pair suddenly find themselves on a venture they'll never forget.
Having made his fortune, Mitch Warden returned home and found the family homestead abandoned. In a land grab, a ruthless cattle baron had forced his family to escape up the mountain, and when he follows, the last thing he expects is to fall smitten to a black-haired woman who dresses like Robin Hood.
Warden is intent on helping his family reclaim their land, but doesn't realize the risks his past has brought. Dangerous men have tracked him, and rather than risk innocent lives, he's determined to end the danger. But that means a journey to the city--and when Ilsa insists on joining him, the mismatched pair suddenly find themselves on a venture they'll never forget.
Book Review: Woman of Sunlight (Brides of Hope Mountain #2) by Mary Connealy
Afraid of people and disease, wild child recluse Ilsa
Nordegren lives isolated on Hope Mountain when successful business man and
neighbor Mitch Warden returns from New York. He brings danger with him as gunmen
turn up to kill him. On a trip to the city to get help, Ilsa and Mitch’s relationship
gets time to blossom in the midst of intense danger.
Woman of Sunlight is installment #2 in Brides of Hope Mountain Series. The story is about the three young Nordegren women living in isolation on Hope Mountain, Colorado. New York business man Mitch Warden return to help his family, but brings with him danger as armed gunmen turn up. The Nordegrens and the Wardens use all their skills to apprehend them and go to town delivering them to the local sheriff. It becomes vital for Mitch to hire a nation-wide detective agency to investigate the two strangers so he goes to the city. Ilsa insists on accompanying him and it becomes an eye opening experience for her as she has lived such a reclusive life. The mystery of who is trying to kill Mitch kept me gripped right to the end.
Woman of Sunlight is installment #2 in Brides of Hope Mountain Series. The story is about the three young Nordegren women living in isolation on Hope Mountain, Colorado. New York business man Mitch Warden return to help his family, but brings with him danger as armed gunmen turn up. The Nordegrens and the Wardens use all their skills to apprehend them and go to town delivering them to the local sheriff. It becomes vital for Mitch to hire a nation-wide detective agency to investigate the two strangers so he goes to the city. Ilsa insists on accompanying him and it becomes an eye opening experience for her as she has lived such a reclusive life. The mystery of who is trying to kill Mitch kept me gripped right to the end.
Fiercely independent recluse Ilsa Nordegren, is illiterate
but knowledgeable about Indian medicine. She seems socially impaired, cut off
from the world for too long. I love that she is such a complex character.
On the one hand she seems a person having been isolated from other people having
little experience; on the other hand she has the most amazing survival skills
that come in handy in dangerous situations.
Civil war veteran
and successful businessman, Mitch Warden, is Ilsa’s friend and neighbor.
Returning from New York he finds his family has been run off their rightfully
owned land and stays to help. He is also trying to escape troubles in New York,
but that seems to have followed him to Hope Mountain.
Wax Mosby is a hired gun who helps chase innocent settlers and drive them of land they own by law. He is not shying away from criminal acts in the process. I am happy to see he seems to wise up somewhat throughout the plot. His conscience seems to bother him and he seems to feel a pull back to his mother’s Bible teachings. For initially such a bad character, it’s nice to see he seems to go through a process of wanting to get back to his faith and live a decent life..
This plot has elements of a western tale including outlaw gunmen horse riding, criminal activity and gold, which I really enjoyed. My favorite part of the story is descriptions of Ilsa’s love of nature and Mitch’s tireless work to teach her to read and help her adjust to life outside what she had been used to all her life. Ilsa and Mitch’s romance seem to start with anger and scolding, continue with moments of closeness and finally more and more awareness of their feelings for each other.
Woman of Sunlight (Brides of Hope Mountain #2) by Mary Connealy is a sweet,
entertaining and easy read with elements of faith and family, but also danger
and hardship. I read it as a standalone which worked absolutely fine, but as a
rule I try to read a series starting with #1. This is the first book I have
read by Mary Connealy and I will read Aiming for Love (Brides of Hope Mountain Book #1) to catch up with the story line
running through the series.
Woman
of Sunlight (Brides of Hope Mountain #2) is recommended for fans of Mary
Connealy and for readers of historical romance fiction or historical fiction.
Thank you to Bethany House
Publishers and NetGalley for this eARC which gave me the
opportunity to share my honest review. All opinions are completely my own.
Star rating: 4 stars / 5
Book Details (from Amazon)
Print Length: 305 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0764235516
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (March 3, 2020)
Publication Date: March 3, 2020
Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07VQN3JZG
About The Author (from Goodreads)
Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys always with a strong suspense thread. She is a two time Carol Award winner, and a Rita, Christy and Inspirational Reader's Choice finalist.
She is the bestselling author of 48 books and novellas.
Her most recent three book series are: Cimarron Legacy, Wild at Heart, Trouble in Texas, Kincaid Bride for Bethany House Publishing. She’s also written four other series for Barbour Publishing and many novellas and several stand-alone books for multiple publishers.
Mary will be a published author for ten years in 2017 with nearly a million books in print. She has a degree in broadcast communications with an emphasis in journalism and has worked at her local newspaper.
Find Mary online at:
Seekerville
Petticoats & Pistols
My Website: maryconnealy.com
She is the bestselling author of 48 books and novellas.
Her most recent three book series are: Cimarron Legacy, Wild at Heart, Trouble in Texas, Kincaid Bride for Bethany House Publishing. She’s also written four other series for Barbour Publishing and many novellas and several stand-alone books for multiple publishers.
Mary will be a published author for ten years in 2017 with nearly a million books in print. She has a degree in broadcast communications with an emphasis in journalism and has worked at her local newspaper.
Find Mary online at:
Seekerville
Petticoats & Pistols
My Website: maryconnealy.com
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