The Return of the King's Ranger (Hearts at War #4) by Angela K. Couch

It has been super busy here.  I've moved from my home in Virginia all the way to Minnesota.  I'm missing my front porch swing and good sweet tea, but I'm thankful to have good books to keep me company!

Angela Couch has done a wonderful job with the next book in the Hearts at War series.  I have really enjoyed them all and hate to see it end!  From the back:  The war for American freedom is over, and the British have gone back to England. Not knowing what has become of his family since he was forced into the Continental Army nine years earlier, Myles Cunningham wants to go home as well. He returns to the Mohawk Valley with the understanding that he is believed to have been shot for deserting—fiction that might be made real if anyone recognizes him as the son of a Tory and a King's Ranger.

Everything is wonderful in the growing community along the Mohawk River, except Nora Reid is still alone. With her brother happily settled and both her younger sisters starting families of their own, Nora feels the weight of her twenty-four years. A long walk leads her to the overgrown rubble of the Cunningham homestead where a bearded stranger begins to awaken feelings she'd lost hope of ever experiencing.

With secrets abounding—including whether Myles even cares for her—Nora must determine what she is ready to give up and how far she will go to secure his affections. She begins to break through his defenses, but Myles can't risk staying. Not if he loves her.

I really enjoy a good historical series, especially one so well researched and written.  Her grasp of the time period enriches the story so wonderfully. Everything is so real and vivid in the way she paints her words. 

Myles and Nora were wonderfully written.  Myles was complex and you feel the romantic tension between the two.  There were so many obstacles that it keeps you turning pages to see if they will ever get together.  

If you are looking for a great historical story with lots of surprises, themes of forgiveness and redemption, and a beautiful love story then you definitely want to check out The Return of the King's Ranger! 

Happy Reading!

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