Dangerous Heart (Westward Hearts Series #3) (Paperback)

by Tracey Bateman (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

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"...[A] feisty, thoughtful Western romance. The latest from prolific Bateman offers a light, satisfying read to while away a cool autumn afternoon." (Library Journal )

"Fun and lively....This is a family saga for all ages to enjoy." (Romantic Times BOOKclub )

Product Description

Growing up motherless with an outlaw father made Ginger Freeman hard and unforgiving—and for the past seven years she's been driven by a single goal: to make Grant Kelley pay for letting her brother die. Now that she's tracked the hated doctor to a westward-bound wagon train, her mission of vengeance is nearly completed. But the sense of family and community that suddenly surrounds her is unlike anything Ginger has ever experienced. And under the nurturing eye of Miss Sadie, the outlaw's daughter begins to lose her rough edges. Here, in the company of loving, newfound friends, Ginger feels herself becoming part of something much bigger than revenge.

But catastrophe is in the wind when her pa and his gang arrive to infiltrate the wagon train. Will Ginger's new relationship with God tear her away from her family forever . . . and cost her everything she's now begun to hold dear?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Avon Inspire (October 14, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061246352
• ISBN-13: 978-0061246357
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #172,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good..., December 24, 2008

By	Veronica Leigh (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

After reading the first two books of the "Westward Hearts"- "Defiant Heart" and "Distant Heart"- I was looking forward to the newest of the series, "Dangerous Heart." Ginger Freeman was introduced in the second book and was comedic enough to have her own little love story. Born to a leader of a shifty cowboy gang, she's determined to unleash her vengeance on Grant Kelley, the doctor who let her brother die in a stage coach robbery. A stage coach robbery that her pa initiated. Grant has his own issues; his wife died in that stage coach robbery and he's been mourning ever since. While he is prejudiced against the gang, he did treat the young man. Due to the young man's crimes, he was sent to prison and hadn't been able to contact his family since. Ginger discovers that Grant is traveling on a wagon train; her job is to join the train and kill the doctor. However, things don't go according to plan. She not only finds an adoptive family with the women there, she finds herself falling in love with Grant, and with the Savior that these kind people worship.
You can pretty much guess what happens next. After an abduction and a rescue, the heroine and hero set their problems aside and end up together. It was a good read, entertaining enough, but it just didn't measure up to the first two books. In "Defiant Heart" Fannie was such a strong, independent and remarkable heroine that you couldn't help but relate to her. And in "Distant Heart," your heart just broke for Toni, and her romance with Sam was bittersweet. Actually, "Distant Heart" was my favorite of the whole series.
As for "Dangerous Heart," it was a pleasurable book that kept me busy for a couple hours. I am looking forward to whatever Tracey Bateman comes up with next. She's one of those up and coming new authors who lends a fresh voice to the Christian fiction market.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wrap Up to the Series Should Leave Fans Satisfied, October 28, 2008

By	Kelly Klepfer (Iowa) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Tracey Bateman brings the final book in her Westward Hearts series. Having not read the first two, I can't compare it to them, but, I imagine that fans of the series will find much to like as several characters seemed to finish out stories while others deepened relationships only hinted at in previous novels.

Classic prairie style romance complete with danger, drama and bad guys. Bateman threw in cholera, nasty cures and enough sensory information that I know for a fact that if I ever get a chance to time travel I won't be going back to places where doctoring required more guess work than tools. Nor where bathing involved the possibility of catching pneumonia since a bath on the trail involved open bodies of water.

Tracey Bateman write chick-lit and prairie romance with equal skill, no wonder she's a favorite of many.

4.0 out of 5 stars He loves us all -- rich, poor, faithful, or outlaw, June 12, 2009

By	Amydeanne (Canada) - See all my reviews

I was totally enthralled with this book. Literally after finishing it, I felt like I came out of a spell or deep sleep or something because I was refreshed by it!

I fell in love with the main character Ginger - a rough-edged woman trying to figure out how to live a good life and escape her past. Her heart and her desires are struggles we can all relate to whether in the past or present. Ultimately her struggle with who God is and if she could really believe in Him.

This reminds me of reading a Jude Deveraux romance, without all the "extra" information that I'd rather have left to my imagination! I would definitely pick up another one of Tracey's books when I"m looking for a great romance/adventure book to read!

Ironically, this morning in my own Bible study group we were discussing favoritism in James, which relates to this book in a lot of ways. God shows no favoritism and we should remember that. He loves us all -- rich, poor, faithful, or outlaw. He loves us. I really loved how this stuck out in this book.

The best part about this book (other than the good story you're drawn into) was a part that Tracey addresses in her letter about the book " If God is God, how can He forget?"... "He forgets for His sake." .. He blots out our past, any confessed sin because He chooses to..." a simple yet profound understanding that we have a hard time remembering. It was an eye opener for me and I appreciated the discussions in this book and choices that where made real in my heart and mind!