The Spark of Love

by Amanda Cabot

Overview

When a spurned suitor threatens her, heiress Alexandra Tarkington flees New York for Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country, where her father is building a hotel. But the happy reunion she envisions is not to be as her father insists she return to New York. Instead, Alexandra carves out a niche for herself in town, teaching schoolchildren to paint and enjoying the company of Gabe Seymour, a delightful man she met on the stagecoach.

But all is not as it seems. Two men, each with his own agenda, have followed her to Mesquite Springs. And Gabe is an investigator, searching for proof that her father is a swindler. When a series of apparent accidents threaten her life, Alexandra and Gabe will have to work together to discover the truth. And perhaps along the way they will discover that the sparks of attraction they've felt from the beginning are more than sparks—they're love.

Bestselling author Amanda Cabot invites you back to 1850s Texas for this exciting and heartwarming tale of treachery, love, and learning to trust.

***

"There is plenty of action and suspense, combined with believable characters. . . . An appealing read for fans of Westerns and Christian romantic suspense."—Booklist

"The juicy schemes and blossoming romance will keep the pages turning."—Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800735371
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2022
Series:	Mesquite Springs , #3
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	227,163
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Amanda Cabot is the bestselling author of Out of the Embers and Dreams Rekindled, as well as the Cimarron Creek Trilogy and the Texas Crossroads, Texas Dreams, and Westward Winds series. Her books have been finalists for the ACFW Carol Awards, the HOLT Medallion, and the Booksellers' Best. She lives in Wyoming. Learn more at www.amandacabot.com.

Editorial Reviews

01/24/2022

Cabot (Dreams Rekindled) takes readers to 1850s Texas in the intrigue-filled final installment of the Mesquite Springs series. Alexandra Tarkington flees New York to get away from a menacing suitor who is only interested in her inheritance. She heads to Mesquite Springs, Tex., hoping to reunite with her wayward father, Calvin, but he resents her arrival, as it’s a distraction from his business plans. As Alexandra strives to win her father’s respect, she befriends the charming Gabe Seymour, who unbeknownst to her has been hired to probe Calvin’s shady investment dealings. When Alexandra asks her father to become the manager of his hotel, Calvin, also unaware of Gabe’s true identity, secretly hires Gabe to divert her with courtship, believing women are unfit for business. Meanwhile, Gabe develops feelings for Alexandra but realizes that she will despise him when she learns his reason for coming to Mesquite Springs, and after dangerous men from Alexandra’s past show up, Gabe must risk his life to keep her safe. Cabot’s heavy-handed treatment of her themes of anger and faith—as when, for instance, a minister delivers a lengthy sermon—drag down an otherwise tight plot. For readers willing to look past the author’s didacticism, the juicy schemes and blossoming romance will keep the pages turning. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly