Review: Excellent historical American romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
I really loved this book, one of a series about the Grayson family. There are four brothers who lost their father fairly young. The feel of the family reminded me of the brothers on "Bonanza " Even though it's not a Western, the family sticks together and supports each other, they all live close to each other, etc...Each book is a standalone, though, because this one is the fourth in the series and I had no problem jumping right in. The story is well written and well edited with characters that are fully developed and an interesting plot that kept me engaged until the end.Although the series is about the Grayson brothers, the female heroine, Faith brings with her a large, eccentric extended family of 5 aunts, a 14 year old younger brother whom she has raised from an infant, and a 4 year old daughter. The whole family has moved to Sheriff  Duke Grayson's town and set up an herb growing greenhouse, selling herbal remedies and lotions and teas. They're pretty vague about how they're related, where they came from and obviously keeping secrets, but they're also some of the most beautiful women the town,(and Sheriff), have ever seen.The Sheriff challenges Faith to help him heal his injured shoulder, which has been hurting for months and is just getting worse. If she can prove that they provide legitimate healing services, he'll get his family to help promote their business. Of course, Faith's treatment helps, and before he knows it, the Sheriff is courting Faith.The aunts are a hoot, as is Faith's daughter. I loved how the relationships progressed and how the truth about Faith's past slowly leaks out. Faith's brother, Adam is also a pivotal character and I liked how he grew and changed throughout the story. Duke and Faith both had to acknowledge what commitment really means and own their emotional baggage in order to stay together.So that readers are aware, there are sexual scenes and violence in this book. I am putting the rest of the series on my wish list so that they become a priority read for me. Excellent historical romance writing in a genre that is not always my favorite, American historical. From hints dropped in this book, all of the brothers had fairly unusual courtships, which always makes a good story.Heat factor hot.