Review: The Heat is on!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
Sunny Winslow and her mother have had to move from Kansas City to Texas to live with Sunny's Aunt and their family because they have run out of money.  It isn't long before Sunny meets the local blacksmith, Abel Armstrong. Sunny is 19 years old-Abel is 40. I found that to be a little offputting but I went ahead and read the rest of the story. Abel is portrayed as a big, kindhearted man. Not your typical Alpha but take charge, nonetheless. He takes Sunny to task for her lying and scheming and comes to her aid on more than one occasion. He tries to do the right thing and court her in a gentlemanly fashion but no matter what he does, Sunny's mother doesn't want a tradesman vying for her daughter's hand.I probably would have liked the book better if Able stood up for himself more but maybe in the other Johnny Hastings books, their is a difference.