Schoolteacher Audrey Pride is trapped in Thunder Ridge, Texas. The typically dry-as-a-bone small town is deluged, preventing travel -- and a stranded wagon train is plagued with sickness. Caring for the sick and fighting the storm doesn't dampen Audrey's attraction to widower Eli Gray. And her feelings grow even stronger as she cares for Eli's son during his grandmother's illness. After losing his wife while he was away at war, Eli has never forgiven himself. Now he has built a wall around his heart. As long as nobody ...
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Schoolteacher Audrey Pride is trapped in Thunder Ridge, Texas. The typically dry-as-a-bone small town is deluged, preventing travel -- and a stranded wagon train is plagued with sickness. Caring for the sick and fighting the storm doesn't dampen Audrey's attraction to widower Eli Gray. And her feelings grow even stronger as she cares for Eli's son during his grandmother's illness. After losing his wife while he was away at war, Eli has never forgiven himself. Now he has built a wall around his heart. As long as nobody breaches it, he'll never again be so completely devastated. But as the town sags under the weight of water and illness, Eli and Audrey come to rely on each other in ways they never thought possible. Will Audrey ever convince Eli that he deserves more than a solitary existence;
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How will Audrey and her fellow schoolmarms stay afloat when a flood threatens their small Texas town?
Typically, Thunder Ridge, Texas, is dry as a bone. But Audrey Pride has arrived under a storm cloud, one that is deluging the shocked community with weeks of relentless, drenching rain. With travel in and out of town rendered impossible, there is much important work for her to do - especially when an epidemic of violent illness, originating from a stranded wagon train, spreads rapidly throughout Thunder Ridge. Caring for the sick is consuming Audrey's every waking hour...yet her thoughts keep returning to the attractive widower Eli Gray.
Eli has long been haunted by the fact that he was away at war when his beloved wife died in childbirth. Little by little, however, he is opening his heart again. Now, as their town sags under the crushing weight of water and disease, Audrey and Eli will need to depend on each other in ways they never imagined possible.
My Review:
We catch up with Audrey as she and Copper Wilson, her close friend and fellow schoolmarm, arrive in Thunder Ridge, Texas, in the midst of the biggest rainstorm the town has ever seen. Their arrival is a catastrophe in and of itself! It sets the pace for the rest of the book. Audrey and Copper are coming to stay with their best friend, Willow Madison, who is also a schoolmarm, until they leave in the fall to start teaching at their very own schools, in the surrounding cities. Audrey receives some very disappointing, heart-breaking news before she even has a chance to get out of the rain; now she has no idea what to do, or where to turn.
Eli Gray lives with his Ma and his young son, Tate. He runs the timber mill with his cousins, Tucker and Caleb. Ever since his wife passed away, he doesn't feel worthy of a woman's love. He slowly allows Audrey into his heart, but it takes a lot of prayer, as well as, patience from Audrey to finally get Eli to see that he is indeed worthy of her love.
In my opinion, you will enjoy this book a lot more if you read, Twice Loved, first, as this book begins pretty much where book one leaves off. Once you've done that, you're ready to enjoy this fast-paced, very "wet" historical romance! I thoroughly enjoyed Three Times Blessed, but I think Twice Loved is still my favorite. I can't wait to read Copper's story, One True Love...I have a feeling it's going to be a real firecracker! You'll understand why as you get to know Copper. :)
To find out more about Lori Copeland and/or her books, please visit her at: www.loricopeland.com