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In Honor’s Defense - Hanger's Horsemen # 3 by
Karen Witemeyer
*** Great Wrap-up to the Series ***
Preach gets his story and his gal!
St. Louis, MO, 1895
33-year-old Luke Davenport, aka Preach, has seen
his best friends get married and start lives of their own, but he’s not ready
to settle down. He’s still feelin reckless
and in need of purpose. When he’s called
on to round up some cattle rustlers, he jumps at the chance.
Demaris has recently lost her brother and now
finds herself caring for Nathaniel, a teenage nephew filled with anger and
grief, in a place she has no one to lean on.
When their lives are unexpectedly thrown together
we get to experience all the sweetness and also some of the danger surrounding
their circumstances.
No spoilers, but I loved the sweet horse stall
scene (-smile).
Faith Quote: But the salvation of the righteous is of the
LORD: He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help
them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them,
because they trust in Him. Psalm 37:39-40
Favorite Quote No 1: "As he surrendered to unconsciousness, he
released all thoughts save. She’d called him Luke. Not Preach or Corporal or Davenport.
But Luke. The man beneath the warrior."
Favorite Quote No 2: The intimacy between him and Demaris just kept
growing, like plant shoots undeterred by cobblestones, winding through tiny
crevices to sprout greet in the midst of a stone street. (Isn’t that just beautiful imagery?)
Tea Quote: “Let me fix you a cup of tea.” “Just don’t let
her fix you anything else,” Mr. Hanger said with a chuckle. His wife slapped at
his arm.
I was gifted a book for my honest review. All opinions are my own without further
compensation or expectation.
Karen Witemeyer is an award-winning, talented, sweet, and approachable author. She wrote the sweetest dedication to us, her Posse, in the front of the book! Check out her Posse FB page to connect with her.
4 STARS
SERIES: Hanger's Horsemen
1) At Love's
Command - June 2020
2) The Heart’s Charge
– June 2021
3) In Honor’s
Defense – June 2022
Luke Davenport has been fighting all his life--for respect,
for country, and most recently, for those unable to fight for themselves. But
now that his Horsemen brothers are domesticated, he's left alone to battle the
wildness within. When an opportunity arises to take a job on his own, he jumps
at the chance.
Damaris Baxter has mastered the art of
invisibility. Plain and quiet, she hides in books and needlework, content to be
overlooked. Until her brother dies suddenly, leaving her custody of her nephew.
She moves to Texas to care for Nate, determined to create the family for
herself that she never thought she'd have.
When Nate stumbles into the path of the rustlers
Luke is tracking, Luke acts to protect him and winds up gravely injured.
Feeling indebted, Damaris nurses Luke back to health. But suspicions grow
regarding the death of her brother. And the more questions they ask, the more
danger appears, threatening the family Luke may be unable to live without.
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