Wanted: A Trusting Heart

Silverpines, Book 12

By: Barbara Goss

Narrated by: Persephone Rose

A series of disasters wipe out the men in the town of Silverpines, Oregon, leaving the women to take unconventional measures in order to save and grow their town.

A Chinook Indian by heritage, Dawn was orphaned and given to a white family as a slave. They raised her like one of their own, alongside their daughter, Laura.

Dawn soon finds herself falling for Jake, who recently moved to Silverpines, following his brother from Texas. Jake gets to know Dawn well and soon realizes he has fallen in love with her. The catch? Though society had come a long way, it still held prejudices against Native Americans and the whites who married them. Through prejudice and calamities, the two will have to fight for their love and trust in one another with all their hearts.

Are Dawn and Jake willing to take the risk for love? Can they face the prejudices together?

This is part of a series but is a stand-alone listen.

©2018 Barbara Goss (P)2018 Barbara Goss

Sweet and adventurous

Another good story by Ms. Goss. The characters are interesting and realistic. The topic of prejudice was handled with good taste. The emphasis on trust and love overcoming the unkind words and actions of others is inspiring.

Follow Your Dreams

Dawn knows little about her heritage other than that as an orphaned Chinook child she was given to a white family as a house slave. Treated by the family as a sister to Laura she is nonetheless aware of the casual discrimination practiced by most, both white and Indian. She resolves three things: to discover more about her family; to put aside her feelings for Laura's brother-in-law; and to find and marry an Indian. Countering this meaty core is an almost Gothic series of events that keeps the action going at a furious pace. As read by narrator Persephone Rose, the story comes to life and one willingly suspends disbelief (although I admit to, more than once, wanting to shake some sense into someone or another--you know, like yelling "Don't go in the house!" to the movie screen) to reach a satisfying ending.

A sweet story that’s packed with action

Dawn is half Chinook Indian and half French. She was given to Laura’s family as a slave when she was left orphaned. However, Laura’s family treated Dawn as their own and the girls grew up as sisters. Now 27yo, Dawn wants to settle down and have a family. She is in love with Jake, Laura’s brother-in-law, but she is afraid that Jake will lose business if he marries an Indian...so she rebuffs Jake when he asks to court her. Jake can’t believe that Dawn refused him and vents his frustrations to his brother, only to be told the real reason. Now Jake is ready to show Dawn that he can handle whatever is thrown at him. However, every romance needs some drama so in comes Mercy, who has her eyes set on Jake. Will Mercy’s machinations win Jake over? Will Dawn really walk away from the man she loves? When Dawn finds herself in a strange city, she relies on her faith and the aid of a pastor to help...is returning to SilverPines and Jake what God has in store for Dawn or is He sending her somewhere else?
Ahhhhh, there’s so much going on in this book that you won’t be able to stop reading/listening!!! There’s a scheming woman, an enamored Chinook Indian and two very determined lovebirds...just what you expect in a western romance! Great story and narration.
I voluntarily accepted a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Another great one in the series

Another great book in the Silverpines series. Barbara Goss does a fantastic job with this one. The story was unexpected at times and it had me saying, "What No!" Then it had me shaking my head and wanting to kill the heroine. Narration was good.

Cute story!

I loved the story and thought that Jake and Dawn were such a cute couple! There was also some good drama in there that made it exciting. The narrator did a very good job and kept me engaged in the story.

I requested a free code for this in exchange for an honest review.