Ten Books I'm Looking Forward To In The Second Half Of 2021

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I always look forward to these posts, when we cast our gaze into the future for some of the most exciting upcoming releases. This list easily could have been longer, but I forced myself to stick with ten. Are there any here you're especially eager to read?

"Between the Wild Branches" by Connilyn Cossette
July 6


"John Eyre" by Mimi Matthews
July 20


"Carved In Stone" by Elizabeth Camden
Aug. 1


"Yours Is The Night" by Amanda Dykes
Aug. 3


"The Lines Between Us" by Amy Lynn Green
Aug. 31


"The Mistletoe Countess" by Pepper Basham
Sept. 1


"Autumn By The Sea" by Melissa Tagg
Sept. 28
(Official cover and pre-order links coming soon!)


"A Flicker Of Light" by Katie Powner
Oct. 5


"Proposing Mischief" by Regina Jennings
Dec. 7


"Shadows of Swanford Abbey" by Julie Klassen

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"The Heart's Charge" by Karen Witemeyer

 


The Horsemen are back! Mark Wallace and Jonah Brooks are on a routine horse delivery when their skills are needed for a delivery of a different kind. A deranged woman in the throes of labor is threatening to leave her baby with the angels, and Mark and Jonah realize they can't leave her alone. When the baby is born and a doctor has the woman in hand, they are tasked with transporting the little one to Harmony House, the nearby foundling home.

Mark is shocked when Kate Palmer answers their knock. The same Kate who turned down his marriage proposal ten years earlier. What's she doing here—in Texas, and running a foundling home? 

While Mark and Kate reconnect, Jonah and Kate's partner Eliza get the new baby settled. While he's out, he learns about children who have been going missing. Who is snatching these kids? Why isn't the local lawman looking into this? Determined to put a stop to the threat and find the missing children, Jonah announces the Horsemen are on the case.

As Mark and Jonah track down leads, Mark's relationship with Kate flares to life again, and Jonah is drawn to the determined Eliza. The women aren't the only ones capturing their hearts. Getting to know the children of Harmony House as well as the local boxcar boys shows that their skills as men and leaders might be needed in different ways than ever before.

I really enjoyed this action-packed western. There's plenty of danger and suspense, with deep characters who will win your reader heart. The double romance is nice, though having four points of view did feel like it slowed the story down in parts, especially the beginning. That was my only small complaint, and then as the adventure really takes off, all of that balances out. I didn't want to put the book down until I knew that everyone was going to make it through safely!

I received my copy of the book from the publisher. All thoughts in this review are my own.