The heart's pursuit by Robin Lee Hatcher

A Colorado beauty named Silver Matlock seeks vengeance against the man who left her at the altar and made off with her family fortune, and is joined in her mission by a relentless bounty hunter with a troubled past named Jared Newman.

Silver Matlock and Jared Newman know traveling together is a bad idea. Bad for Silver's already tarnished reputation in her small Colorado town. Bad for bounty hunter Jared's secret, single-minded mission for revenge. But Silver is determined to track down the rogue who left her at the altar and stole the last remnant of her father's fortune. And Jared's in a hurry to hunt down the murderer who destroyed his family-- even if Silver is too distractingly beautiful for comfort.

Thanks to Andrea Cox's review, I decided to bump this up a bit on my to-read list and checked out the scope from the library. It took me all of two days to read it, and I truly enjoyed each minute. I like that it breaks the predictable in a number of ways, with surprising twists that keep you wondering and worrying. A delightful, clean Western.

The romance is authentic, but also not way touchy-feely, which I loved. Jared always treats Silver with the respect a lady deserves, even though she is not acting in the way a proper lady would (traipsing cross country alone with him.) They exemplify good moral values.

My only gripes: one, that the ending seemed a bit hasty; two, only one real mention of God/Christianity in a Christian novel.

by Andrea Renee Cox

“Can't any of us undo our past.” ~The Heart's Pursuit by Robin Lee Hatcher

When a jilted bride hires a bounty hunter to help her track down her thieving former fiance, trouble's bound to be hot on their heels. What she doesn't know is that the bounty hunter has some unfinished business that could upstage her plans. Will their adventures turn into a clash of wills?

The Heart's Pursuit might be my first Robin Lee Hatcher book, but it most definitely will not be my last. She has a fresh, entertaining writer's voice, and the details of the story were shared in a way that kept the pace quick, which I really appreciate. And her characters! They could have stepped from the pages of a history book, they seemed so realistic. Flawed people seeking a better life... and finding joy through the trials they face... What a beautiful reflection of reality.