The Desires of Her Heart - (Texas: Star of Destiny) by Lyn Cote (Paperback)

About the Book

A beautiful historical romance between a woman forced to make a new life on the Texas frontier with her overbearing stepfather, and the scout who leads their wagon train through the uncharted territory.

Book Synopsis

A New Orleans lady and a half-breed frontiersman become unlikely allies as they travel the wilds of texas.

In 1821, when circumstances make it impossible for her to remain in New Orleans, Dorritt and her family head west to join Stephen Austin's settlement and recoup their fortune in Texas.

Quinn is a man of the frontier who has made a name for himself as a peerless scout. But as he and Dorritt's party begin a grueling trek across untamed Texas, the success of their journey is in grave doubt. Mexico has broken with the Spanish Crown, and armies from both countries--plus marauding Comanches--roam the pine forests and prairies. And one of the party is plotting destruction.

Now, with their lives joined in a virgin land fraught with peril, can Dorritt and Quinn put all their trust in God and receive the desires of their hearts?

From the Back Cover

Description In 1821, Dorritt Mott is a woman ahead of her time. When events make it impossible for her family, including an overbearing stepfather and a spoiled half-sister, to remain in New Orleans, they head to Texas to join Stephen Austin's settlement and recoup their fortune in virgin Texas. Quinn, half-breed son of a Cherokee mother and an American father, has made a name for himself as a scout and a man not to be taken lightly. When the New Orleans lady and the half-breed frontiersman meet, they become unlikely allies as they travel the wilds of Texas. But will their trek be in vain? Mexico has broken with the Spanish Crown that had granted Austin land. And both armies plus marauding Comanches roam the pine forest and prairie of Texas. And though they are unaware of it, there is a closer danger, a man who is plotting destruction and who will try to make Dorritt and Quinn pawns in his scheme. Can Dorritt help Quinn put all their trust in the God who has promised that those that delight in Him shall be given the desires of their hearts? Will Dorritt believe that promise?

Review Quotes

"A tale of emancipating love--the kind that comes only by surrendering to the will of a higher Master. History, inspiration, and imagination at its best!" -- Kathy Herman, author of the Baxter, Seaport, and Phantom Hollow Series

"A galloping adventure of romance, historical drama, and intrigue." -- Louise M. Gouge, author of Then Came Love

"With fast action and powerful emotions, Lyn Cote tells a story you'll remember long after the last page." -- Lorena McCourtney, author of Your Chariot Awaits

"A pitch-perfect historical Western." -- Sandra Byrd, Christy Award-winning author of Let Them Eat Cake

"Will captivate historical romance readers." -- Library Journal