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Title: Taming the Wind (Land of the Lone Star #3)
Author: Tracie Peterson
Pages: 330
Year: 2012
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
My rating is 4 out of 5 stars.
Tyler Atherton is a former Confederate soldier from Texas who has had his family’s ranch confiscated by the government because he fought for the Confederacy. His only thoughts are to avenge his father’s death at the hands of the Indians and get his ranch back. Then, he discovers Carissa Lowe has moved in to live with her sister next door to the Barnett ranch where Tyler is working. He is sweet on Carissa, and he thinks she might like him too. However, a chance encounter with some Indians and Tyler’s deep-seated rage is brought to the forefront. How can he think of a future with Carissa when he is so full of anger and hatred?
Carissa Lowe is a young widow and mother of a little girl. Her husband was a soldier in the Confederate Army and refused to honor the end of the war. He plotted to start the war again, but his attempt ended in his own death. Carissa survived an abusive marriage, so she is not sure if she will ever be able to trust another man with her heart. She has moved in with her sister to help her take care of her toddler son and new baby once it is born. Carissa’s daughter needs a father, but is that a goon enough reason to marry? Tyler has shown himself to be an honorable man, but can she really trust him?
The one thing I didn’t like about this storyline was the romance between the two main characters seemed to deepen too quickly. At first, they were attracted to each other, had a few conversations and then they were in love. Other than that, I enjoyed the story and thought the author did a great job of weaving faith into the story. She also realistically showed the very real fear of Indian attacks, as well as the continued division between the North and the South. The war was still being fought in many towns, just not officially sanctioned by the government. I found the series to be entertaining and well worth my time visiting the Lone Star State.
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Taming the Wind is a wonderful romance about second chances, forgiveness and letting go of the past. To read my review in its' entirety, please click HERE. ( )

By far, I think that Taming the Wind was the best out of the 3 books in the Land of the Lone Star series. Maybe because of it being one final story of the lives of the characters introduced throughout the series, but also because a few of them grew more to my liking by this final installment. Either way, I found myself reading it much faster than the others, and I was eager to see how widowed Clarissa figures out how best to work out her faith while balancing her life as a mother to her young daughter and being there for her sister and everyone else around them.

In Taming the Wind, Clarissa's heart is conflicted, and she is afraid of getting close to others because of her painful past, while slowly finding herself falling for Tyler Atherton. But Tyler has unresolved issues from his own past - with enough hurt to destroy the core of his faith. Because of both of these dynamics, I felt that this book contained the most suspense with several twists along the way. Good to read! ( )

I loved everything about this book. Once I started it I couldn't put it down. It kept me on the edge of my seat and it also kept me wondering what was going to happen to the characters in the end of the book. I love how the author did such a good job of keeping you interested. I loved all the detail that was put into the book and I can't wait to read more of the books written by this author. ( )