Love Finds You in Last Chance California

by Miralee Ferrell

Book Overview

It's 1889 and Alexia Travers is alone in the world. Her father has died unexpectedly, leaving her burdened with a heavily mortgaged horse ranch. Marrying one of the town's all-too-willing bachelors... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934770396
• ISBN13: 9781934770399
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Summerside Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

I really enjoyed reading this. Clean, mystery romance in olden days.

I really enjoyed reading this. Clean, mystery romance in olden days. Author researched the area & its history & wrote this fiction story set in it.

Historical Romance at its Best

I loved the book. Miralee is a fantastic writer with a knack for putting you right there in the action. Her setting and action descriptions are spot-on. I've ridden horses and as I read her book, I could feel the horse moving beneath me, smell the leather, breathe the dust kicked up by flying hooves. When Alexia was chasing the bad guy, I could hear the th-th-thum, th-th-thum of hooves over the baked desert. Miralee is also a great story-teller. This story is part romance-part mystery-part suspense and all good. It keeps you guessing up until the end as she adds complication after complication to poor Alexia's life. If you love historicals, this book is for you. If you love romance, this book has your name on it. But if historical romances are your "thing," run to your nearest bookstore or website to get Love Finds You in Last Chance, California.

Love Finds You in Last Chance, CA

I have finished Love Finds You in Last Chance, CA, and loved it. It it a "can't put it down" type book that I enjoyed so much!!! I believe you are up there with some of our best # one Christian authors. Keep up the good work! Will there be a sequel to Last Chance? Sure hope so. Definitely a book one can be lifted by.

Good reading!

Alexia Travers' world takes a decided downward spiral when her beloved father dies unexpectedly. In the aftermath of his death, the devastated young woman is dealt a number of shocking revelations: The horse ranch she and her father ran together is heavily mortgaged; gold has been found on their property, but only her father knew where; he was keeping something from her just prior to his death; and hidden among her friends, acquaintances and hired hands is someone who does not have her best interests at heart. It's 1877, and the world isn't ready for take-charge women, but that doesn't deter Alex. Dressed in the men's pants which have long made her an object of derision among Last Chance's female population, she takes her father's place riding the range - fiercely independent, stubbornly proud, and set on paying off the unwelcome debt by making the ranch a success on her own. Her father taught her everything she needed to know to manage the spread, and she'll move heaven and earth, if necessary, to make it work. Enter Justin Phillips, a widower with a three-year-old son in tow. He's a talented wrangler looking for a job - and he's willing to work for a woman. Having already lost a few ranch hands for no better reason than her gender, Alex needs someone like Justin. But can she trust him? He's mannerly, not afraid to work, and knows how to handle a horse - but the man obviously has more than one secret. He also has a pair of brown eyes that play havoc with her emotions, and an adorable little boy who captures her heart right from the get-go. Dare Alex allow this handsome stranger into her world? Dare she not? More importantly, in her struggle to maintain independence...in the effort to show herself strong and capable in her father's stead...will Alex ever learn to lean on the only One who can solve all her problems and insure a happy outcome? Love Finds You in Last Chance, California has something for everyone. It's a story of faith forgotten, renewed, and under fire; a poignant portrait of sweet romance blooming against all odds; a captivating story of hope, inspiration, and unquenchable love. It's an overall good book with moments of heart-pounding suspense, enough mystery to keep the pages turning, and a carefully doled dosage of tender romance. I thoroughly enjoyed this peek into the historical town of Last Chance. Miralee Ferrell "brings it on" in this one - a well-written, entertaining and inspiring tale.

Entertaining and edifying

Miralee Ferrell weaves together a spunky heroine, a unique setting, a touch of mystery, and a pleasing dose of romance to create a tale that points to a simple yet significant truth: when we trust God, all things work together for good. Last Chance is a story that will entertain and edify--Christian fiction at its best.

Charming! Delightful! Endearing!

What a charming, delightful read! Three cheers for Miralee Ferrell's poignant writing style. I could not put this book down, and even as I write this review, having just read the final page, it is well past midnight. This is not the first book by Miralee Ferrell I have read, and after reading Love Finds You in Last Chance, California, I am more convinced than ever I'll be looking for more of her titles. "Last Chance" has a fine blend of tension and conflict, seasoned with tender, blossoming love. Exactly the kind of book I seek out. It is more than a sweet, endearing historical romance; it is an inspiring, absorbing book, wrought with interesting, colorful characters, that will hold its readers' attention from beginning to end. This is one of those books worth every minute of time and every penny invested. Sharlene MacLaren, Author Through Every Storm Long Journey Home Little Hickman Creek Series The Daughters of Jacob Kane Series