The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horseman #2) by Karen Witemeyer

 

Members of Hanger's Horsemen, Mark Wallace and Jonah Brooks arrive in Llano County, Texas, to deliver a steed, never expecting they'd deliver a baby as well. Left with an infant to care for, they head to a nearby foundling home, where Mark encounters the woman he'd nearly married a decade ago.

After failing at love, Katherine Palmer dedicated her life to caring for children, teaming up with Eliza Southerland to start Harmony House. From mixed ancestry, illegitimate, and female, Eliza understands the pain of not fitting society's mold. Yet those are the very attributes that lead her to minister to outcast children. The taciturn Jonah intrigues her with his courage and kindness, but there are secrets behind his eyes--ghosts from wars past and others still being waged.

However, when a handful of urchin children from the area go missing, a pair of Horsemen are exactly what the women need. Working together to find the children, will these two couples find love as well? 

My thoughts:

This might be one of my favorite novels penned by Ms. Witemeyer!  I have to admit that I was excited about this new series, but I also have to admit that there were things that I didn’t like about the first book in the series. I am so happy that I loved everything about  The Heart’s Charge.

The characters are easy to love, the storyline is fantastic and having not one, but two romances at the same time was sweet and believable. The children added some smiles, but there’s also sadness as to how they ended up in a Foundling Home. 

Overall, I thought this well written, perfectly paced novel was a great way to spend time with members of Hanger’s Horseman, showing how good, kind and caring they can be.  I loved how they gave of themselves to protect those who needed them under any circumstance.  It’s going to be hard to wait for the next book in the series.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.