Into the Sunset (A Western Light #3) by Mary Connealy [Giveaway]

A Historical Western Romance

Set in 1800's Cheyenne, Wyoming

ISBN-978-0764242670
Bethany House Pub.

Will the sun set on their chance at happiness before they can seize it?

To finally escape the clutches of her controlling husband and the threat of being recommitted to an asylum, Ginny Rutledge enlists the help of her friends, Maeve O'Toole and Dakota Harlan. Fleeing their own tumultuous pasts, the group embarks on a journey to prove Ginny's sanity. However, as they confront the shadows they wish they could forget, danger looms from unexpected places.

Maeve grapples with her mother's impending remarriage and seizes a rare chance to escape her homestead--but that means reuniting with Dakota, the man she holds responsible for her father's death, who is caught in the crosshairs of a vengeful family. As the two of them navigate their shared history and a dangerous mission, Dakota is forced to confront his deepest fears and fight for the woman who has unwittingly captured his heart. Secret word: mental

In this action-packed series finale, Mary Connealy delivers a riveting tale of danger, romance, and second chances on the Western frontier.

My review: As the conclusion to the "The Western Light" series, the author wrapped up the saga of societies' abuse of women, and how the new State of Wyoming valued women and didn't tolerate abuse of women. This played well into the story of the main character, Ginny, whose husband had her committed to an abusive insane asylum simply because she wouldn't turn over to him her daughter's inherited  money. 

While during that period of history, women's property typically became her husband's upon marriage, Ginny's daughter's inherited money from a grandparent could not be controlled by her father.

In previous books in the series, the two ladies travel West to escape the clutches of the father, and in the story Into the Sunset, they eventually and permanently escape his reach. 

Typical of the author's comedic style of writing romance and action, this book provided light reading, fun, and some good old fashioned "rooting for the underdog" escapism. Typical also, was the author's exposing the reader to historic truth about the settling of the Western United States. 

I thoroughly enjoyed peeks into the lives of previous series' characters and how they continue their lives and interact in the current story. I remember them, but new readers won't have a problem with their story-interaction.

I recommend this sweet romantic and light hearted Christian story.

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