Review of Revealed by Tamera Alexander (Book 2 in the Fountain Creek Chronicles)
(See Rekindled review here.)
Newly widowed Annabelle Grayson hears a second chance calling her. But she can't answer it living in Colorado City; where everybody knows her sordid history. When she advertises for a guide to escort her to Idaho, Matthew Taylor---a bitter soul escaping his own past---applies. Will they find the fresh beginning they each seek?
My Review:
Another success by Tamera Alexander! This books picks up characters from book 1 in the series and makes them the main characters in book 2. We met Annabelle in Rekindled as a "woman of the night" who befriends Kathryn. Now we find out that she has been bought out of her position and has married her resucer Jonathon. Determined to take Annabelle away from the town that only knows her from her past, Jonathon sets out to move with her to Idaho. Unfortunately Jonathon dies before they can make it. Jonathon's half brother Matthew is then chosen to help Annabelle continue to journey to Idaho to make a new start. But Matthew is unable to see past Annabelle's past mistakes and does nothing to hide his disdain for Annabelle. Too bad Matthew can't see his own past mistakes as a way to relate to Annabelle and not to judge her.
The journey to Idaho is not without adventure and Annabelle and Matthew must come to rely on each other to survive. Their relationship develops into trust in spite of themselves. Once again, Tamera Alexander is reminding us that God is a God of second chances and forgiveness. And, when you get to know someone, really know them, you can find out that there may be more behind their mistakes than you realized.
