Dangerous Heart

by Tracey Bateman

Book Overview

Growing up motherless with an outlaw father made Ginger Freeman hard and unforgiving--and for the past seven years she's been driven by a single goal: to make Grant Kelley pay for letting her brother die. Now that she's tracked the hated doctor to a westward-bound wagon train, her mission of vengeance is nearly completed. But the sense of family and community that suddenly surrounds her is unlike anything Ginger has ever experienced. And under...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061246352
• ISBN13: 9780061246357
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Avon Inspire
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Awesome !!!

Dangerous Heart is a fantastic romance!I loved it! I wish I could give it more than 5 stars!

Great, light Christian reading

I enjoyed this entire series. The books were easy to read, entertaining, realistic, and have a great message at the heart of them. I read all three books in less than a week, so they are quick--but they are very good! I will be keeping this series for my daughter to read one day.

Inspirational story with outlaws and wagon-trains

Perfect for : Personal reading, Book Club reading (Discussion questions are included in the back of the book) In a nutshell: I enjoyed this book a lot, it has a great mix of adventure, romance, danger and life in a wagon-train! Having very little female influence in her life growing up, Ginger Freeman is now a little rough around the edges, but it makes her very lovable and refreshing. Raised within a band of outlaws, her original intent when joining the wagon-train was to kill Grant, the man she believes had a hand in the death of her older brother. She finds that Grant is a skilled doctor with a willingness to help others, and a faith that runs deep. Now she is faced with a choice - go through with her plan, or return to the outlaws without having avenged her brother's death. As a reader, I got to see the slow transformation of Ginger as her faith grew. Once I got into the story, I couldn't put the book down. It was a very enjoyable read, and I'd like to feel that I learned a few things about prairie life and the west. My Review: I really did enjoy this book, but think I would have liked it even better if I had read the two previous books. The book is great as a stand-alone book, but I did see parts that referred to the earlier story in Ginger's life, that were most likely filled in with the previous books. That said, the book really was fine to read all by itself. Characters: Tracey's book was filled with fascinating characters such as Lane (a despicable outlaw), Sam Two Feathers (religious leader/Native American within the wagon train), Ginger (main character, raised in a band of outlaws, bent on revenge), Web (Ginger's good-for-nothing "pa" and outlaw leader), Grant (the wagon-train doctor whose wife was killed during a raid by the outlaws led by Web), I could go on and on - there were a few more important characters, but in all they were very well-developed and it was great to see some of the characters have a change of heart and gain in faith. If you get a chance to pick up the book, please come back and let me know how you like Miss Sadie. She is possibly one of my favorite characters in quite a while! Story-Line: It was a faith-filled (but not preachy) book, teaching forgiveness and instilling hope in both the characters and the reader. Taking place in the 1850's, a wagon-train headed for Oregon runs into a band of outlaws and has to face the odds when Cholera runs through the community. If that isn't enough to encourage a person to find faith, add in three scheming outlaws (at least), a wealthy man heading west to start a new life with his two kids, a doctor who lost his wife during a raid by those same outlaws, and a girl who was raised by outlaws, who is now surrounded by open, honest, faith-filled friends. It was very entertaining and enjoyable. Readability: I found the book easy to read. The authors style and pace were both good. Overall: A fun book that ends the Westward Hearts trilogy very well. If you are a fan of Christia

Engaging characters, nice ending to the series

Ginger didn't want to have feelings for the doctor man she blamed for the death of her brother. Never mind, she'd been part of an outlaw gang and never mind that since joining the wagon train to harm him, she found herself changing, accepting the loving care of those around her. But when her innocent younger brother and outlaw father re-enter her already topsy world, Ginger must make life altering decisions that will change not only her life but also the lives of those around her. Will she return to her father's domination or will faith lead her to forgiveness...and love? A satisfying ending to a good historical, romance series. I enjoyed every book and this one is no exception. The characters draw the reader into a book with enough plot to keep the story moving and enough depth to leave the reader wishing for more. Read rest of this review at Author's Choice Reviews [.....]

fabulous historical inspirational romance

For seven years Ginger Freeman, daughter of an outlaw, blames Dr. Grant Kelley for the death of her brother Clem. Now in 1850 her search for this miscreant has ended; she has found him on a wagon train heading west. She joins the train with plans to kill Grant. Instead she is welcomed by everyone especially Miss Sadie and soon feels like she is part of a family for the first time in her life. Worse Ginger finds Grant to be a caring person trying to help others; nothing like the image she kept in her nightmares for these long seven years. As she finds God, friends and love (with Grant), Ginger feels torn in several directions when her Pa and his cohorts arrive. The third Westward Hearts Americana inspirational romance (see DANGEROUS HEART and DEFIANT HEART) is a fabulous historical totally owned by Ginger although the rest of the cast is fully developed. Readers will feel they are on the wagon train as the closeness is both endearing and phobic; privacy is impossible. The transformation of Ginger is deftly done by Tracey Bateman to the delight of historical inspiration fans. Harriet Klausner