The third and final book of Mary Connealy’s Cimarron Legacy series starts out with a literal bang. From the get-go, this book is full of mystery and action.
If you’ve been following along with the Boden siblings, you know that Cole is the oldest and a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. Cole’s not sure where his place is—whether he belongs in New Mexico with his half-siblings on the ranch or in the big city where he enjoyed ten years of his adult life.
Cole’s struggle to find his place is just another stone in the pile that is his complicated life. He’s been forced to live at the Cimarron Ranch with his siblings even though he has a home of his own in Skull Gulch and runs the mines on the Cimarron property well. But when his mines are targeted—after the family believed they’d put their troubles with their enemies behind them—he’s determined to get to the bottom of it once and for all.
I think this book was my favorite of this series. Partly because I’ve gotten to know each of these characters over the past couple years but also because of Melanie Blake, the daughter of the man who owns the ranch next to the Cimarron. Mel is pure tomboy—rides a horse with the best of them, shoots better than many of them, and has a spine that is made of steel. She’s willing to jump into the middle of trouble and lend a hand.
And she and Cole have a dynamic that is pure perfection. Mel has known Cole since she was born and has enjoyed arguing with him as often as possible, especially whenever he tries to put her in her place. Plus there’s just the hint that the other Boden family members see something between the two that their eyes haven’t been opened to yet.
A story of finding what matters most in life peppered with adventure, mystery, dynamite, and a little gold, Too Far Down beautifully wraps up the Cimarron Legacy series with charm, humor, and the reminder that family is what matters most.
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Too Far Down is the third book in The Cimarron Legacy series. It starts off with an explosion and doesn’t let up. If you enjoy inspirational westerns, you’ll love this story. Mary Connealy’s blend of faith, humor, and romance will draw you into her cowboy stories.

Cole Boden has been to Harvard, but his father’s last will and testament states he must live at the ranch for a full year or forfeit it. He’s now running his family’s mine operation. Until trouble finds his family again. Someone aims to take control of their vast land grant near the Cimarron River. With these explosions he wants to stay in one of the cabins at the mine, but can’t since that’s not on the ranch.

Melanie Blake, a close family friend and in line to inherit her father’s ranch, volunteers to stay in one of the cabins at the mine. Can he let her do that? Will she be safe? What if she’s put in harm’s way when his family is attacked again?

Cole has to come to terms with living back east or staying in the west. What will he decide? If he decides back east, Mel won’t go back with him. She loves ranching. While trying to figure out who is targeting his family, will he figure out where his heart wants to be?

Too Far Down is full of romantic comedy, suspense, and the pull of legacy, love, and family. If you haven’t read the other books in the series, this story can be read as a stand-alone. But you’ll want to read the others to see what’s happened.

I love the cover for this story as it is a mix of what happens in the story. The characters drew me into the story. Their imperfections and Cole’s attitude of not being quite sure what God would have him do made them realistic. Her descriptions of the mining accident and the landscape made me feel like I was right there.

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