A fast paced historical Christian fiction novel. The characters are well drawn out and interesting and the setting is fully described.

I was kept turning pages, anxious to see Phiip and Letty's respect for each other grow and for Letty to get to safety. For having lived such a sheltered life, she's strong and capable as a woman but both she and her mother use those qualities to help vulnerable children and speak up for the helpless and not as a means to further their own feminist agenda or career goals and I really respect people who use their strength in this way. Sometimes she makes choices to not listen to others because she knows the right thing to do and is compelled to do it. Would make for an interesting conversation in a book club.
I love the solidly Christian feel of the book all throughout and the way their faith is something the characters use, lean on, and grow in. Philip is a man of character and I appreciate the role model of someone who respects a woman and doesn't take advantage of his position with her despite his growing feelings.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an ebook so I can write an honest review. All opinions are my own.

What a sweet and swoony fairytale retelling!

Letty Hood has spent the last fifteen years with her grandmother in a cottage in the woods hiding from her uncle who wants her dead. Now that she is close to her 21st birthday, the time has come for her to return home and claim her inheritance.

Pinkerton agent Philip Carmichel has been hired to find Letty and bring her home safely. She is different than what he expected a rich heiress would be like and as they journey together, he loses his heart to her a little more each day despite his efforts to keep his distance. Though an heiress and an agent are an unlikely couple, Letty and Philip must first escape the dangerous threat that follows them if they are ever to have a chance at a happily ever after.

What you'll love:
historical western
fairytale retelling
Little Red Riding Hood + Sleeping Beauty
bodyguard romance
dual pov
road trip/journey
protective hero
perilous situations
forced proximity
Rusty
tension and chemistry
villain you love to hate
the rescues
slow-burn
light inspirational themes
swoony first kiss!!
PERFECT epilogue!!

I have loved this entire series but I think this one may be my favorite! It has all tension and chemistry and forced proximity I love in a road trip romance, and the sweet and tender scenes between Letty and Philip are meshed perfectly with the suspenseful moments. Talk about a story that was both heart melting and heart pounding!

I would never have thought of intertwining these two fairy tales together but it totally worked! Loved the bits and pieces from each fairytale but the story had enough twists and turns (and cowboys!) that the author truly made the story all her own. So brilliantly done! And sigh, can we just talk about how perfect Philip and Letty are for each other? Their journey of trust and love and faith is what fairytale dreams are made of.

This was such a beautiful and unforgettable story of love, of trust, of forgiveness and though it is the third book in the series, it can be read as a standalone (though you need to pick up the first two as well!). This is a book that I will be re-reading and enjoying over and over again.

I received a complimentary copy but a positive review was not required.