Multiple times throughout this novel, I had feelings of deja vu... quite convinced I had read it before. The plot was new to me, yet familiar. This is the third title in a series but was easy to read as a stand-alone.

It was an easy-to-read novel of friendship and romance set in a time of hard work and historic cowboys in Texas - simple on the surface. The author did, however, dive a bit deeper with issues of betrayal, unplanned pregnancies, adoption, and abuse. The hero was a Ranger and the heroine a midwife, the supporting cast delightful.

I enjoyed the novel, but personally, it wasn't a must-read, highly loved title - just an easy way to pass a few hours and escape from real life with absolutely no questionable content. My only objection was one part early in the tale where the hero referred to adopted family vs real family and that irked me a little - real family is those we love and support, related by blood or not (and the author did a tremendous job of relating this multiple other times throughout the book.)

I was provided with a complimentary digital copy of this book via NetGalley from the publisher and/or author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The books in this series always fill my heart with the coziest feelings ever. The third and final installment in this trilogy, I'm sad to see it end. A beautiful reminder of times when things were so much simpler.

Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Wonderful book! I didn't realize it was the third in a series until the end, so it does a great job as a stand alone book. I really liked how there was multiple things going on, but somehow they fit together and even though you felt like some of the details weren't adding up, even the small details came into play at the end.

I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

A Tender Hope is the final book in the wonderful Cimarron Creek trilogy by Amanda Cabot. Thea Michener, who readers of Cabot's will remember as the precocious baby sister of Sarah in her previous trilogy, Texas Dreams, has come to Cimarron Creek in hopes of leaving her tragic loss of husband and baby behind her. She brings with her Aimee Jarre, a Frenchwoman looking for the mother who gave her up for adoption. Together they find friendship and new lives in the town. Jackson Guthrie is a Texas Ranger, determined to find the outlaw gang who killed his brother. He knows something Thea doesn't- her husband was a member of that gang. I thoroughly enjoyed this last installment and how lots of little threads from previous books were tied together. I look forward to more stories from Amanda Cabot in the future.

Midwives have long been part of our history. In this book, the main character is a midwife who is looking for a new start. Recovering from her husband's murder and her stillborn child, she moves to a new town. Instead of living alone and maintaining her widowhood, she takes in a baby and then another roommate. I liked the characters and even though it is part of a series, I didn't feel like I was missing something. It was a good solid read that I wanted to finish as quickly as possible to see what happened.

Thea Michener is ready for a fresh start. Her husband was murdered and their son stillborn, so when she's offered a position as a midwife in Cimarron Creek, she leaves Ladreville and throws herself into her job. Things start off differently than anticipated, though, because the first person who needs her help isn't an expectant mother but an orphaned child. Although she thinks caring for a child will be too painful, she soon finds herself wrapped around the baby's finger and equally intrigued by the man who brought the child to her.
Texas Ranger Jackson Guthrie is looking for Thea; he knows what she doesn't--why her husband was murdered. Daniel Michener was part of a gang of thieves who killed Jackson's brother and injured Jackson's partner. Jackson is determined to find the remaining three members of the gang and bring them to justice. Soon, though, he finds that the reasons he wants to be around Thea and talk to her have nothing to do with her dead husband but everything to do with her. While it doesn't take him long to realize he's more interested in a future with Thea than the Texas Rangers, he knows he has to solve the case--which is becoming more complicated--for his own sake but also to keep Thea safe.

This is the third book in a series, and while I think it would probably make sense without having read the other two books, it's definitely worth your time to read the other two as well.
I thoroughly enjoyed the plotline of this book; I liked the element of mystery and the building romances. The story moved along quickly and kept me interested throughout. I also really liked the characters--Thea, Jackson, and the secondary characters. I liked Jackson's steadiness, and I felt like Thea's wounded heart and the fears that came with it were conveyed well. This is a satisfying conclusion to a terrific series.
4.5 stars.

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I just love Amanda Cabot. Her books are always interesting and exciting! A Tender Hope is the third book in a trilogy, and it's good if you can read the other two books first, but it isn't necessary to enjoy this story. Thea has a heartbreaking background, and she meets a Texas Ranger named Jackson. Jackson is suspicious of her at first, but quickly realizes that she is not the wanted woman of the Gang of Four, and it becomes apparent that she may be their next victim. A very exciting, clean romance that will keep you turning pages!
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Thea decides she needs a new start, so leaves for a neighboring town to work as a midwife. Tired of being looked at with pity over the murder of her husband and the death of her infant baby, she leaves to make a new start. Texas in the 1800s is fraught with outlaws and she is soon approached by Jackson, a Texas Ranger who is after the gang her husband ran with and was killed by. A good and fast paced story that was hard to put down. Highly recommend this story and author.

Third book in the series. I totally enjoyed it. Amanda Cabot can draw you into a book and keep you interested to the last page. This book was the story of Thea Michener. Thea left her town to move to Cimarron Creek after her husband was murdered and she had a stillborn child. She wanted to start a new life. What Thea learns about her husband is shocking. She meets up with Ranger Jackson who thinks that Thea was part of her husbands gang but when he sees her he realizes it is not the women he seen. Ranger Jackson finds a baby near a cactus on his way to Cimarrron creek and brings it to the midwife who is Thea. Will this child bring happiness and love to Thea.? Will Ranger Jackson find love? Great series. Love it all.

This is a wonderful christian historical romance of Thea and Jackson. It is very intriguing all the way through the book and I found it was hard to put down. Some characters from the previous two books found love as well. Before I read this book I read the first two since it was a series and I am glad I did. I will definitely read other books by this author.

A TENDER HOPE. By Amanda Cabot
1881 Thea feeling free, her horse and items of her trade was all she was taking with her. Thea had secrets and afraid someone would find out. She was now headed to Cimmaron Creek, a position as a midwife. To shed the black garments and all that was lost. A friend, Aimee she had recently meet was going with her. Upon arriving into town and awaiting for her on the doorsteps of her new home, was Ranger Jackson, with a baby he found. He was in town looking for three men and a woman that were part of a gang. She recognized him,did he her. Interesting and enjoyable to read, about new beginnings, will she find happiness and friends. For Aimee will she find her mother .
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion from Net Galley and Revell.

An enjoyable historical romance novel. This is the third book in the Cimarron Creek series. I did not read the first two books in the series, and I feel this book can be read as a stand alone novel. The story takes place in 1881 in Cimarron Creek, Texas as Thea Michener arrives in town to start a new life as the town’s midwife after the death of her husband and stillborn son. Thea finds herself face-to-face with Texas Ranger Jackson Guthrie who is in town to investigate and search for members of the Gang who were wanted for various robberies and murders. Jackson tries to piece together the clues and what link Thea has to his investigation.

I liked the storyline and interactions between Thea and Jackson, but felt myself wanting to get through the secondary storyline of Thea’s friend and traveling companion Aimee and some of the other secondary characters to get back to the main storyline of Thea and Jackson. It didn’t hold my interest as much as the parts with Thea and Jackson. Fans of 1880s historical fiction will enjoy this novel.


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