MY REVIEW:
Tomorrow’s Garden is the third and final book in The Texas Dreams series by Amanda Cabot. Although all three novels are set in the same small town of Ladreville, Texas and share many of the same characters, each book stands on its own and the reader does not feel that she is missing critical information to understand the story.
In Tomorrow’s Garden, Lawrence Wood has left the Texas Rangers and has accepted a temporary position as mayor/sheriff of Ladreville. Although he feels the Lord led him to return to the town, he feels no inclination to stay and plans to leave when his six months agreement has been completed. Harriet Kirk has arrived in Ladreville with her younger siblings to take a position as the new schoolteacher. Responsible for her brothers and sisters even before her parents’ deaths, Harriet has high hopes that a new town will give them a new start. Little do Harriet and Lawrence imagine how much their lives are about to change.
As in the earlier novels of this series, Cabot paints a vivid picture of life in Ladreville, Texas complete with the rivalry between the French and German residents. Characters and situations are realistically portrayed which makes it easy to become immersed in the story. As expected, the author included both spiritual and life lessons that were essential to the narrative. Tomorrow’s Garden is a fitting conclusion to The Texas Dreams series. I can’t wait to see what Ms. Cabot has in store for her readers next.
This book was provided for review by
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
“Available April 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
ABOUT THE BOOK:
As The Seed Awaits the Spring Sunshine, Harriet Kirk Hopes for A Brighter Tomorrow.
“Miss Kirk! Miss Kirk! Come look!” cried Eva…“They sprouted. Six of them.” She reached for Harriet’s hand and tugged. “Come look!”
Author Amanda Cabot takes readers back to Ladreville, Texas for the conclusion of the Texas Dreams series. Tomorrow’s Garden (ISBN: 978-0-8007-3326-1, April 2011 $14.99) is set in the 1850’s with authentic Texas essence and romance. Read as part of the series or as a stand alone title, readers will enjoy this story about Harriet Kirk and her love for family and dedication to their survival.
Leaving the past behind, Harriett Kirk moves her family to the Texas hill country for a new beginning. Becoming Ladreville’s new schoolteacher is just what Harriet needs–a chance to put the past behind her and give her younger siblings a brighter tomorrow. What she didn’t count on was meeting the handsome former Texas Ranger Lawrence Wood–or the way he slowly but surely claims her fragile heart. But can Harriet and Lawrence ever truly put the past behind them in order to find happiness?
Tomorrow’s Garden is a love story of overcoming powerful odds and grabbing hold of happiness. Readers will experience the Texas countryside come to life from the beautiful picturesque writing of Cabot in Tomorrow’s Garden.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Amanda Cabot is an accomplished author under various pen names and a popular speaker. The author of Paper Roses and Scattered Petals, she is also a charter member of Romance Writers of America, the co-founder of its New Jersey chapter, a member of the ACFW, and an avid traveler. She lives in Wyoming.
