Monday, November 03, 2014

Reviewing: At Bluebonnet Lake

At Bluebonnet Lake
by Amanda Cabot

This is the first book I've read by Amanda Cabot, but I understand that under her various names, Cabot is, at heart, a romance writer.  And she's done that again with her new Texas Crossroads series.  At Bluebonnet Lake is the first in the series, and it meets both people and places at a "crossroads" in their lives.  Whether it is a question of confronting priorities, broken relationships, hope for the future, or reclaiming purpose, Cabot brings her main and her minor characters--and the resort where their lives intersect--into crossroads where the reader is invested and cares about their next steps.

At Bluebonnet Lake is truly a sweet romance.  It is the love story of people and place and family.  As is the case with most romances, I found the ending predictable.   Still, it was a journey that I enjoyed taking.  And along the way there were a few surprises.  Most of those surprises came in how much I ended up caring about Rainbow's End and the town of Dupree--and all of its minor characters.  I look forward to future books in the series and hope Cabot continues to tell their stories, dropping At Bluebonnet Lake's main characters--Kate, Greg, Sally, and Roy--into the background in favor of exploring more of Carmen, KOB, Lauren, and even Fiona.  I even couldn't help rooting for Drew to find his own happy ending.

This is a sweet book.  It's a sweet love story and an invitation to settle down and enjoy the peace and the quiet of the sweet gifts God places in your path.


Disclosure: I received this book free from Revell through the Revell Reads Blog Tour Program. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.