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Clayton thinks he saved Vanessa before the worsted happened. Vanessa keeps her secret, her step father has already raped her. Now they are trying escape and make a new life. ( )

Title: A Texan’s Promise (The Heart of Hero #1)
Author: Shelley Gray
Pages: 352
Year: 2011
Publisher: Abingdon Press
My rating is 4 out of 5 stars.
Vanessa Grant lives on a ranch near Lubbock, Texas, in 1875. She has been in love with Clayton Proffitt since she was a little girl. He is ten years older than she and has always made time to listen to her and talk with her over the years. Her mother, struggling to run the ranch, has quickly remarried an evil man, Price Venture, after the untimely death of Vanessa’s father. Her brother tries to gain approval from his stepfather by obeying him without question. One night her stepfather, who drinks a lot and visits nearby brothels, enters her room with only one thought in his mind.
Clayton Proffitt served heroically in the Civil War for the Confederacy. He saw unspeakable atrocities during his time at war. After the war, he was hired by Vanessa’s father as foreman of the ranch. He has always had a soft spot for Vanessa and tried to help her through her growing up years with a friendly ear to listen. Clayton has a strong faith in God and tries to live as God would want him to live. One night he finds Vanessa crying in the barn. What he learns from their conversation causes him to decide to leave the ranch with Vanessa. Clayton honors his promise to Vanessa’s father by promising her that he would keep her safe. Their journey takes them many miles, but they keep going knowing that Price will stop at nothing to get Vanessa and her dowry back. How is God going to work this out?
These two characters are suffering from events that have left them scarred. Clayton has learned to rely on God and sets a fine example for Vanessa to follow and learn from. The writing style was able to draw me in to the story easily. There were some phrases and language usage that sounded more modern day and not likely to be used in the 1800s. There were several typos and grammar mistakes, but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story. What I like most was the author’s ability to bring together seamlessly faith and how to live it, not just talk about it. I’m looking forward to book two in the series titled, A Texan’s Honor.
Note: The opinions shared in this review are solely my responsibility. ( )

A fairly good story about life and love in post-Civil War Texas, and points further west. It wasn't too preachy, better than other "Christian" fiction I've read, and it was not at all obnoxious, unlike most of the Romance novels I've tried to read! ( )

I want to get this book to read but I was reading another book by Shelley Shepard Gray at the time. I was either going to wait for it to become free for my Nook or get it though the library. Well I was surfing my facebook or looking at posts that were coming to my surprise Shelley Shepard post Status update saying that her book "A Texan's Promise" was being able to download it free for that day or that week for the Nook at Barnes & Noble website. So I downloaded it to my Nook and started reading it. Now on to my lovely thought of the book.

I really like how the beginning starts in this book. We get learn about Clayton and Vanessa past though the book. We start to see how Vanessa Grant life become rattled and how things change rapidly. Clayton seems to care for her and her pain. He see her in pain and wants to get her safe. We get to introduced to Miles Grant and Vanessa stepfather a little bit. We hear about Clayton's side of the family while he and Vanessa are traveling on the trail from Texas to Colorado. Along the way, you meet a few of Clayton's friends. Their a new set problem that exist with old one between Clayton and Vanessa. You also hear about Miles and his struggles along with Miles and Vanessa stepfather problem is. To find out what they are and struggles each person as is suggest that you go and read it. [b:A Texan's Promise|11082675|A Texan's Promise|Shelley Gray|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327938432s/11082675.jpg|16004333] ( )