Book Review: Guarding the Mountain Man's Secret by Misty M. Beller



 Guarding the Mountain Man's Secret by Misty M. Beller 
4 Stars

In this book, we are in the Montana Territory on the Coulter ranch. Miles is 1 of 6 brothers and has spent his life helping guard the family's sapphire mine hidden in the Montana mountains. Threats from a past enemy looms and a survey team's arrival stirs suspicion -- until he meets Clara Pendleton and he is captivated by her. We see her Uncle hurt and Miles' family helps them out, but Clara gets roped up in some trouble with the enemy....things go on from here.

This was a really nice read! It makes me want to go back and read the other books in the series now because I really enjoyed these characters. It's set in the late 1800s and the slow down of life and focus on faith and family is ever present here. Even though our characters have lost loved ones in their lives, they hold close to the family that remains and take care of their own. Oh, and I loved the details with the Sapphire Mines too! 

Clara is put between and rock and a hard place - a situation where she has no idea what to do, except to trust the Lord in it. She does the best she can in the circumstances and I love when things are revealed how it was handled between her and Miles. It was mature and there was understanding and grace given. 

I like how their romance grew and the way it ended too! Very sweet. He was very protective of her, which I always love in a historical romance. :)

This is part of a series but I feel like you could read this as a standalone as I did and still enjoy it and not miss anything. But I will be going back and reading others in the series, because I need to know!

Thank you to Misty Beller for providing a copy to honestly read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7140320631
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Series Link: https://amzn.to/4huKveE

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