A Stolen Heart

I really enjoyed this story, set in 1860s Texas! It reads smoothly and is interesting from start to finish. I loved Lydia's sweets shop and her relationship to Aunt Bertha. Travis is a nice, manly sheriff, and their romance is sweet and realistic. It was a nice surprise for me to find a strong mystery thread in the story, with a mysterious person attacking people, stealing items, and engaging in other criminal mischief.

I loved that the romance wasn't all touchy-feely sensual, but was about two mature adults coming to care for each other in a way that wasn't merely physical lust. I also was glad to find no profanity or crude speech as well.

The one thing that bugged me was that someone forgot that measles patients were always subject to quarantine. :)

Thanks to NetGalley for a review copy.