Sabra Bennett is more progressive than most women.  She’d far rather be horseback riding or playing ragtime music on the piano than having tea with the ladies or any other socially accepted activity.  Unfortunately she’s married to a banker who’s more interested in having a beautiful woman on his arm than he is in being faithful – and that’s what leads to a life changing incident which will have Sabra fleeing Boston for the wilds of the Colorado Territory.

Fearful of being captured and returned to Boston to answer for her actions Sabra finds it impossible to relax and is constantly looking over her shoulder.  She gets lucky and ends up seated next to a nice young man on his way to live with his brother in Gumption, Colorado.  Over the course of their journey Rusty learns that Sabra has no definite plans or destination in mind and makes the offer to bring her along to Gumption with his family. 

Rusty’s generous offer sounds like a dream to Sabra but nothing prepared her for his brother’s friend Irishman Noah Tucker’s seductive appeal.  If it wasn’t for his drinking and obvious womanizing ways Sabra might have caved into her desires for him.  She’s not about to be any man’s mistress and that’s exactly what Noah intends for her to become. 

Noah isn’t a conventional man by any means.  He’s determined to raise sheep and that doesn’t sit well with the cattlemen of the area.  He’s drawn to Sabra, not just because she’s beautiful, but there’s something mysterious about her.  She claims to be a widow of a banker yet she is traveling alone and is extremely close-mouthed about her life before Gumption.  Noah’s determined to learn Sabra’s secrets but is he truly prepared to accept her and whatever she wants to keep hidden? 

Noah fully intends to capture Sabra’s heart but he has competition from a cattleman who believes he has the right to anything or anybody he desires. 

Noah’s determined to learn Sabra’s secrets but is he truly prepared to accept her and whatever she wants to keep hidden?  What about the cattleman’s obsession with Sabra?  Is there any hope for a happily-ever-after or will the past and present clash and rip apart everything Sabra’s tried so hard to achieve?

Stacey Coverstone brings history to life with her newest release THIRD TIME’S A CHARM.  Sabra’s love for the unconventional and willingness to buck tradition makes this story utterly irresistible.  Throw in a sexy Irishman who stubbornly refuses to accept rejection and you’re in for a rip roaring good time.  It’s these characters imperfections that make them so enjoyable to get to know – after all perfection is so unrealistic you just have to have some flaws or you’d have to hate them.  I love how Ms. Coverstone incorporates the trouble between the sheep farmers and the cattlemen into the storyline and allows the reader to understand how this issue could lead to many difficulties amongst settlers.  If you’re wondering about the tragedy that lead to Sabra’s fleeing Boston and if it ever catches up to her, well, Colorado’s a large territory and it would take some clever detective work to locate her but nothing’s impossible.  THIRD TIME’S A CHARM is a fast paced, fun read full of laughable antics, memorable characters, historical charm and one awesome horserace that will have your heart pounding in exhilaration.  This is a compelling story that will easily have you searching Ms. Coverstone’s website in search of other available titles and/or upcoming ones.

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