Dangerous Heart by Tracy Bateman
(Westward Hearts: Book 3)

4★

Historical Romance and Christian Romance that had an actual nice plot. A Hallmark kind of book. I don't often read either historical romance or Christian fiction books. Dangerous Heart had a nice medium and some likeable characters. Tracy Bateman is a new-to-me author and I did jump the gun in reading the last book of this trilogy. I jumped because the heroine, Ginger, seemed more likeable for me. And she is. She's a strong woman who has grown up with her outlaw father and his gang. She doesn't swoon or blush profusely like other historical romance heroines I'm used to. She isn't a doormat either.

And the plot felt realistic. About prairie life on a westward-bound wagon train heading to Oregon. Along the way they encounter Ginger's dad and his gang. And then they have to worry about cholera and other dangers (like catching pneumonia if you want to take a bath in the open rivers or giving birth - especially with a doctor who is even praying to God for help because he doesn't know what to do).

And then there's drama with Ginger seeking revenge for her brother's death, and her dad and his gang's plans of robbing and such. It was a little predictable but it never bored me. I'm actually looking forward to reading the other two books now.