| Although I've never met Lyn Cote, I've been a | | | | face both racial prejudice and personal treachery. |
| huge fan of hers. She has two books out with | | | | In Her Inheritance Forever (book two in the |
| Avon, The Desires of the Heart and Her | | | | Texas Star of Destiny series), Alandra Sandoval is |
| Inheritance Forever. Lyn is one of those prolific | | | | determined to run her rancho without a man. |
| writers who just keeps readers happy. | | | | When she is kidnapped by Comanches, Scully |
| The plot of The Desires of Her Heart (book one | | | | Falconer, top hand on a neighboring ranch, rescues |
| in the Texas Star of Destiny series) is an | | | | her. Alandra and Scully are both half-breeds and |
| intriguing one. Heroine Dorrit Mott is a woman | | | | each has faced prejudice. The Tejano lady and |
| ahead of her time. She knows her mind and has | | | | the American cowboy are on separate paths - |
| no desire to marry. In 1821, her family is forced | | | | until greedy relatives, a troubled past, and the |
| to flee New Orleans and they head for Texas | | | | tides of history bring them together. Alandra runs |
| and Stephen Austin's settlement. Quinn, a | | | | one of the largest ranches in Texas, but when |
| part-Cherokee frontiersman, leads the way, | | | | her land is threatened, she agrees to a marriage |
| unaware of danger lurking nearby. As Dorrit | | | | of convenience with Scully to save her ranch. In |
| becomes inspired by Quinn's sense of honor, they | | | | addition to their personal struggles, war is coming. |
| become the pawns in a deadly scheme. The book | | | | Texas is in rebellion. |
| has speaks to us today, as its main characters | | | | |