The Hope of Azure Springs

Em has been orphaned for half her life.  When the man who "adopted" her died in a gunfight that wounded her, the sheriff of Azure Springs found her and brought her into town and a family took her in.  What the people of Azure Springs don't know is that George had a stash of money from several bank robberies that his other foster son participated in. 

When Arlo, the other foster child of George's, comes back into town looking for the money, Caleb wants to protect Em with all he's got.  Em has made a name with the Howell family she's staying with.  She can tell stories to keep the children quiet so their mother can do her housework.  Em wants a job to go find her sister, Lucy, who got separated from her on the Orphan Train. Everything Em does is with the aim of finding Lucy. 

The Hope of Azure Springs moves along like a Concorde Jet from Paris to New York.  The pacing of the plot is rather fast and sometimes a reader will go back and reread a small section to be sure he/she has the story straight. I haven't read Rachel Fordham's books before, but I certainly will again.

This is a five-star book with two thumbs up, and a happily ever after story. 

Revell provided the galley I read through NetGalley.com.  The opinions expressed here are totally my own.