In The Hesitant Heart, Carla Kelly sets up a romance in the west at an army garrison just at the time of the Sioux Wars. Susanna Hopkins has divorced her abusive husband and forced to leave behind her son. She doesn't have enough money to get her to her new life as a teacher of officers' children at a Western army fort. Luckily, her cousin has asked a favor of Major Joseph Randolph--to give her a ride to the fort. Her cousin, to help her be more accepted, tells a lie. It is quickly found out and spreads through the fort. The Major becomes her supporter and friend. He, too, carries a loss equal to her own.
Kelly creates realistic yet sympathetic characters that stay with you.
A possible read-alike for Mary Balogh without the sensual nature of Balogh's books.
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