Dreams on the Horizon by Penny Zeller Review

 

Oh I absolutely LOVED being able to read Mae's story. Mae was first introduced in book one of the series, Over the Horizon. She is the adopted daughter of Paisley and her husband, Tyler, along with Lucy and Albert. Some time has gone by since the first book. The three adopted children have grown and we get to see what they are doing with their lives, plus Paisley and Tyler, who we now know as Mr. and Mrs. Shepherson, had two other children, Ruby and Timothy.

The town of Horizon, Idaho is growing and a spur of the railroad is being built through Horizon onto the next town. Some in Horizon welcome it, other are hesitant, and still others downright disapprove of it. 

Mae Shepherson is the female protagonist in this story. She is blessed to be working at a school for the deaf. The male protagonist is Landon Bennick the son of the owner of the railroad company, and he is here in town to convince the townspeople that the railroad will be a benefit and not a detriment to their town and their way of life. 

Mae and Landon meet, spend time together and become friends as they get to know each other, and each is wondering if there may be something more. But, will a relationship even be possible. They are from different worlds. And he works for the railroad and has to travel a lot. I sure was rooting for their relationship as I came to love their characters. I wanted to see them overcome the obstacles that came their way. Some of which were quite nail-biting events. However, though there is some suspense, the story is just a sweet, historical romance, with lots of fun and faith. I love how important faith is in Penny Zeller's stories. The characters have situations they need to work through, and they grow in their faith. 

I love that the author has done her research and has made the late 1800's come to life. In fact, she even included some situations that she discovered happened in real life. And she included an adorable dog named Beans.

I just loved this book and can't wait until the third book releases. Definitely a book and series I highly recommend. 

I received an ecopy of this book as a member of the launch team and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own honest thoughts.