Sophia Rose Reviews - A Man of Legend by Linda Broday

Today Sophia Rose is back sharing her thoughts on A Man of Legend, a historical western romance by Linda Broday.
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A Man of Legend by Linda Broday

#3 Lone Star Legends

Historical Romance, Western

Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca

Published: 3.29.22

Pages:  375

Rating: 5 stars

Format: eARC

Source: NetGalley

Sellers: Amazon

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GoodReads Blurb: 

Famous across Texas, the Legends stand ready to take on any challenge that comes their way...

Crockett Legend has always loved Paisley Mahone, but a family feud sure can ruin a romance. When her father waged a war against the Legends, Paisley took her father's side. They've never seen eye to eye, and the rift widened when Paisley's brother was killed in prison--after being sentenced by none other than Crockett.

Now Paisley's father is dead too, and she's headed home to mourn with the rest of her family when she runs into Crockett on the train. But when the train is held up by outlaws, it comes to Crockett and Paisley to save a young shooting victim. She never thought being close to Crockett could make her feel anything but revulsion ever again, but some second changes are worth the risk...

Sophia Rose's Review:

Renowned, respected, and feared across the state of Texas, the Legend family are larger than life, heroic, and frontier tough, but they have been pulled into a feud that makes it mighty difficult on the love life of one of their own.  Linda Broday’s western romances are a particular treat with her attention to Frontier era flavor, sparkling romance, and an attention demanding plot.

 

A Man of Legend is the third and final entry in the Lone Star Legends series spinning off as the next generation to the Men of Legend trilogy.  It is flexible and can be read standalone since the author fills in the backstory nicely, but I love these so I recommend starting from the beginning.

 

Crockett Legend screwed up when he was a young man.  He let the love of his life slip through his fingers because he tried to force her to choose him or the career she wanted.  A dispute of a piece of property divided the two neighboring families and she took her family’s side in the matter.  Crockett hasn’t seen her in years, but he never stopped loving or wanting Paisley.  He has a lot of trust-building to do, but Crockett decides she is worth it no matter what.

 

Paisley Mahone had given her heart to Crockett until he demanded she betray her very self and then the feud happened to chill the fires of love permanently.  She’s a full-fledged nurse now with respect and her patients love her.  Going home because her father passed brings her back into a volatile encounter with the man she put behind her, but frustratingly the sparks are still there.  And, when she sets aside her anger, she is able to see that the youthful, demanding Crockett has matured and might be worth a second chance just like the Legends aren’t the evil people she has always believed on the word of her father and brother.  Can she give the second chance her heart yearns for?

 

A Man of Legend is a full-emotion encounter and felt well-settled in the turn of the twentieth century descriptions from the period.  It is charged with feeling from the get go.  It feels enemies to lovers with a crackling tingle of electricity between Crockett and Paisley and then slowly resolves to something deeper touching on a whole lot more than family feuding and loyalty.  Crockett spouted off immaturely and arrogantly when he was younger, but he has spent years learning and developing into a solid, thinking, man- a man strong enough to stand beside an equally strong woman that Paisley was and is.  She’s take charge because of her nursing calling and she has had to fight to earn her chops.  I loved seeing her in action.  And, I loved seeing this pair get back on track stronger than ever through adversity.

 

The feud was ugly and at the heart of it all was a greedy, hateful man who I wanted to come to a nasty end.  A couple men determined to take unlawfully what they couldn’t get honestly were behind it all.  It made for a good, taunt tension and action element in the story.  I felt sorry for Paisley a little, but her vulnerable sister in law and kids a lot.  But, it was ultimately a chance to see Crockett and the Legend family in action once again which I wouldn’t miss for worlds.

 

Incidentally, I have to give kudos to Casanova the Parrot who stole the show several times with his timely random phrases when things were getting too angsty.

 

I did not want this book and series to come to an end.  I even dragged my feet about starting this last book and wanted to take my time with it, but it wouldn’t be reined in and carried me along through to the amazing end.  Finishing strong and leaving me feeling euphoric and fondly dwelling on the world and bits from the series I most loved, I can guarantee this will make a favorite reads list for the year.  Historical Romance fans who want some western frontier action should definitely pick up the series for try.

 

Author Bio:

I’m a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical western romance books and short stories. Here in the Texas Panhandle, I reside on ancient land that carries the voices of those who’ve gone before on the wind. If I close my eyes and get real still, I often hear them whispering stories in my ear.

My love of history and the Old West was born from watching TV westerns and visiting museums and libraries. I’ve always been an avid reader and books opened up entirely new exciting worlds that seemed limited only by my imagination.

Cowboys have always fascinated me and I often think I was born 150 years too late. I love writing about those men, their ladies, and the struggles they endure in trying to carve out a small place to call home. Western romance is my passion and I feel truly blessed. Humble roots and the love of family have become focal points in my stories. I sincerely hope readers enjoy what I strive to bring to life on the printed page.

I’m a mother, grandmother, and now a great grand to a rambunctious little three-year-old who’s already confident he can rule the world. There’s no shortage of laughter when he’s around. I regret to say that I have no pets. When my border collie Daisy crossed the rainbow bridge at sixteen years old it broke my heart and I haven’t found the courage to get another dog. She still lives in my heart.

In my family, I’m the storyteller and the one who records our history. I come from a long line of poor but prideful people. That’s okay. I’m happy with that. This is my legacy.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lbroday

Sophia’s Bio:

Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, and gardening. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.

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