A Heart's Obsession (#02 in Journey Of The Heart Series)

I didn't enjoy the first novella in this collection because the publisher's description gave away all the key plot points. They didn't make quite the same mistake with this second book, but the description still covers the first two-thirds of the story (although this time I made sure I didn't actually read the book description, just in case). \\r\\n \\r\\nI'm still not sold on the series. Rand is almost the perfect man, except for one error of judgement about the true character of the pretty Miss Jessica DuBois. Sarah was too wishy-washy for my tastes in the first book (A Heart's Disguise), but seems to have grown a spine on the trip to Wyoming. She also has a respect for the local Indian population that seems a little uncharacteristic for a sheltered woman of her time. \\r\\n \\r\\nThe minor characters were, if anything, worse. We didn't get the opportunity to get to know either Ben Croftner or Jessica DuBois in any detail, which meant they came across as clichs. The plot moved along too quickly, in that the characters (Rand, in particular) had dramatic changes in their feelings without any logic or explanation. The other problem was the end: it was very abrupt, as though it was just cut off. Perhaps it was-after all, there are another four novellas in the series after this one. \\r\\n \\r\\nThanks to Litfuse Publicity and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.