A Moment to Love

Peterson wraps up the Hope of Cheyenne series (after Designed with Love) with a propulsive tale of a marriage of convenience giving rise to romance. It opens in 1890 Chicago, where doctor Carrie Vogel meets Spencer Duval—a Pinkerton agent who has spent his life hunting for Eugene Astor, the man who killed his father—in a theater group. When Carrie’s fiancé passes her neurological research off as his own, she ends things and prepares to return to her hometown of Cheyenne, Wyo. As new evidence suggests that Astor might be hiding in Cheyenne, Spencer proposes the pair fake a marriage as a cover to investigate. The two marry in a civil ceremony and set about fabricating the relationship, but it isn’t so easy to fool Carrie’s eagle-eyed police chief father. When real feelings blossom on both sides, they’ll need to draw on their faith to be honest with both Carrie’s family and one another, all while guarding against new dangers stirred up by Spencer’s investigation. The characters’ fully fleshed-out backstories and the dynamic central mystery intertwine for a plot that’s rich in suspense and emotion. Series fans and newcomers alike will be eager to come along for the ride. (Oct.)