She trusts him for the job, but
can she trust him with her heart?
Men are optional. That was the
credo Emma Chandler’s suffragette aunts taught her and why she established
Harper’s Station, a women’s colony that offers a fresh start to females in need.
But when a dangerous and shadowy assailant tries repeatedly to drive the women
out, Emma is forced to admit they might need a man after all. One who can
fight. And there is only one man she trusts enough to ask.
Malachi Shaw has finally earned
the respect he’s always craved by becoming an explosives expert for the
railroad. Yet when Emma’s telegram arrives, he rushes back to Texas to repay
the girl who once saved his life. Only she’s not a girl any longer. She’s a
woman with a mind of her own and a smile that makes a man imagine a future he
doesn’t deserve.
As the danger intensifies, Emma,
Mal, and the ladies of Harper’s Station must choose safety or whether to risk everything
to fight for their future.
No Other Will Do is the first book in Karen
Witemeyer’s Women of Harper's Station series, but definitely isn’t the first book I
have ever read by her. Of the eight full-length novels she has published, I’ve
read all of them but one, and every single one I’ve read has ended up on my
all-time favorites list. The ironic thing is, I actually own only three of her
novels, one of which is the one I haven’t read. But believe me, I will get to
it as soon as I’m able because I am really excited to read it. Anyway, that’s
not what this post is about, it’s about No
Other Will Do and how utterly amazing it was. Of course, I expected it to
be fantastic, but I never anticipated it would make me melt through absolutely
every chapter. I fell in love with this story from the very first word of the
very first page of the prologue, and I
couldn’t put this book down until I made it to the end. There are so many
scenes, so many interactions, so many parts I wish I could tell you all about
so that you can love them just as much as I do, but I won’t. I’ll just leave it
at that, and tell you that there is so much in store for you when you read this
book.
Emma
Chandler is by far one of my favorite characters out of all of Karen’s books. Thanks
to the suffragette aunts who raised her, she is extremely independent and knows
how to take care of herself, but she is also an amazing leader who knows how to
care for the women in her colony, and who always puts their needs before her
own. And I also just really love young Emma, the one we meet in the prologue. She
is just so sweet, and so full of spunk, and I love all that she does for
Malachi in those early days. I really love Emma during the whole book, though,
and I feel fairly sure that we would definitely be friends.
Malachi
Shaw is definitely one of my favorite characters of all time in the history of
ever. He is so kind, so caring, and so rough and untamed, and I just love that
combination. I couldn’t help but adore him as soon as I learned of his humble
beginnings, and as the book went on, I ended up loving him more and more. He is
so completely perfect, and I can’t get enough of his love for Emma! His secret
pet name for her… oh my word I can’t even stand it! I melt into a little puddle
every time they interact, and I also love the budding romance between two of
the other characters in this novel.
All in
all, this novel is absolutely fantastic, and I’m already wishing I could read
it again. I absolutely love Karen’s writing, and I couldn’t help falling in
love with these characters and their story. There’s no way I could ever give
this novel anything less than all five bookshelves, especially since it’s
already on my all-time favorites list. I’m so glad I own a copy of this book,
because I know I’ll be reading it again in the future, and I’ll definitely be
lending it to some of my reader friends. The ending of this book was to die
for, especially the last scene between Emma and Mal, and I am having to hold myself
down to finish this post rather than running upstairs and grabbing this book so
that I can read the ending again. I highly recommend this book, as you can
tell, because it is absolutely fantastic, and I can pretty much guarantee you
won’t be disappointed!
Happy
reading!
I received a copy of this book from the author and publisher
in exchange for only my honest review.
To see where I’m linking up, check out my Where I Party
page.
Photo credits go to my talented sister, Allie, whose blog
you can visit here.
All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Karen Witemeyer
and Bethany House Publishing.
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