Quickly bought this considering how much I loved installment one, Haven's Flame. Piper has really brought me to enjoy the Old West that she paints. This time she pulled us out of the small town of Cricket Bent to focus on a cattle drive. Short of enjoying City Slickers, this is never something I'd have been interested in. The McKenzie brothers quickly changed that. The ride alongside this little band was fun and full of banter. Piper manages to give each person in the little group a special glimmer of personality.

Told through alternating points of view by both Bill and Emma, the book manages to show both characters on their home turf and on completely foreign ground. Characters have hidden motives and misunderstandings are bound to happen. You have equal opportunities to love and hate the villains. The book clips right along, not in a headlong rush, but in a nice steady gate that keeps your interest but doesn't let you lose the little details Piper likes to sprinkle in. You get to catch up with a few of your favorites from Haven's Flame, but Piper describes the scenes with previous characters well enough that you could read Emma's Blaze without the first book. I still recommend picking up them both.

An enjoyable read for sure.