ISBN: 1-59279-492-0
Published By: Amber Quill Press
Review Date: 27 May 2006
Reviewed by Autiotalo
It's 1878, and Jake Tanner is the handsomest man that Grace Marshell has ever seen. Her life on the family farm is hard work and little play, so when a man worthy of being a hero in a dime novel comes into her life, she's intrigued - until she learns that he's come to collect a debt owed to him by her father for the purchase of a cow. But Grace's father doesn't have enough money to pay for the cow, and so he suggests an alternative: Grace will go and work for him until the debt is cleared. As if this isn't bad enough, her mother then refuses to give her permission to such a scheme unless Jake and Grace are properly wed.
But Jake's unwilling to marry again, having been badly hurt by his first wife who abandoned him and their children. While he's attracted to Grace's steadfastness and hard work, and tempted by the idea of a new mother for his children, he doesn't know if he can ever grow to love her, rather than what she represents. And as for Grace, she's determined to make the best of her unwanted situation… except that Fate – and love – has a few surprises in store for them…
The best thing about this book – and there are many good things – is the voice and style of it. Grace, Jake, indeed all the characters, and even the settings, all speak so eloquently to give the reader a real sense of being in that place and time. This is a great, deeply passionate story with a pair of mismatched lovers who deserve to be together from the very start but who don't quite realise it until much later. You'll root for them all the way through this engrossing and truly romantic book.
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