Twenty-six-year-old
Katie Macauley has placed all her hope in Hope Springs, a small town in
the 1870 Wyoming Territory. But if she wants to return home to Ireland
to make amends with her estranged family, she'll need to convince the
influential Joseph Archer to hold true to his word and keep her on his
payroll as his housekeeper despite her Irish roots. The town is caught
in an ongoing feud between the Irish and the "Reds" the frontiersmen who
would rather see all the Irish run out of town and the Irish immigrants
who are fighting to make a home for themselves in the New World. When
Joseph agrees to keep Katie on as his housekeeper, the feud erupts anew,
and Katie becomes the reluctant figurehead for the Irish townsfolk. As
the violence escalates throughout the town, Katie must choose between
the two men who have been vying for her love though only one might be
able to restore hope to her heart.
I wasn’t sure whether I would like this book or not, even after I
started reading it I was still having mixed feelings about it until I reached chapter twenty four , then I was really into the story and I found that I liked
Katie who is one of the main characters.
I found this book to be a lot
better and more different than most of the other “romance” books out
there. I found that it wasn’t about sex like many other books that are
labeled as just romance. I believe that is why I wasn’t really sure if I
would like this story or not.
I realized that as I was getting closer
to the end of the story that it was an actual story as well and I
enjoyed that aspect of this author. I feel Ms. Eden would do well
writing these kinds of romance books because it has an actual story and
plot centered on the characters and it isn’t completely about sex. I think
both romance book readers and historical fiction readers would like
this book the best. I give this book and author a “B+.”
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Tiffany
Sarah M. Eden is the author of multiple historical romances, including Whitney Award finalists Seeking Persephone (2008, Covenant Communications) and Courting Miss Lancaster
(2010, Covenant Communications). Combining her obsession with history
and affinity for tender love stories, Sarah loves crafting witty
characters and heartfelt romances. She holds a Bachelor's degree in
research and happily spends hours perusing the reference shelves of her
local library. Sarah has twice served as the Master of Ceremonies for
the LDStorymakers Writers Conference, acted as the Writer in Residence
at the Northwest Writers Retreat and is one-third of the team at the
AppendixPodcast.com. Sarah is represented by Pam van Hylckama Vlieg at
Foreword Literary Agency. www.sarahmeden.com
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