Charlotte Tucker was raised in small-town Minnesota, where the only real company was the people who came to her Aunt Louise's boarding house. Several years later, Charlotte is a young woman thirsty to get out of her hometown and see the world. She jumps at the opportunity to take a room on John Grant's ranch in Sawyer, Oklahoma, to begin a new career. She soon befriends Owen and Hannah Wallace, a brother and sister who have come from Colorado following the death of their mother. Abandoned at an early age by a father they never knew, they are set on revenge against the man who left them—a man they believe is John Grant. As the summer heats up and a brutal storm wreaks havoc on the town, a secret is revealed that threatens to change Charlotte's life—and her new friends—forever.
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"I won this book through first reads. I enjoyed reading it -- a nice little mystery romance. The characters are well developed and interesting. The story kept me involved and it was a quick read. " — Sarah (4 out of 5 stars)
"I won this book through first reads. I enjoyed reading it -- a nice little mystery romance. The characters are well developed and interesting. The story kept me involved and it was a quick read. "
“There is nothing better than Dorothy Garlock at her best.”
“Garlock is a master at developing characters through their actions and evoking settings so real they transport the reader back in time.”
“The premier writer of Americana romance.”
“Garlock…understands the beauty, harshness and history of the state. She takes readers back in time with her simple prose and likable characters, making them able to believe they are witnesses to the story…[Garlock] is one who touches chords in readers’ hearts.”
" An enjoyable novel. I'd call this a western romance, but set in 1938 Oklahoma, not the old West. A page-turner with sympathetic protagonists. "
" This book would have been great. I saw it at the library this week in the new book section. But the first two chapters had too much profanity in them for me. It seemed like a good story, but I just couldn't get past the language. "
" The book was good, with characters I enjoyed getting to know. A quick "romance" read. Lots of intense happenings in a short amount of time, with lots of life saving, just seemed a bit too much going on. "
Dorothy Garlock is one of America’s—and the world’s—favorite novelists. She is the nationally bestselling and award-winning author of more than thirty romances that often feature the exciting backdrop of the Old West. Her books, all enthusiastically reviewed, now total more than eight million copies in print with translations in fifteen languages. She lives in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Susan Boyce is the award-winning narrator of over 140 audiobooks. She performs in variety theater, is one half of the song-and-dance team of Jones & Boyce, and holds a degree in theater and biology. She can be heard in phone trees, in computer games, and as the voice of the pink “Care Bear.” She lives in St. Augustine, Florida, and summers in Greenville, Maine.
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