For Rachel Watkins, the armistice has brought anything but peace. She struggles to run her family’s Minnesota boardinghouse, keep her grief-shattered family together, and fend off the man who is using any means necessary to take her property. But now a shell-shocked stranger takes refuge with the Watkins family as he tries to heal and salvage what he can from his once privileged life. And when remorseless enemies seize a devastating chance, Rachel and this mysterious loner will risk everything to believe in each other … and claim the dreams they’ll never surrender.
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"I love Dorothy Garlocks books! This book takes place in a small town in Minnesota 8 years after WWI. About how a family is affected by decisions made. " — Sherri (4 out of 5 stars)
"I love Dorothy Garlocks books! This book takes place in a small town in Minnesota 8 years after WWI. About how a family is affected by decisions made. "
“Touching…A poignant, engrossing story of life, death, and second chances…Well-written and swiftly paced, this story brings to life a time period that is seldom used in romance.”
“This is classic Garlock: a dramatic story in which good triumphs over evil and everyone gets their just desserts.”
“There is nothing better than Dorothy Garlock at her best.”
“Poignant and quietly powerful, Garlock’s Americana love story is filled with tenderness and compassion as she shows ordinary people struggling with the aftermath of a war and finding strength in unlikely places.”
" In some instances this book was a little more graphic than I would have preferred and there was some language that was a little bothersome, but in many ways was necessary for character development. I enjoyed the well-developed basic story line. "
" This was a sweet novel leaning on the christian side with just a tad of adventure and danger thrown into a romance. Overall it was just sweet and not something I'll be keeping on my bookshelf. "
" Good but a little too predictable. "
" Usually really like Dorothy Garlock books. This one is not as well put together in my opinion. "
" Was able to skip pages and pages of long disquisitions that were just padding... "
" Nothing surprising here, yet still, it's another satisfying read from an Iowan treasure. "
" Eh, pretty basic romance/mystery. It was okay. Not trashy at least, not really based in reality (considering it was historical fiction) but okay. "
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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