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Reviewed by Sheree Bartlett Jared's murder leaves Jena in charge of the family ranch. When her power hungry neighbor demands, "Sell me the ranch or marry one of my sons," she must shove her grief aside.
When Jena Grant lost her parents and then her older brother a few short years later, she was left alone with only her younger brother to run the family ranch in Independent Texas. She suspected murder in the death of her brother, but had no proof of the killer nor anyone interested in helping her to find out. She instead concentrated on survival and keeping her neighbour, Everett Walker, from taking over her land by any way he could conceive. His ultimatum “Sell the ranch or marry one of my sons” was the one he was determined to carry out. She kept her ranch and beat the threat posed by Everett by taking the offer of marriage by her dead brother’s best friend, Flint MacKay, a half-breed Apache Indian. She married him instead. But it didn’t solve all her problems. Soon afterwards, Flint is accused of horse-theft, a hanging offence. What complicates the whole situation is that Jena is reluctantly falling in love with him after making it clear to him that their marriage is strictly a business arrangement. Was this accusation a new scheme of Everett’s, outraged that Jena would reject his offer and made him and his sons look like fools, not to mention being cheated out of her rich land? When Everett dies, their hopes of troubles gone were soon dashed. Everett’s son Carl, the rejected suitor, had his own agenda and it included Jena herself. Beverly J. Scott is very adept at weaving an emotional read. There are hills and gullies of happiness and dejection, and intense moments of anger and terror. The characters are well developed and the reader knows the history of each player, which increases the intimacy of the story. The only problem with this tale is the occasional misuse or overuse of adjectives. They contributed to the bogging down of the story in spots. If you can persevere and overlook the occasional rambling, you come through at the other end with a feeling of satisfaction and a good tale read. All in all, it was well written and very literate; far superior to many I have read. Lovers of historical romance will enjoy this extraordinary book. Jena's Choice |
S.L. Bartlett, has written several editorials and freelance items for her local and county newspaper, as well as satirical essays. Bartlett is also a lead interviewer for BookAdz and a staff writer for Silver Moon Magazine |
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