Angel In The Saloon

Brides of Glory Gulch #1

by Jeanne Marie Leach

Set in the 1880s, the book awakens one’s senses to the things beyond man’s control, reminding the reader that as long as there is breath, there is hope for a bright future.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Christian, Christian Fiction, Westerns

Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

Reviews

[Ellen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Angel in the Saloon had many elements that should have attracted me to the book. It is a Christian historical romance set in the West. I've read and enjoyed many a book such as this. I thought the fact that the title character is blind and being adopted would also be a draw. I was greatly disappointed. The first 50% of the book (easy to tell since my Kindle kept track right down to the percentile) was all syrup and sweetness and just too much perfection in nearly every character we met. I don't mind a little Pollyanna, but this dragged on and on. While I was reading I kept thinking, "How long can we keep going like this?" Then, at 51%, the whole book shifts into one disaster after another. Just as abruptly, everything shifts back to perfection once again in time for the end of the book. In the end, the whole thing just rubbed me the wrong way.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amelia's mother dies so she is sent to live with her mother's sister who she has never meet. Her aunt is skeptical at first because Amelia is blind, but she proves that she is capable of taking care of herself. The two women quickly become great friends. Amelia also becomes friends with two of the town's bachelors. Paul and Jeremiah each try to win Amelia's affections and almost jeopardize their friendship. This is a cute little story with a happy ending.
I hate pet names so Paul calling her Angel all the time really irritated me. It also bugged me that both men were 20 years older than she was and they both had wanted to marry her aunt when they were younger...
Not a book I would want to read over and over again.

[Betty Landesman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story

I really enjoyed this story. I love the location and time period of the book. I love western romance stories. Only clean romance and this book fit the bill for me. Aunt Corrin, Amelia, Paul and Jeremiah are great characters. I love that it tells the story of Christianity. It's not pushy but sharing. There are a lot of ups and downs but I really enjoyed it. The book itself deserved a 5 star rating but I only gave it 4 stars because of the editing. That's was a need for editing because there were many words spelled incorrectly and sometimes an extra word in a sentence that shouldn't have been there. Overall, I really enjoyed reading Angel in The Saloon.

[Zette · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet story about a blind woman who is brought to a new town to live with her aunt and is sought after by two local bachelors. Both men are honorable and Amelia is attracted to each of them for different reasons. Amelia is a sugary sweet heroine who almost seems a little too perfect to be human and is given the nickname of Angel. The characters needed to be developed a bit more for the reader to connect with them and there were a few corny moments but this was an overall enjoyable read.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. Great action and love the perspective of the blind person describing everything. What a great way to explain things.