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Rainbow's End
Josselyn O'Rourke returns to Colorado to avenge her father's murder and finds that she has inherited the Rainbow's End gold mine and a handsome scoundrel as a business partner. Reprint.
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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Rebecca Brandewyne
61 books175 followersBorn in Knoxville, Tennessee, Rebecca lived in Knoxville and then, later, Chattanooga for the first few years of her life. After that, she and her family moved to Kansas, where she grew up, spending her summers in Alabama, visiting both sets of her grandparents. She says she's just a country girl with a dash of big city sprinkled in for spice. But having traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the Caribbean, she moves easily between the publishing world of New York and her hometown.
Rebecca graduated cum laude with departmental honors from Wichita State University, earning a B.A. in journalism, minors in history and music (theory and composition), and an M.A. in communications [mass (broadcasting) and interpersonal (dyadic relationships):]. During the course of her education, she was fortunate enough to study at various times under, among several other distinguished instructors, three Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and one of the foremost authorities in the field of interpersonal communication. Twice a recipient of the Victor Murdock Scholarship, Rebecca taught interpersonal communication at the university level before becoming a published writer.
She was twenty-one when she started work on her first novel, No Gentle Love. She finished the book a year later and sold it to Warner Books some months after her twenty-third birthday, making her, at that time, the youngest romance author in America, a record that stood for ten years before finally being broken. To date, Rebecca has written over thirty consecutive bestselling titles, including novels and novellas on the following lists: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Magazine & Bookseller, Ingram, B. Dalton, and Waldenbooks, among many others.
Her books have been translated into a number of foreign languages, including Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish; and they have been published in over sixty countries worldwide. Many have been selections of the Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild. Hardback editions of several titles have been published by Severn House, and large-print editions of some books are also available from Macmillan Library Reference and Thorndike Press. Rebecca currently has millions of books in print in the United States alone.
From Affaire de Coeur magazine, she has won: the Classic Award for Classic Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Golden Quill Award for Best of the '80s Historical Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Bronze Pen (Wholesalers' Choice) Award, 1989; the Silver Pen (Readers' Choice) Award, 1988, 1987, and 1986; and a Gold Certificate for The Outlaw Hearts, 1987.
From Romantic Times magazine, she has won: the Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Historical Romantic Mystery, for The Ninefold Key, 2004; the Reviewer's Choice Certificate of Excellence for Victorian Historical Romance, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995; the KISS (Knight in Shining Silver) of the Month for Best Hero, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995, and for Swan Road, 1994; the Career Achievement Award for Futuristic Romance, 1991, for Passion Moon Rising and Beyond the Starlit Frost; the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Gothic, for Across a Starlit Sea, 1989, and for Upon a Moon-Dark Moor, 1988; the Historical Romance Novelist of the Year Award, 1987; and the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Western Romance, for The Outlaw Hearts, 1986. Rebecca has also been named one of Love's Leading Ladies and inducted into Romantic Times magazine's Hall of Fame.
http://www.brandewyne.com/castle/gall...
Rebecca graduated cum laude with departmental honors from Wichita State University, earning a B.A. in journalism, minors in history and music (theory and composition), and an M.A. in communications [mass (broadcasting) and interpersonal (dyadic relationships):]. During the course of her education, she was fortunate enough to study at various times under, among several other distinguished instructors, three Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and one of the foremost authorities in the field of interpersonal communication. Twice a recipient of the Victor Murdock Scholarship, Rebecca taught interpersonal communication at the university level before becoming a published writer.
She was twenty-one when she started work on her first novel, No Gentle Love. She finished the book a year later and sold it to Warner Books some months after her twenty-third birthday, making her, at that time, the youngest romance author in America, a record that stood for ten years before finally being broken. To date, Rebecca has written over thirty consecutive bestselling titles, including novels and novellas on the following lists: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Magazine & Bookseller, Ingram, B. Dalton, and Waldenbooks, among many others.
Her books have been translated into a number of foreign languages, including Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish; and they have been published in over sixty countries worldwide. Many have been selections of the Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild. Hardback editions of several titles have been published by Severn House, and large-print editions of some books are also available from Macmillan Library Reference and Thorndike Press. Rebecca currently has millions of books in print in the United States alone.
From Affaire de Coeur magazine, she has won: the Classic Award for Classic Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Golden Quill Award for Best of the '80s Historical Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Bronze Pen (Wholesalers' Choice) Award, 1989; the Silver Pen (Readers' Choice) Award, 1988, 1987, and 1986; and a Gold Certificate for The Outlaw Hearts, 1987.
From Romantic Times magazine, she has won: the Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Historical Romantic Mystery, for The Ninefold Key, 2004; the Reviewer's Choice Certificate of Excellence for Victorian Historical Romance, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995; the KISS (Knight in Shining Silver) of the Month for Best Hero, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995, and for Swan Road, 1994; the Career Achievement Award for Futuristic Romance, 1991, for Passion Moon Rising and Beyond the Starlit Frost; the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Gothic, for Across a Starlit Sea, 1989, and for Upon a Moon-Dark Moor, 1988; the Historical Romance Novelist of the Year Award, 1987; and the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Western Romance, for The Outlaw Hearts, 1986. Rebecca has also been named one of Love's Leading Ladies and inducted into Romantic Times magazine's Hall of Fame.
http://www.brandewyne.com/castle/gall...
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December 31, 2016
This was a terribly silly, unbelievable romance set in the Colorado Rockies. I am still trying to wrap my head around a former novice still wears her habit everywhere. Over sexed with no sexual chemistry and too many things that Judge Judy would say if it doesn't make sense, it's usually not true.
Oh, and over stuffed with adjectives and exclamation! points! a! particular! pet! peeve! of mine!!!!!
Oh, and over stuffed with adjectives and exclamation! points! a! particular! pet! peeve! of mine!!!!!
June 30, 2013
This book was written in the 1980's, which explains its ridiculous portrayal of women. According to Brandeywine, they are either vain and greedy or stupid and gullible. Additionally, men are either conniving and pompous or near-rapists. Wow. I would not recommend this book, although I am certain that she has written better ones.
April 30, 2023
Rainbow’s End by Rebecca Brandewyne (1991) is a masterpiece of vivid purple prose .. one of the finest I’ve ever read. Such a delicious treat! The author surely knows how to write the scenes between the MCs … pages of amazing deep purple. But first, the story.
Josselyn, a young Ursuline novice in a Boston convent, learns that her father Red, a gold miner in Central City, Colorado has been killed. She travels there to hear the reading of his will and meets his partners who jointly own the Rainbow’s Edge gold mine. The terms of the will come as a shocking surprise to all. Then mystery and danger quickly ensue.
This book is littered with non consensual scenes … classic bodice ripper style. The hero is one tough son of a bitch bastard .. a great contrast to the wee feisty heroine in her black habit and veil with her gorgeous lush red hair totally hidden … until he makes his moves 🔥🔥😍.
A wildly over the top entertaining bodice ripper full of misunderstandings and suspicious minds (yea.. gotta keep Elvis in my reviews).
Fabulous cover by Elaine Duillo.
Josselyn, a young Ursuline novice in a Boston convent, learns that her father Red, a gold miner in Central City, Colorado has been killed. She travels there to hear the reading of his will and meets his partners who jointly own the Rainbow’s Edge gold mine. The terms of the will come as a shocking surprise to all. Then mystery and danger quickly ensue.
This book is littered with non consensual scenes … classic bodice ripper style. The hero is one tough son of a bitch bastard .. a great contrast to the wee feisty heroine in her black habit and veil with her gorgeous lush red hair totally hidden … until he makes his moves 🔥🔥😍.
A wildly over the top entertaining bodice ripper full of misunderstandings and suspicious minds (yea.. gotta keep Elvis in my reviews).
Fabulous cover by Elaine Duillo.
August 12, 2012
I read this book probably two to three years ago. This is the first book I read from the author and I must say that I loved the plot and I love how very possessive Durango is to Josselyn.
I also love their exchange of words and especially when she runaway from him.
I highly recommend this book to those who love a possessive type of guy falling for a girl.
I also love their exchange of words and especially when she runaway from him.
I highly recommend this book to those who love a possessive type of guy falling for a girl.
May 9, 2023
Maybe it’s the 1980s of it all but there is a huge lack of consent in this novel that is portrayed as romantic and sexy. Not a fan. But the original cover is stunning.
August 4, 2025
This was too long and very descriptive.
I kept skimming. Although I read it till the end.
H was good. The h was stupid and dumb.
I kept skimming. Although I read it till the end.
H was good. The h was stupid and dumb.
July 24, 2012
J'ai aimé ce livre car j'y retrouve certains éléments qui me plaisent dans la romance en général. Le héros est un macho. L'héroïne se laisse un peu, beaucoup faire *-).
Quelques petites phrases par-ci, par-là.
Bref, un bon moment de lecture.
Quelques petites phrases par-ci, par-là.
Bref, un bon moment de lecture.
December 10, 2013
This story was really good!! I loved the imagery the author scripted. It was so detailed and lush in description, that it made the reader form into the story itself. Sexy, passionate, mysterious and edgy, overall great!!!
October 17, 2014
it was ok
December 5, 2009
Suuuuuper old school romance. Ridiculous beyond my tolerance levels.
July 13, 2012
J'adore le héros !
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