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Tender Touch
They had lost everything that mattered . . .
Three nightmarish years of marriage has shattered Brianna Wight's sheltered world. Leading her husband to believe she's been murdered, she flees to St. Louis . . . harboring terrible secrets that could be the death of her.
The tragic loss of his Indian wife left Columbus Nigh a wanderer; necessity made him a wilderness guide. But now he finds himself drawn to the enigmatic woman who's hired him to lead her westward. Her gentle strength stirs his lonely heart . . . her tender beauty arouses his deepest passions.
Would they find love again on a western journey?
But the perils of the Oregon Trail pale beside the murderous wrath of the man who tracks them across the harsh frontier. Briana knows the only way to save herself and Columbus is to risk their tender love. Only then can she free herself from the horrors of the past -- and embrace a rapturous future . . .
Three nightmarish years of marriage has shattered Brianna Wight's sheltered world. Leading her husband to believe she's been murdered, she flees to St. Louis . . . harboring terrible secrets that could be the death of her.
The tragic loss of his Indian wife left Columbus Nigh a wanderer; necessity made him a wilderness guide. But now he finds himself drawn to the enigmatic woman who's hired him to lead her westward. Her gentle strength stirs his lonely heart . . . her tender beauty arouses his deepest passions.
Would they find love again on a western journey?
But the perils of the Oregon Trail pale beside the murderous wrath of the man who tracks them across the harsh frontier. Briana knows the only way to save herself and Columbus is to risk their tender love. Only then can she free herself from the horrors of the past -- and embrace a rapturous future . . .
319 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 1994
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Charlene Raddon
44 books425 followersCharlene Raddon began writing western historical romance novels in 1980. Her book Tender Touch was a Golden Heart Finalist. Forever Mine received a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award nomination. Her books have received other awards and won or placed in several contests. She loves hearing from readers. When not writing, Charlene loves to travel, do genealogy, needlepoint, crochet or dye Ukrainian style eggs. She also designs book covers for other authors at www.silversagebookcovers.com.
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April 1, 2015
*3.5 stars*
June 8, 2015
A great read from the Old West, a Wagon Train on the Oregon Trail
The story begins in 1849 in St. Louis where Brianna Wight, fleeing an abusive husband, joins a wagon train heading west to Oregon Territory. To ensure she gets there, she hires a mountain man, Columbus (“Col”) Nigh. Soon they discover her husband is in pursuit and wants revenge. Meanwhile, Col, whose Indian wife died sometime ago, finds himself attracted to the very proper woman who initially told him she was a widow.
Raddon brings to life the struggles and hardships of the pioneers heading west along the Oregon Trail: cholera, bad water, torrential rains, a tornado, hail, grasshoppers, tainted water and insects. (Amazingly, there were no Indian attacks.) Her meticulous research provides a solid foundation for the budding love between Brianna and Col. Alas, while she includes three maps, they are way too small to see in the ebook (and I love maps!). The ebook also doesn’t open at the beginning, but in the middle of the table of contents, so just be aware.
Col is a worthy hero and a complex man, much like the real fur trappers and mountain men who infiltrated the far west in the early days of America. And Brianna is a woman who cares for the hurts of others having lost so many she loves.
It's a story of second chances and finding the courage to leave an abusing relationship.
The story begins in 1849 in St. Louis where Brianna Wight, fleeing an abusive husband, joins a wagon train heading west to Oregon Territory. To ensure she gets there, she hires a mountain man, Columbus (“Col”) Nigh. Soon they discover her husband is in pursuit and wants revenge. Meanwhile, Col, whose Indian wife died sometime ago, finds himself attracted to the very proper woman who initially told him she was a widow.
Raddon brings to life the struggles and hardships of the pioneers heading west along the Oregon Trail: cholera, bad water, torrential rains, a tornado, hail, grasshoppers, tainted water and insects. (Amazingly, there were no Indian attacks.) Her meticulous research provides a solid foundation for the budding love between Brianna and Col. Alas, while she includes three maps, they are way too small to see in the ebook (and I love maps!). The ebook also doesn’t open at the beginning, but in the middle of the table of contents, so just be aware.
Col is a worthy hero and a complex man, much like the real fur trappers and mountain men who infiltrated the far west in the early days of America. And Brianna is a woman who cares for the hurts of others having lost so many she loves.
It's a story of second chances and finding the courage to leave an abusing relationship.
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December 10, 2012
This is a lovely book! It’s filled with wonderful characters, all very real and human. Col may be illiterate, a man who’s lived by his wits since the age of nine, but he’s a man who can see beauty and goodness. Accustomed to the freedom and isolation of a mountain man’s life, he longs to return to the wilderness until he meets Brianna who makes him yearn for a permanent place, for the first time in his life. Brianna is immersed in the mindset of the time as to a woman’s place. She believes herself the cause of the abuse she suffers at her husband Barret’s hands, and sees the loss of her sister and friends as some kind of punishment. Even when she admits her love for Col, she refuses to act on it because she’s married and she won’t break that final vow. Barrett is a typical wife-abuser. A coward and a bully, he sees it as his right to “punish” the woman he’s suppose to protect.
The minor characters are also well-portrayed, showing the different classes and people from various walks of life…an upper class French mercantile owner, a widow with a man-hungry daughter, a man and his younger brother, the lecherous wagonmaster, a French trapper. Each and everyone is detailed enough to make them interesting and involve the reader in their part in the story, no matter how brief.
The hardships of the pioneers is related in detail, and one can almost feel the heat, the dust and grime, and the aching muscles from walking all day besides a team of oxen pulling a conestoga. The beauty of the Great Plains is here, too, as well as its cruelty, a land so different from the ones these people have left behind as they travel toward a new life. Some didn’t make it. Their graves lay in Ash Hollow and in unmarked spots along the trail. Others, Like Col and Brianna had their hopes realized, but only after much suffering.
If I’d had time, I would’ve read this in one sitting. As it was, I had to space it out over three days! Having ridden the Oregon Trail through Nebraska, lived on the banks of the North Platte, seen Windlass Hill, the names carved into the Register of the Desert, and the graves at Ash Hollow, I probably enjoyed it more than someone who hasn’t actually viewed the landmarks. Nevertheless, anyone who likes the story of the Western Movement, or just a plain good love story, will like this novel.
I recommend it.
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The minor characters are also well-portrayed, showing the different classes and people from various walks of life…an upper class French mercantile owner, a widow with a man-hungry daughter, a man and his younger brother, the lecherous wagonmaster, a French trapper. Each and everyone is detailed enough to make them interesting and involve the reader in their part in the story, no matter how brief.
The hardships of the pioneers is related in detail, and one can almost feel the heat, the dust and grime, and the aching muscles from walking all day besides a team of oxen pulling a conestoga. The beauty of the Great Plains is here, too, as well as its cruelty, a land so different from the ones these people have left behind as they travel toward a new life. Some didn’t make it. Their graves lay in Ash Hollow and in unmarked spots along the trail. Others, Like Col and Brianna had their hopes realized, but only after much suffering.
If I’d had time, I would’ve read this in one sitting. As it was, I had to space it out over three days! Having ridden the Oregon Trail through Nebraska, lived on the banks of the North Platte, seen Windlass Hill, the names carved into the Register of the Desert, and the graves at Ash Hollow, I probably enjoyed it more than someone who hasn’t actually viewed the landmarks. Nevertheless, anyone who likes the story of the Western Movement, or just a plain good love story, will like this novel.
I recommend it.
Tender Touch is available from Smashwords, http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
This novel was supplied by the author and no remuneration was involved in the writing of this review.
November 1, 2012
Brianna Wight is fleeing an abusive marriage and takes the courageous step of guiding a covered wagon on the Oregon Trail. With mountain man Columbus Nigh accompanying her, she learns how capable she truly is while discovering a love she never dreamed could be hers. The characters are wonderful and well-drawn and the historical aspects immerse the reader fully into the time period. Ms. Raddon doesn’t shy from the more tragic aspects of the narrative—most notably the outbreak of cholera along the journey—but Columbus and Brianna’s story will stay with you long after it has ended.
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December 21, 2022TENDER TOUCH is a romantic Oregon Trail story set in 1849. Desperate to escape her abusive husband, Briana fakes her death and joins a wagon train to Oregon. Since single women are not allowed to travel with the wagon train alone, she hires ex-mountain man, Columbus Nigh, as her guide. The journey is hard and dangerous, but Briana finds peace and love in the arms of her guide--until her husband shows up, threatening her life and happiness.
November 11, 2012
This was the first Charlene Raddon book I read and it certainly won't be the last! In fact as soon as I finished Tender Touch I purchased Forever Mine (that's what I love about ebooks if you want a book within minutes you can have it). Long after I finished Tender Touch I am still returning to it rereading my favorite bits. I loved every aspect of this book. I quickly became involved in the characters lives and hated when I was forced to put the book down. I highly recommend this incredibly good book.
June 3, 2012
I recall this being a lovely little read, some years back. SO glad I found this again! The hero was such a gentle-hearted fellow, and the heroine learned how to trust men again, through his keep and care. :D
December 21, 2013
4.5/5.0
From the first word on the first page, Ms. Raddon grabs the reader and never lets loose!
Read full review in the 2013 Dec/Jan Holiday issue of InD’tale Magazine.
From the first word on the first page, Ms. Raddon grabs the reader and never lets loose!
Read full review in the 2013 Dec/Jan Holiday issue of InD’tale Magazine.
July 21, 2020
Let me just start by saying I had a lot of problems with this book--most of them with the heroine. The reason for two stars rather than one is because there were one or two characters that I really liked. I had no interest in the two main characters--they could have fallen off a rock for all I cared.
I read a lot of positive reviews before I started this book, mainly focusing on on the hero, a former mountain man named Columbus Nigh. He is hired to guide a widow named Brianna to Independence, Missouri where she will meet her sister. Unbeknownst to Nigh, Brianna is really not a widow at all, but has faked her own death to escape her abusive husband. For the first part of the journey, he is intolerably rude and unhelpful--until (the first of many) men who attack her tear off her veil and reveal the bruises of abuse. Then things change and he is intent on helping Brianna find her sister in Independence and later posing as her brother so he can accompany her on the Oregon Trail.
Col is completely smitten with Brianna, no matter how many times she reminds him how illiterate and poorly-spoken he is or insults him because his first wife was a Snake Indian. Since she is a lady, he is not in her class--even though she does like it when he kisses her and gets jealous when she sees him talking to other women or when she thinks about his late wife. Even though she does become more useful to the wagon company and claims she has changed, I found her almost impossible to like. As for Col, I couldn't figure out what he wanted with her, or why he listened to her constantly insult the Native American culture he so obviously loved. Even when he almost drowns trying to save another boy on the journey, she expects him to sleep under the wagon until some of the neighbors beg her to let him inside. Then she just stares and says, "But I thought it would be improper . . . "
As for the wagon train, there are the usual challenges--malcontents, cholera, weather--but there is also so much (attempted) rape. Virtually every man Brianna comes in contact with tries to rape her, but she is always rescued by Col. One of the men in the wagon company who has vowed to rape Brianna finds a young girl who is half-Native American and rapes her, which causes her to commit suicide. Col's first wife is raped and killed. There is another woman with the company who is beaten and forced by her husband. Enough already.
Finally, Brianna is also being followed by her husband, who is determined to find her and bring her home (that is, if he doesn't decide to kill her first--he can't quite decide). Col has already seen the man try to strangle her--he knows her life is in danger--but when he backtracks to see if the man is still following, he doesn't bother to kill him. He asks his friend to sell him really slow mules or sneaks into his camp and unhitches the animals. While he finds all of this hilarious, it's actually a bit cartoonish.
There were some really nice descriptions and some of the side characters were well-drawn, but I finished this book because I paid for it. I did not get the relationship between Col and Brianna at all. He's not a bad hero--in fact, he would be quite a good character if Brianna weren't tagging along.
I read a lot of positive reviews before I started this book, mainly focusing on on the hero, a former mountain man named Columbus Nigh. He is hired to guide a widow named Brianna to Independence, Missouri where she will meet her sister. Unbeknownst to Nigh, Brianna is really not a widow at all, but has faked her own death to escape her abusive husband. For the first part of the journey, he is intolerably rude and unhelpful--until (the first of many) men who attack her tear off her veil and reveal the bruises of abuse. Then things change and he is intent on helping Brianna find her sister in Independence and later posing as her brother so he can accompany her on the Oregon Trail.
Col is completely smitten with Brianna, no matter how many times she reminds him how illiterate and poorly-spoken he is or insults him because his first wife was a Snake Indian. Since she is a lady, he is not in her class--even though she does like it when he kisses her and gets jealous when she sees him talking to other women or when she thinks about his late wife. Even though she does become more useful to the wagon company and claims she has changed, I found her almost impossible to like. As for Col, I couldn't figure out what he wanted with her, or why he listened to her constantly insult the Native American culture he so obviously loved. Even when he almost drowns trying to save another boy on the journey, she expects him to sleep under the wagon until some of the neighbors beg her to let him inside. Then she just stares and says, "But I thought it would be improper . . . "
As for the wagon train, there are the usual challenges--malcontents, cholera, weather--but there is also so much (attempted) rape. Virtually every man Brianna comes in contact with tries to rape her, but she is always rescued by Col. One of the men in the wagon company who has vowed to rape Brianna finds a young girl who is half-Native American and rapes her, which causes her to commit suicide. Col's first wife is raped and killed. There is another woman with the company who is beaten and forced by her husband. Enough already.
Finally, Brianna is also being followed by her husband, who is determined to find her and bring her home (that is, if he doesn't decide to kill her first--he can't quite decide). Col has already seen the man try to strangle her--he knows her life is in danger--but when he backtracks to see if the man is still following, he doesn't bother to kill him. He asks his friend to sell him really slow mules or sneaks into his camp and unhitches the animals. While he finds all of this hilarious, it's actually a bit cartoonish.
There were some really nice descriptions and some of the side characters were well-drawn, but I finished this book because I paid for it. I did not get the relationship between Col and Brianna at all. He's not a bad hero--in fact, he would be quite a good character if Brianna weren't tagging along.
June 19, 2018
Life was tough for the earlier settlers who followed wagon tracks across the country to start a new life in Oregon. Diseases like cholera plagued their every move. Other dangers waited for them at every turn. Add to that the struggles some women faced with abusive husbands. Like the one Brianna was running away from. Barret, her husband, was a beast of a man who abused his wife in every way possible. Brianna hoped that in venturing west with a wagon train she could escape his abuse. But there were others – men who would try to abuse her along the way and men who abused women she befriended.
Charlene Raddon’s historical novel, “Tender Touch”, follows one woman’s struggle to escape marital abuse and create a new life for herself on the rugged Oregon Trail. In an era when people looked the other way when witnessing abuse, Brianna is a character who finds a strength she never knew she had, not only to escape a madman husband, but to survive on a wagon trek across the country. What she finds is a life full of people who can and do genuinely love her, people she cares about equally in return. Her journey was more than a physical one; it was a journey of self discovery as she searches deep within herself to find the strength to face all of her fears, not just the fear of the man (or men) who abused her. With believable characters, this story’s plot moves with amazing attentiveness to detail that allows the reader to ride along on the wagon train and feel like they are part of the story. A great read.
Reviewed for Readers' Favorite.
Charlene Raddon’s historical novel, “Tender Touch”, follows one woman’s struggle to escape marital abuse and create a new life for herself on the rugged Oregon Trail. In an era when people looked the other way when witnessing abuse, Brianna is a character who finds a strength she never knew she had, not only to escape a madman husband, but to survive on a wagon trek across the country. What she finds is a life full of people who can and do genuinely love her, people she cares about equally in return. Her journey was more than a physical one; it was a journey of self discovery as she searches deep within herself to find the strength to face all of her fears, not just the fear of the man (or men) who abused her. With believable characters, this story’s plot moves with amazing attentiveness to detail that allows the reader to ride along on the wagon train and feel like they are part of the story. A great read.
Reviewed for Readers' Favorite.
April 1, 2021
Disappointing - crossed a line for me
I swear this author is obsessed with rape. I’ve read over 1,500 romance books in the last few years: most every genre, from sensual to raunchy, from well written to bad. I am pretty tolerant of the ‘fine line’ when writing this type of storyline. And I can count on one hand the number of books that have made me sour. It’s not just that there are three characters in the book who have raped (in the past) or try to rape the heroine (in repeated separate attempts) or many other women along the way, but the hero himself in the first half of the book seems a lot like the other three. His inner monologue and some of his actual dialogue and actions seem just like those of the ‘bad’ characters. I know this was a very dangerous time for women but this was not handled well in my opinion. The overall storyline of the book is good and I willed myself to continue reading to see it out. The hero definitely gets less cringe the second half but this book could have been so much better with more thoughtful writing of the hero at the very least.
I swear this author is obsessed with rape. I’ve read over 1,500 romance books in the last few years: most every genre, from sensual to raunchy, from well written to bad. I am pretty tolerant of the ‘fine line’ when writing this type of storyline. And I can count on one hand the number of books that have made me sour. It’s not just that there are three characters in the book who have raped (in the past) or try to rape the heroine (in repeated separate attempts) or many other women along the way, but the hero himself in the first half of the book seems a lot like the other three. His inner monologue and some of his actual dialogue and actions seem just like those of the ‘bad’ characters. I know this was a very dangerous time for women but this was not handled well in my opinion. The overall storyline of the book is good and I willed myself to continue reading to see it out. The hero definitely gets less cringe the second half but this book could have been so much better with more thoughtful writing of the hero at the very least.
June 13, 2021
This was a good romance with plenty of action. Realism was the best part of the book. Women being abused by husbands is ugly but it brought realism to the book. I learned a lot about this tragedy in the '80s but during this Western period, it was probably a lot more prevalent.
Most stories of this era glide over all prevalent death was. This story did well to show you this in any recollection of past family. Cholera on the Oregon Trail was told of in a scary but interesting way.
Sex as a healthy part of life was brought in well by the author. The sexual attraction between the main characters seemed always to be in their thoughts and part of their lives. This story realistically added that part of life for young adults.
Foreplay was constantly alive and put off in the midst of the overall plot of an evil, cruel husband hunting down his possession. The hero was most always close enough to protect the heroine.
Most stories of this era glide over all prevalent death was. This story did well to show you this in any recollection of past family. Cholera on the Oregon Trail was told of in a scary but interesting way.
Sex as a healthy part of life was brought in well by the author. The sexual attraction between the main characters seemed always to be in their thoughts and part of their lives. This story realistically added that part of life for young adults.
Foreplay was constantly alive and put off in the midst of the overall plot of an evil, cruel husband hunting down his possession. The hero was most always close enough to protect the heroine.
August 29, 2021
This was a really good story of the struggles of women in the 1800's. Bri has endured much pain in her young years but as she struggles to escape she finds love and learns to trust again. Col has been on his own for most of his life and lived among the Indians as well as the roughest of men. He has no intention of settling down with a greenhorn woman but the more he gets to know Bri the more he respects her and will fight to the death to protect her.
There are lots of side stories going on throughout this book which keeps it interesting. There is danger and hardships and we get to travel with a group west to find happier homes. Great story and I enjoyed it.
There are lots of side stories going on throughout this book which keeps it interesting. There is danger and hardships and we get to travel with a group west to find happier homes. Great story and I enjoyed it.
November 2, 2022
such a good read
This was such a good read by Charlene Raddon. It is very well written. A wife who faked her death to survive. A man that hired to to guide her. Brianna is trying to escape her husband’s beating’s so she fake’s her death and runs off. She hires Col as her guide to Independence so she could travel with her sister to Oregon. Brianna finds out her sister died of Cholera and her family returned to her husbands family. Yet Brianna continues to Oregon with her guide. There is so much going on in this book that each page is entertaining to read. This was very enjoyable to read and will reread it again.
This was such a good read by Charlene Raddon. It is very well written. A wife who faked her death to survive. A man that hired to to guide her. Brianna is trying to escape her husband’s beating’s so she fake’s her death and runs off. She hires Col as her guide to Independence so she could travel with her sister to Oregon. Brianna finds out her sister died of Cholera and her family returned to her husbands family. Yet Brianna continues to Oregon with her guide. There is so much going on in this book that each page is entertaining to read. This was very enjoyable to read and will reread it again.
February 22, 2023
Should be hard headed husbands...
This book started out fast paced, kept my interest, there is violence against women in this read, rape, beatings, slaps in the face per the time period. Got slow towards the middle as heroine doesn't listen and keeps going off by herself, while her deadbeat husband is tracking her down to kill her & two men in the wagon train have the hots for her. For that reason I wanted to give 3.5 stars, but love the hero, he really changes for her, not sure if she noticed in time. Little too much heavy petting that didn't need to be there, almost like teenagers, hence 3.5 stars.
This book started out fast paced, kept my interest, there is violence against women in this read, rape, beatings, slaps in the face per the time period. Got slow towards the middle as heroine doesn't listen and keeps going off by herself, while her deadbeat husband is tracking her down to kill her & two men in the wagon train have the hots for her. For that reason I wanted to give 3.5 stars, but love the hero, he really changes for her, not sure if she noticed in time. Little too much heavy petting that didn't need to be there, almost like teenagers, hence 3.5 stars.
June 8, 2019
Magnificent
I enjoyed reading this book. I could feel and visualized the beautiful and breathe taking panorama view of the land the wagon train passed thought. From the author's writing and description I felt the heat, dust and the insects that followed the characters. I only wish that Barter was caught before destroyed two Indians women. The characters were well developed and compelling, strong and yet vulnerable. I came overly involved in the lovemaking sence. Overall an outstanding and compelling book. You will not be disappointed by selecting this book..
I enjoyed reading this book. I could feel and visualized the beautiful and breathe taking panorama view of the land the wagon train passed thought. From the author's writing and description I felt the heat, dust and the insects that followed the characters. I only wish that Barter was caught before destroyed two Indians women. The characters were well developed and compelling, strong and yet vulnerable. I came overly involved in the lovemaking sence. Overall an outstanding and compelling book. You will not be disappointed by selecting this book..
April 1, 2021
This was a good book. A few grammatical errors. A tendency to use words that are seldom used anymore so you'd have to look them up to see what they were. The story was very good. Had some of everything. It especially had my favorite and that is relationship building, otherwise known as the characters getting to know each other before jumping into bed together. Plus they continue to develop their relationship after that. It also had some great description of the trail without going overboard. I really enjoyed the book.
January 20, 2023
Really Great Story
This is the first book I have read by Charlene Raddon. I can only say that I look forward eagerly to reading the next! I felt like I was there while reading it. Ms. Raddon creates her characters with such detail. I loved the detail of the story, both bad and good as it revealed what spousal abuse is really like and that it can be overcome. It shows how there is hope for a happier life and it showed the strength of an abused person. It was just a really good book.
This is the first book I have read by Charlene Raddon. I can only say that I look forward eagerly to reading the next! I felt like I was there while reading it. Ms. Raddon creates her characters with such detail. I loved the detail of the story, both bad and good as it revealed what spousal abuse is really like and that it can be overcome. It shows how there is hope for a happier life and it showed the strength of an abused person. It was just a really good book.
June 21, 2017
It was a bit bleak at times - the body count/sexual assault count was relatively high for a romance novel, but the Oregon Trail was vividly brought to life along with the cholera and the dust. I thought - even with a head start - that Barrett took an unfeasibly long time to catch up with the wagon train but I guess it gave time for the action to develop in the wagon. This was an interesting, and sometimes tender book.
February 11, 2017
Tender Touch!
Charlene Raddon is a favorite author and I love escaping into her books. This was another enjoyable trip. I loved the hero, Columbus and the heroine, Brianna. They were both wonderful, well written characters, along with the secondary characters. Suspense, tension, romance and adventure, it kept me contented reading late into the night. Sexual content. JudyE
Charlene Raddon is a favorite author and I love escaping into her books. This was another enjoyable trip. I loved the hero, Columbus and the heroine, Brianna. They were both wonderful, well written characters, along with the secondary characters. Suspense, tension, romance and adventure, it kept me contented reading late into the night. Sexual content. JudyE
June 26, 2017
Gripping Romance
From first to last page, I can't recommend this any more highly than saying I'm sorry it ended. The story offers human interest, wagon train conflicts, romance, and suspense. Brianna and Columbus were both very engrossing people living with heartache and love. Don't wait. Read this book now.
From first to last page, I can't recommend this any more highly than saying I'm sorry it ended. The story offers human interest, wagon train conflicts, romance, and suspense. Brianna and Columbus were both very engrossing people living with heartache and love. Don't wait. Read this book now.
March 27, 2021
Needs an editor
The story was ok, but the author needs to get a good editor - at the very least, she should learn how to use commas, because they’re seriously misplaced throughout the book. The author should also do research if she’s going to write historical stories- the characters in this one wouldn’t be using a phrase such as “You’re fired.”
The story was ok, but the author needs to get a good editor - at the very least, she should learn how to use commas, because they’re seriously misplaced throughout the book. The author should also do research if she’s going to write historical stories- the characters in this one wouldn’t be using a phrase such as “You’re fired.”
March 29, 2021
Tender Sweet!
This is the first book I’ve read from this author I will be reading more of her books! I enjoyed reading this book. The characters are engaging and amazing the connection is undeniable throughout the pages. The storyline flowed easily throughout the pages. A must read!
This is the first book I’ve read from this author I will be reading more of her books! I enjoyed reading this book. The characters are engaging and amazing the connection is undeniable throughout the pages. The storyline flowed easily throughout the pages. A must read!
April 3, 2021
Love on the trail!
As I read a book about life on the Oregon Trail I wonder how many young people of this time could survive such a journey. Many people lost their lives making the trek on the way west. This book delves into the trials and tribulations as well as the loved and the losses along the way. Enjoy!
As I read a book about life on the Oregon Trail I wonder how many young people of this time could survive such a journey. Many people lost their lives making the trek on the way west. This book delves into the trials and tribulations as well as the loved and the losses along the way. Enjoy!
April 26, 2021
This was amazing. The Oregon Trail as a setting is perfect to highlight the struggles of trying to get away from her abusive husband, and the way they choose to portray their relationship for propriety's sake set up the awkward way they had to hide their growing feelings, on top of the obvious limited tolerance for scandal of the era. I loved this from beginning to end.
December 31, 2017
Tender Touch
Charlene Radeon has written a real winner. Great Characters and makes you feel what the characters are feeling , a good southern love story worth the read. I look forward to reading some of your other books.
Charlene Radeon has written a real winner. Great Characters and makes you feel what the characters are feeling , a good southern love story worth the read. I look forward to reading some of your other books.
May 28, 2019
Oregon Trail will never be the same
This is an excellent sizzling story set in one of my all-time favorite events - the Oregon Trail. New to Charlene Raddon's work - she is gifted and her love scenes are amazing.
This is an excellent sizzling story set in one of my all-time favorite events - the Oregon Trail. New to Charlene Raddon's work - she is gifted and her love scenes are amazing.
June 11, 2019
A very good western romance.
I really liked this book. The characters were good representation of courage, and the bad ones were truly evil.
I would recommend this book to any western romantic book lover. Thank you, Jack.
I really liked this book. The characters were good representation of courage, and the bad ones were truly evil.
I would recommend this book to any western romantic book lover. Thank you, Jack.
October 27, 2019
This was a wild adventure that Columbus and Brianna had to travel. They not only had to do the Oregon trail but they had to avoid dangerous men, her husband and women who were loose. This journey took a lot out of both of them but also they gained so much for their own lives and love.
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