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Lockets & Lace #7
Chasing A Chance
Does love give second chances? Edwin Markham hopes so. He has loved Mary Winters, now the widow Mary Gilpin, since they were young. He has heard from a friend that Mary is in a town overrun by outlaws. Edwin leaves his business and heads out to help Mary. He finds more than he ever expected.
168 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 30, 2018
About the author
Angela Raines
23 books27 followersAngela Raines is the pen name for Doris McCraw. Doris is an author, historian, performer, speaker and poet. She moved from the historically rich region of West Central Illinois to the equally history rich Colorado. Many of her works focus on the history that has surrounded her all her life. Her stories are action, adventure and romance as the characters work their way through the challenges to their Happy Ever After, even if implied.
An avid reader Doris also loves to spend time in history archives, either online, in history centers, or local libraries, looking for small, unknown pieces of history. Usually these found gems are in her books, short stories, blogs and non-fiction papers written for publications. She also has a continuing project of documenting the women doctors who lived, studied and worked in Colorado prior to 1900.
Doris writes in both the Medieval and Western Romance. She considers they both fall under Historicals although she loves the Western genre. All eras have extraordinary histories that just beg to be told. Sometimes Doris thinks the 'muse' may be asking too much, but then smiles and digs right in. The results? Stay tuned after reading the stories she currently has available.
You can also find her non-fiction on Amazon in the Pikes Peak Library District's books:
Disasters of the Pikes Peak Region (Regional History Series),
Film and Photography on the Front Range (Regional History Series)
Doris is a member of the American League of Pen Women, Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West and Western Fictioneers.
An avid reader Doris also loves to spend time in history archives, either online, in history centers, or local libraries, looking for small, unknown pieces of history. Usually these found gems are in her books, short stories, blogs and non-fiction papers written for publications. She also has a continuing project of documenting the women doctors who lived, studied and worked in Colorado prior to 1900.
Doris writes in both the Medieval and Western Romance. She considers they both fall under Historicals although she loves the Western genre. All eras have extraordinary histories that just beg to be told. Sometimes Doris thinks the 'muse' may be asking too much, but then smiles and digs right in. The results? Stay tuned after reading the stories she currently has available.
You can also find her non-fiction on Amazon in the Pikes Peak Library District's books:
Disasters of the Pikes Peak Region (Regional History Series),
Film and Photography on the Front Range (Regional History Series)
Doris is a member of the American League of Pen Women, Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West and Western Fictioneers.
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February 23, 2018
Chasing a Chance
Mary and Edwin almost did not make that lasting love connection. All the twists and turns on their road to happy ever after almost did not come true.
Mary and Edwin almost did not make that lasting love connection. All the twists and turns on their road to happy ever after almost did not come true.
February 28, 2018
When love trumps all barriers
I LOVE the premise of this book!! Love knows no boundaries! I love how this series is all connected to the Bavarian Jeweler but drastically as different as the array of authors are!!
I LOVE the premise of this book!! Love knows no boundaries! I love how this series is all connected to the Bavarian Jeweler but drastically as different as the array of authors are!!
February 9, 2018
Town in an Uproar
I waited to get the updated version of this story without the errors, so I can say it was a great tale of romance and intrigue. It started with Edwin being lured to a town dominated by a gang of thugs out for something they think Edwin has the key to, but he denies. I enjoyed his romantic pursuit of Mary, a woman he has loved since he was a young man. Like many in his time, he enlisted in the Civil War, and never shared his feelings to her then. I enjoyed how the author brought out that the Civil War continued to affect lives even decades after it ended.
I waited to get the updated version of this story without the errors, so I can say it was a great tale of romance and intrigue. It started with Edwin being lured to a town dominated by a gang of thugs out for something they think Edwin has the key to, but he denies. I enjoyed his romantic pursuit of Mary, a woman he has loved since he was a young man. Like many in his time, he enlisted in the Civil War, and never shared his feelings to her then. I enjoyed how the author brought out that the Civil War continued to affect lives even decades after it ended.
February 3, 2018
The motif of Lockets and Lace had this avid reader intrigued and this romance was with a more mature couple. I enjoy alliteration in titles. Most of the romances in this delightful series included interesting historical tidbits of the settling of pioneers in the Wild West. This romance fell short, especially with editing. NOT sure WHY - missing punctuation and incorrect usage of verb tense and word choice. Struggled through the first 16 chapter / 31 in all.
April 6, 2018
Seventh in a great series
Angela Raines continues the Lockets & Lace series with an action packed story of love, loss, friendship and mystery. There are several intriguing characters that I really enjoyed getting to know.
Angela Raines continues the Lockets & Lace series with an action packed story of love, loss, friendship and mystery. There are several intriguing characters that I really enjoyed getting to know.
May 29, 2019
Disappointed due to inclusion of profanity
While I have enjoyed the other books in this series, I cannot say the same for this one, The use of profanity in this book turns me off and makes me question whether I will read any more books in this series or not.
While I have enjoyed the other books in this series, I cannot say the same for this one, The use of profanity in this book turns me off and makes me question whether I will read any more books in this series or not.
August 28, 2020
A good read
Edwin- older loved the one person all his life
Mary- running a store in a dangerous town.
This story is was slow at 1st, but had a good ending if not a bit overdramatic. Their story has a good HEA.
Edwin- older loved the one person all his life
Mary- running a store in a dangerous town.
This story is was slow at 1st, but had a good ending if not a bit overdramatic. Their story has a good HEA.
March 11, 2020
Actually, I didn’t finish this book. It just didn’t hold my interest.
June 10, 2020
A lace hanky
A sweet tale of love lost, war, death and find a new beginning.
He loved her since childhood, she thought he was just a friend.
A sweet tale of love lost, war, death and find a new beginning.
He loved her since childhood, she thought he was just a friend.
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