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Bitterroot
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Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1996
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July 27, 2011
It is 1996 and Rebecca Hartford, a therapist, is at a family reunion when she meets a distant cousin, Jordan. Soon thereafter they go on a picnic near property Jordan may have inherited. They are attracted to each other, then kiss but there are no fireworks for Rebecca. (OK, I want to know how distant of cousins were they???) They are getting ready to pack up when Jordan leans over to kiss her again. Suddenly there is the smell of gunpowder and Jordan appears angry; he starts to choke Rebecca. She blacks out only to wake up and find herself in nineteenth century Wyoming.
Sloan Travers, a rancher, finds Rebecca and takes her back to his home. Though the beginning of the story is still a little fuzzy I am intrigued. Sloan loved Leda, Rebecca's great, great grandmother. He is bitter because she married someone else. Midway through the story you are given one detail as to his anger. More explanations are not disclosed until close to the end of the book.
In the meantime, Rebecca tries to explain to Sloan where she came from but, of course, he doesn't believe her. She resembles Leda. Rebecca becomes aware that when the Bitteroot flower no longer blossoms she will return to her own time. Then, she fears that she will die.
Sloan thinks Rebecca is in cahoots with his former love and her husband. His hostility toward Rebecca vibrates on each page yet we are to believe that he wants her to stay at the ranch. At this point I would have stopped reading but I was looking for explanations.
I can't reveal too much more because it would give away the reasons for Sloan's venom. Unfortunately, I thought they were weak since he caused much of what happened between Leda and himself. Also, IMO, the ending was too quick and unbelievable. I didn't feel any chemistry between the characters. At best, the writing was OK but I can't recommend this story.
Sloan Travers, a rancher, finds Rebecca and takes her back to his home. Though the beginning of the story is still a little fuzzy I am intrigued. Sloan loved Leda, Rebecca's great, great grandmother. He is bitter because she married someone else. Midway through the story you are given one detail as to his anger. More explanations are not disclosed until close to the end of the book.
In the meantime, Rebecca tries to explain to Sloan where she came from but, of course, he doesn't believe her. She resembles Leda. Rebecca becomes aware that when the Bitteroot flower no longer blossoms she will return to her own time. Then, she fears that she will die.
Sloan thinks Rebecca is in cahoots with his former love and her husband. His hostility toward Rebecca vibrates on each page yet we are to believe that he wants her to stay at the ranch. At this point I would have stopped reading but I was looking for explanations.
I can't reveal too much more because it would give away the reasons for Sloan's venom. Unfortunately, I thought they were weak since he caused much of what happened between Leda and himself. Also, IMO, the ending was too quick and unbelievable. I didn't feel any chemistry between the characters. At best, the writing was OK but I can't recommend this story.
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