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Rainsinger #1
Walk In Beauty
Once, Luke Bernali's proud Navajo blood and strong carpenter's hands made genteel Jessie Callahan love him with youthful abandon. But, to his endless regret, Luke faltered and he let Jessie down. Hurt, Jessie left, with a broken heart... and unaware that she was pregnant with Luke's child.
Now, eight years later, Jessie was back--with a darling daughter in tow. Luke was older--and wiser--and determined to recapture the beauty lost. Could a fierce, desperate long-ago love soar anew on the delicate wings of a child?
Now, eight years later, Jessie was back--with a darling daughter in tow. Luke was older--and wiser--and determined to recapture the beauty lost. Could a fierce, desperate long-ago love soar anew on the delicate wings of a child?
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February 27, 2012
I didn't enjoy this book much mainly because I never really liked the characters much and there was too much dithering.
The hero Luke on his way to a meeting for the Navajo's and sees a little girl who is the split image of his sister and he knows she is his, inside he finds Jessie the only woman he loved and who walked away from his eight years ago when she couldn't stand his demons. You see the hero Luke was an alcoholic and he never confronted that fact, he called himself a social drinker and once his father died, grief over took him, Jessie left without a word and he had to hit rock bottom before sobering up and he has been sober for seven years.
For the heroine, alcoholism was a problem, she spent her entire childhood seeing her mother fall prey to it and feeling bad about it so Jessie got out when she saw Luke like that, even though she loved him, knew she was pregnant and had been with him for four years. I did feel that the heroine put too much responsibility for the failure of the relationship at the hero's door, yes he had made mistakes but so had she. She had never confronted her past and had made the hero larger than life and kept a part of herself aloof.
Even years later when they meet again I felt she never felt apologetic for keeping his daughter from him for years and lived too much in the past knowing he had changed. I liked that the hero had reservations about starting up again with her, even though he still felt strongly for her. I dunno this thinking let's try and let's not try annoyed me and I did not like the heroine.
The hero Luke on his way to a meeting for the Navajo's and sees a little girl who is the split image of his sister and he knows she is his, inside he finds Jessie the only woman he loved and who walked away from his eight years ago when she couldn't stand his demons. You see the hero Luke was an alcoholic and he never confronted that fact, he called himself a social drinker and once his father died, grief over took him, Jessie left without a word and he had to hit rock bottom before sobering up and he has been sober for seven years.
For the heroine, alcoholism was a problem, she spent her entire childhood seeing her mother fall prey to it and feeling bad about it so Jessie got out when she saw Luke like that, even though she loved him, knew she was pregnant and had been with him for four years. I did feel that the heroine put too much responsibility for the failure of the relationship at the hero's door, yes he had made mistakes but so had she. She had never confronted her past and had made the hero larger than life and kept a part of herself aloof.
Even years later when they meet again I felt she never felt apologetic for keeping his daughter from him for years and lived too much in the past knowing he had changed. I liked that the hero had reservations about starting up again with her, even though he still felt strongly for her. I dunno this thinking let's try and let's not try annoyed me and I did not like the heroine.
January 15, 2012
If I could give half stars, this would totally be a 3.5 star book. I rounded down, though, instead of up because ultimately the feeling I'm left with is one of shrugged shoulders. When I rate books on GoodReads, I pretty much follow the suggestions of GR. So for me, three stars really means "I liked it." I just didn't "really like it" or "love it."
True to Barbara Samuel's style, her characters were deep, her setting was vivid, and the chemistry was genuine. This is why I love Barbara Samuel books. This book, however, the plot just fell a little flat for me.
The back story: Jessie Callahan and Luke Bernali had a passionate four year relationship when they were young and deeply in love. Luke descends into alcoholism, and Jessie (having dealt with an alcoholic mother all her life) decides she can't take it. So, fully aware that she's carrying Luke's child, Jessie leaves and never tells Luke she's pregnant.
The present day: Luke and Jessie are brought back together by chance when they are both working on setting up some sort of way for Navajo weavers to sell their art without having to go through third party galleries (and taking a big hit on profits). The whole plot line with the weavers and the galleries and the greedy Anglo gallery owners was pretty weak, and was really just a convenient storyline to get the hero and heroine in the same location where they are forced to spend time together. Of course, Luke sees his now 8 year-old daughter and instantly realizes she's his (this happens in the first scene of the book). Luke and Jessie, of course, have been pining for one another and unable to forget one another since she left, and they then must come to terms with all the past hurts, and have it out with one another before they can finally forgive and have their HEA.
Issues I had with the book: I don't often read the 'secret baby' theme in contemporary romances, and I think I don't for the very reason that I find it hard to forgive the heroine for keeping the child a secret from her father. And this book was no exception. I don't think Barbara Samuel gave enough of a reason for Jessie to keep Luke's daughter a secret from him for 8 years. Ok, he was an alcoholic, but she never established that he was violent. He was drunk often, so maybe that's a good reason to leave the guy, but it's not a good enough reason to NEVER tell him that he has a child. And - Luke was never upset enough about this fact to make it realistic to me. The whole time he was just sort of like "Well I'm upset that I missed out on my daughter's childhood, but it's ok, it's all in the past, and I understand you were scared."
Anyway, that was the biggie, but also the entire story just seemed to mosey along at a very slow, but steady, pace. There was never any real moments of suspense, or sections of the book that were 'page-turners.' It was just very neatly written and very neatly wrapped up.
I will say, though, that the love scenes were really good. They were full of sensuality and emotion, and I'd even go so far as to say those were the best parts of this book.
All in all, enjoyable, but nothing terribly special.
True to Barbara Samuel's style, her characters were deep, her setting was vivid, and the chemistry was genuine. This is why I love Barbara Samuel books. This book, however, the plot just fell a little flat for me.
The back story: Jessie Callahan and Luke Bernali had a passionate four year relationship when they were young and deeply in love. Luke descends into alcoholism, and Jessie (having dealt with an alcoholic mother all her life) decides she can't take it. So, fully aware that she's carrying Luke's child, Jessie leaves and never tells Luke she's pregnant.
The present day: Luke and Jessie are brought back together by chance when they are both working on setting up some sort of way for Navajo weavers to sell their art without having to go through third party galleries (and taking a big hit on profits). The whole plot line with the weavers and the galleries and the greedy Anglo gallery owners was pretty weak, and was really just a convenient storyline to get the hero and heroine in the same location where they are forced to spend time together. Of course, Luke sees his now 8 year-old daughter and instantly realizes she's his (this happens in the first scene of the book). Luke and Jessie, of course, have been pining for one another and unable to forget one another since she left, and they then must come to terms with all the past hurts, and have it out with one another before they can finally forgive and have their HEA.
Issues I had with the book: I don't often read the 'secret baby' theme in contemporary romances, and I think I don't for the very reason that I find it hard to forgive the heroine for keeping the child a secret from her father. And this book was no exception. I don't think Barbara Samuel gave enough of a reason for Jessie to keep Luke's daughter a secret from him for 8 years. Ok, he was an alcoholic, but she never established that he was violent. He was drunk often, so maybe that's a good reason to leave the guy, but it's not a good enough reason to NEVER tell him that he has a child. And - Luke was never upset enough about this fact to make it realistic to me. The whole time he was just sort of like "Well I'm upset that I missed out on my daughter's childhood, but it's ok, it's all in the past, and I understand you were scared."
Anyway, that was the biggie, but also the entire story just seemed to mosey along at a very slow, but steady, pace. There was never any real moments of suspense, or sections of the book that were 'page-turners.' It was just very neatly written and very neatly wrapped up.
I will say, though, that the love scenes were really good. They were full of sensuality and emotion, and I'd even go so far as to say those were the best parts of this book.
All in all, enjoyable, but nothing terribly special.
October 13, 2010
Luke was the love of Jessie's life but he was an alcoholic. She was forced to leave him nine years earlier when she discovered she was pregnant. Growing up with an alcoholic Mom, Jessie refused to put their child through the pain and guilt suffered by those who love an alcoholic. Jessie never got over leaving Luke and, although he accepted her leaving him as a punishment for his behavior, he never got over losing her either. Now he's clean and sober and they meet again and are forced to face the past and figure out the future.
This was an emotional read with very human characters who learn to trust and find the strength to love with an open heart. This was a darn good book but I'm warning you it's a tear-jerker. It's a romantic, loving and sensual story.
This was an emotional read with very human characters who learn to trust and find the strength to love with an open heart. This was a darn good book but I'm warning you it's a tear-jerker. It's a romantic, loving and sensual story.
February 8, 2018
Normally I love this author. Really love this author. Her topics are always interesting and her books well written. I’m never all that crazy about secret pregnancy, long separation, or second chance tropes and even one of my favorite writers couldn’t make them palatable. In a nutshell, Luke loved Jessie, Jessie loved Luke, Luke was an alcoholic in denial, Jessie got pregnant and left. Eight years later, Luke sees a pretty girl and immediately knows this is his child. First off, I didn’t buy that at all. He has no idea he has a daughter, has no idea Jessie is anywhere near, the child is not even with Jessie when Luke makes has this stunning realization. It wasn’t believable. Secondly, the heroine has taken quite a bashing in the reviews over not telling Luke about his child. When I read that perspective, I have to wonder if any of them has had children or raised one on their own. Hey, more power to Jessie. Once she made the choice to go thru with the pregnancy, her first responsibility was to her child, not Luke. Jessie had first hand experience being raised by an alcoholic parent. I can pretty much guarantee that the happy well adjusted girl Luke first recognized as his biological progeny would not have been if she had been raised with an alcoholic Luke. So while Jessie is busy raising the child Luke was too irresponsible to be around - bearing in mind that Luke hadn’t been moved to quit drinking after a full year of them living in his alcoholic hell - and she’s the bad guy. I just don’t get it.
April 9, 2016
I read this book as part of the anthology Must Love Pets: A Romance Box Set.
While this was a sweet story, I'm not entirely positive how it came to be included in this anthology (Must Love Pets). Yes, it included some pets, but they were in no way central or necessary to the story as a whole as they were in the other books. The book revolved around Luke, Jessie, and Giselle, with Marcia and Daniel also playing important roles. While perhaps not really deserving a place in this anthology based on subject matter, the book did have a HEA ending without a cliffhanger. I found the story interesting and really enjoyed it, so I would definitely be interested in reading the second book in the series, Rainsinger.
While this was a sweet story, I'm not entirely positive how it came to be included in this anthology (Must Love Pets). Yes, it included some pets, but they were in no way central or necessary to the story as a whole as they were in the other books. The book revolved around Luke, Jessie, and Giselle, with Marcia and Daniel also playing important roles. While perhaps not really deserving a place in this anthology based on subject matter, the book did have a HEA ending without a cliffhanger. I found the story interesting and really enjoyed it, so I would definitely be interested in reading the second book in the series, Rainsinger.
September 1, 2018
I just finished "walk in beauty" nb 2 of the two books serie of rainsinger by Ruth Wind aka Barbara Samuel aka Barbara O'neil; it is one of the best books i 've read; I just adore Luke, Jessie and Giselle, the struggle recovering alcoholism,or a rough childhood (for Jessie) the pride to be Diné, the fierce love between the couple, and for the land and of course the shared love of their child, the importance to finally "coming home" wherever it might be;
January 7, 2020
Jesse and Luke were together until his alcoholism killed the relationship. Luke's dad had always pointed out the sad people on the reservation who were dying from the disease, cautioning Luke to never let that happen. When it did, he lost Jessie, his forever-love, who fled to avoid a repeat of her own mother's abandonment. Eventually Luke got better. One day he sees a child in a town near his home on the rez, and knows instantly she's his daughter (okay, that is a stretch, for me). Two minutes later, he and Jessie confront each other, and the rest of the story is figuring out if/how they can/should make it work. This is one of O'Neal's earlier works (orig. pub. date: 1994) and it shows. Some of the characters' emotional reactions are a bit erratic. But she does a beautiful job of demonstrating her usual themes of familial love, true (even sacrificial) friendship, Native culture, the aching heartache of children for lost parents (one the reader craves to see solved), and human frailty. A good read, if not her best.
August 13, 2017
3.5 stars!!!
October 9, 2019
I dnf this book it just wasn't for me.
August 11, 2019
When an author writes a book that's a home run, you want all their books to be that good. In the Midnight Rain was the home run. Walk in Beauty is a double. It starts with a strike against it because I detest the secret baby troupe, but the author pulls it off because the heroine wasn't keeping the secret for selfish reasons. It did make me a little crazy though the way the two of them went back and forth with the want to/shouldn't/won't decisions. The ending was a little too predictable but all in all not a bad book.
Part of Must Love Pets box set
Part of Must Love Pets box set
October 25, 2012
I quite liked this book, certainly more than I expected.
I was kind of confused in the beginning, since the hero was suddenly 100% sure the random girl dancing on the sidewalk was his daughter. And once he knew, he barely seemed thrown by the fact at all. I'd think that when confronted by a child you had no idea existed before you might be at least a little incredulous, but he went straight from "Look, a little girl" to "She looks like my sister- but her eyes!" to "OMG! She must be mine!" to "Yeah, I think I'm your dad. Cool, huh?" It just seemed... a bit odd. Yes, she might look a lot like his sister, but presumably he has other relatives floating around she could be descended from.
Both the hero and heroine had issues, and the book seemed to deal pretty well with those issues. The heroine got a bit annoying towards the end with her constant backing out, and her sudden epiphany seemed, well, sudden. The hero's, as well. Sudden epiphanies usually don't seem all that realistic to me, or at least these ones didn't.
Also, I didn't realize this was a reissue until the end, so I was a bit confused at their references to computers as something odd.
Okay, done complaining now. (I think. I complain about almost all the books I read, no matter how much I like them. And especially when I'm half asleep.) Except now I can't remember any of the nice things I was going to say. (And this is why I usually stick to reviewing books I dislike.)
I found the story sweet and I liked the writing. It flowed well and I found myself reading it even though I'm really supposed to be working on an essay. (Granted, I often do that even with books I don't particularly like, since I like the essay even less, but usually I'd end up on the internet more than reading the book. But I'm sure my teacher will definitely approve when I tell her the book I was reading ties in with the post-Colonialism unit we're on now. As long as I leave out the "romance" part, that is, since my teacher has made clear her views on those kinds of books to me. And did I say I'm sleep deprived yet?)
So I really did like this book, and will certainly be reading more books by Barbara Samuel in the future. And you really should disregard my barely coherent ramblings, and just pay attention to the fact that I gave the book four stars and liked it enough to write all of this even if I don't quite know what I'm talking about anymore.
I was kind of confused in the beginning, since the hero was suddenly 100% sure the random girl dancing on the sidewalk was his daughter. And once he knew, he barely seemed thrown by the fact at all. I'd think that when confronted by a child you had no idea existed before you might be at least a little incredulous, but he went straight from "Look, a little girl" to "She looks like my sister- but her eyes!" to "OMG! She must be mine!" to "Yeah, I think I'm your dad. Cool, huh?" It just seemed... a bit odd. Yes, she might look a lot like his sister, but presumably he has other relatives floating around she could be descended from.
Both the hero and heroine had issues, and the book seemed to deal pretty well with those issues. The heroine got a bit annoying towards the end with her constant backing out, and her sudden epiphany seemed, well, sudden. The hero's, as well. Sudden epiphanies usually don't seem all that realistic to me, or at least these ones didn't.
Also, I didn't realize this was a reissue until the end, so I was a bit confused at their references to computers as something odd.
Okay, done complaining now. (I think. I complain about almost all the books I read, no matter how much I like them. And especially when I'm half asleep.) Except now I can't remember any of the nice things I was going to say. (And this is why I usually stick to reviewing books I dislike.)
I found the story sweet and I liked the writing. It flowed well and I found myself reading it even though I'm really supposed to be working on an essay. (Granted, I often do that even with books I don't particularly like, since I like the essay even less, but usually I'd end up on the internet more than reading the book. But I'm sure my teacher will definitely approve when I tell her the book I was reading ties in with the post-Colonialism unit we're on now. As long as I leave out the "romance" part, that is, since my teacher has made clear her views on those kinds of books to me. And did I say I'm sleep deprived yet?)
So I really did like this book, and will certainly be reading more books by Barbara Samuel in the future. And you really should disregard my barely coherent ramblings, and just pay attention to the fact that I gave the book four stars and liked it enough to write all of this even if I don't quite know what I'm talking about anymore.
May 12, 2012
Luke Bernali shows up to help an old friend negotiate new prices for Native American Navajo crafts. He hadn't seen his friend Daniel in twenty years because he has made a new life for himself in a different city in Colorado. He is walking into the gallery when he sees a young girl dancing in front. She looks exactly like his younger sister did at that age. He knows instantly that it is his daughter and it can only be one woman, his first love Jessie Callahan that hid his only child from him.
Normally, I really detest when women hide children from their fathers. But this time there is a really good reason. Luke is an alcoholic and Jessie had had an alcoholic mother and ruined childhood so she was doing what she believed was best for her own child. To protect it from a terrible parent (possibly abusive like her own mother). So Jessie had cause, but she should have checked in after a few years to see if Luke could have changed and fixed himself. Eight years had passed with out any contact between the two of them, and she clearly didn't try to find him in that time.
There is a mystery about getting fair prices for the Native American artists in Colorado Springs area. I liked that they were trying to better the living/working conditions of the Native people. It was natural as most of the characters in this story is part to pure Native American. The writing is heartfelt and painfully honest. There is a lot of hurt from childhood and then early adulthood with Jessie and Luke. I liked that they always thought about their daughter before every interaction which was unselfish and great parenting, but parents are also people and they should have thought about what was best for them separately and as a couple.
This was free for kindle May 11, 2012 and was previously published by Silhouette in the 90's. The kindle version has a lot of excerpts at the end of a variety of books, which I skipped. So this was edited and the story is interesting and well written.
2 stars
Normally, I really detest when women hide children from their fathers. But this time there is a really good reason. Luke is an alcoholic and Jessie had had an alcoholic mother and ruined childhood so she was doing what she believed was best for her own child. To protect it from a terrible parent (possibly abusive like her own mother). So Jessie had cause, but she should have checked in after a few years to see if Luke could have changed and fixed himself. Eight years had passed with out any contact between the two of them, and she clearly didn't try to find him in that time.
There is a mystery about getting fair prices for the Native American artists in Colorado Springs area. I liked that they were trying to better the living/working conditions of the Native people. It was natural as most of the characters in this story is part to pure Native American. The writing is heartfelt and painfully honest. There is a lot of hurt from childhood and then early adulthood with Jessie and Luke. I liked that they always thought about their daughter before every interaction which was unselfish and great parenting, but parents are also people and they should have thought about what was best for them separately and as a couple.
This was free for kindle May 11, 2012 and was previously published by Silhouette in the 90's. The kindle version has a lot of excerpts at the end of a variety of books, which I skipped. So this was edited and the story is interesting and well written.
2 stars
June 5, 2014
Walk in Beauty by Barbara Samuel
Luke Bernali had once loved a woman and no other woman had ever been able to replace her. But she had left him and truth be told when he looked back, he had made some bad choices. Eight years since he last saw her, they unexpectedly meet face-to-face.
Jessie Callahan did all she could to teach her daughter, Giselle, about her Navajo roots. As she worked on a project to help get the Indians more money from the galleries selling their homemade items, she ran into the one person she had been trying to put behind her. Only she never really could, not when she saw that very man in her daughter every day.
Lost love, secrets and danger make this an exciting read. Two people who love each other but are too afraid of the past to give their love a second chance. Not to mention they have an unknown enemy threatening them if they don’t stop their fight for fair wages. Originally published by Silhouette under the name Ruth Wind. Rainslinger continues the story of Daniel who was Luke’s childhood friend and Jessie’s adult best friend.
**Sexual content
**Included in the Must Love Pets Boxed Set
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
Luke Bernali had once loved a woman and no other woman had ever been able to replace her. But she had left him and truth be told when he looked back, he had made some bad choices. Eight years since he last saw her, they unexpectedly meet face-to-face.
Jessie Callahan did all she could to teach her daughter, Giselle, about her Navajo roots. As she worked on a project to help get the Indians more money from the galleries selling their homemade items, she ran into the one person she had been trying to put behind her. Only she never really could, not when she saw that very man in her daughter every day.
Lost love, secrets and danger make this an exciting read. Two people who love each other but are too afraid of the past to give their love a second chance. Not to mention they have an unknown enemy threatening them if they don’t stop their fight for fair wages. Originally published by Silhouette under the name Ruth Wind. Rainslinger continues the story of Daniel who was Luke’s childhood friend and Jessie’s adult best friend.
**Sexual content
**Included in the Must Love Pets Boxed Set
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
June 5, 2014
Walk in Beauty by Barbara Samuel
Luke Bernali had once loved a woman and no other woman had ever been able to replace her. But she had left him and truth be told when he looked back, he had made some bad choices. Eight years since he last saw her, they unexpectedly meet face-to-face.
Jessie Callahan did all she could to teach her daughter, Giselle, about her Navajo roots. As she worked on a project to help get the Indians more money from the galleries selling their homemade items, she ran into the one person she had been trying to put behind her. Only she never really could, not when she saw that very man in her daughter every day.
Lost love, secrets and danger make this an exciting read. Two people who love each other but are too afraid of the past to give their love a second chance. Not to mention they have an unknown enemy threatening them if they don’t stop their fight for fair wages. Originally published by Silhouette under the name Ruth Wind. Rainslinger continues the story of Daniel who was Luke’s childhood friend and Jessie’s adult best friend.
**Sexual content
**Included in the Must Love Pets Boxed Set
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
Luke Bernali had once loved a woman and no other woman had ever been able to replace her. But she had left him and truth be told when he looked back, he had made some bad choices. Eight years since he last saw her, they unexpectedly meet face-to-face.
Jessie Callahan did all she could to teach her daughter, Giselle, about her Navajo roots. As she worked on a project to help get the Indians more money from the galleries selling their homemade items, she ran into the one person she had been trying to put behind her. Only she never really could, not when she saw that very man in her daughter every day.
Lost love, secrets and danger make this an exciting read. Two people who love each other but are too afraid of the past to give their love a second chance. Not to mention they have an unknown enemy threatening them if they don’t stop their fight for fair wages. Originally published by Silhouette under the name Ruth Wind. Rainslinger continues the story of Daniel who was Luke’s childhood friend and Jessie’s adult best friend.
**Sexual content
**Included in the Must Love Pets Boxed Set
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
October 14, 2012
No matter what name she writes under, this author has a beautifully descriptive style. I enjoyed this book. While not her best, it is still an easy, enjoyable read. Luke and Jessie had been madly in love years ago. But Luke developed a drinking problem. Jessie's mom had been an alcoholic, so when she found out she was pregnant, she decided to leave. She didn't want her to daughter to suffer as she had. Now Gisele is 8 years old and Luke recognizes her as his the moment he sees her, as she is the spitting image of his sister @ that age. Except for the eyes. They are the eyes of his beloved Jessie. Can he forgive Jessie for not telling him about his child? And can she trust that he will not resume drinking in the future? Perhaps a little help from a friend will nudge them both in the right direction....
My one quibble with the story was the back and forth, yes I want you, no I don't. Too much indecisiveness on both their parts. But finally, since this is a romance, they do get their HEA.
My one quibble with the story was the back and forth, yes I want you, no I don't. Too much indecisiveness on both their parts. But finally, since this is a romance, they do get their HEA.
January 31, 2013
Although I usually like Barbara Samuel's writing style and character development, she really fell short on this one. The story dragged, oh, did it drag, to the point that I could barely force myself through it. The book is blessedly short and should have been finished in a night, but it took me three nights because of difficulty maintaining focus on its nothingness. Instead of a richly drawn character the heroine was a drip who could not sustain the story. It was just a bunch of repetitious, and not very interesting, wheel spinning--wasting time and energy to get nowhere. I generally rate Romances according to whether the reactions and dialogue sound to me like something real people would do and say in such circumstances and whether the obstacles keeping the lovers apart work for me. This one was a big "no" on both counts. The entertainment value for me was essentially zip. Recommended for those with a high tolerance for self-pitying martyrs only.
June 4, 2014
Eight years ago Luke let Jessie down. She left pregnant with the child he never knew about. Eight years later she comes back with their daughter. Luke is a Navajo and an alcoholic but after losing Jessie he sobered up. Now Luke and Jessie are trying to help the Navajo weavers get more money for their work. The galleries are making a huge profit off of the work of the weavers and paying them very little. Someone is trying to stop them from helping. Luke and Jessie must get past all of the demons that haunt them before they can move forward. A amazing story. I really enjoyed it.
June 10, 2014
Really enjoyed this second chance love story! I liked both Luke and Jessie, but admittedly, there were times I wanted to give them each a good shaking!!!! Immediately drawn right into their story and could not put the book down. The story was truly enriched with traditions from the Navajo people. The Dialogue with Giselle and her emotions were such an integral part of the storyline. Loved the ending!
March 3, 2023
Without their knowledge Jessie and Luke are brought together to reconcile their relationship. Not only because Jessie still like Luke, but also because they have a child Giselle, who Luke didn't know anything about. Although, I found the relationship tedious, I loved the Native American background of the story. I liked how the story included the Native American artwork and how important family is to them.
November 16, 2016
I would give it 3.5 stars if that was possible. I enjoyed reading it very much, I found it touching and romantic and as usual in Barbara o'Neal's books, the characters are not dumb (which always annoys me in most romantic novels). Even though there were some intense moments and thoughts about life problems, the characters seemed a bit flat in this book.
June 17, 2016
SSSSSLLLLLOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!! I can't explain it - I just could not get into this book. It has sat in my TBR pile forever as I think I got it as a deal on Kindle. Maybe there was a reason it was a deal or I took forever to decide to read it.
May 29, 2012
This was just a sweet romance, one of my favorite kinds. Luke and Jessie's journey back to each other and their HEA was beautiful.
September 9, 2014
I really liked that it featured a Native American as a main character. I loved that not everything was easily fixed. I read this as part of the Must Love Pets box set. Full review soon.
will-not-read-or-finish
December 24, 2014Early Barbara Samuel's effort. Narration is very poor
January 9, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. An easy read with deep meaning. About letting go of the past, and moving on.
May 3, 2016
Really enjoyed
First time I tried this author,Nice story good characters.Held me from the beginning to the end.I'm going to try another of her books.
First time I tried this author,Nice story good characters.Held me from the beginning to the end.I'm going to try another of her books.
December 28, 2013
was a good short romance.
August 15, 2014
Couldn't really get into it sorry
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July 15, 2017DNF
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