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Eden
Something about the woman hit John Roper hard, right in the gut. She was frightened, her face bruised, yet her inner beauty and bravery were immediately apparent. And there was no way in hell he was leaving her alone to face a roomful of rowdy cowboys and whatever desperate circumstances had brought her there in the first place.
But how he got from those first thoughts to making her his wife was something he was still wrestling with the next day.… He knew he'd put his life on the line to protect her. But would a man who knew nothing about being a husband ever be able to give Katie the happy ending she so deserved?
But how he got from those first thoughts to making her his wife was something he was still wrestling with the next day.… He knew he'd put his life on the line to protect her. But would a man who knew nothing about being a husband ever be able to give Katie the happy ending she so deserved?
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Carolyn Davidson
68 books89 followersCarolyn Davidson began writing in 1986, knowing absolutely nothing about the craft. Her first three books were rejected by Harlequin.
She met Dixie Browning at a Harlequin dinner in Charleston, South Carolina, and told Dixie she was writing, but that she feared she was too old to begin such an undertaking. Dixie's response spurred Carolyn to pursue her dream. Dixie said, in her own inimitable fashion, "Well, honey, you can't start any younger!" And she was right.
Having spent her life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and working woman, she's privileged to have a career that makes her dreams possible. Writing historical romance gives her the opportunity to travel, to visit all those places where our forefathers staked their claim on this country of ours. And then she goes home and writes their stories, maybe not exactly as they lived them, but as her imagination portrays them.
Carolyn lives in the South, where romance thrives, and where the sun shines almost every day of the year. In fact, some days it is difficult to stay glued to her computer, especially when the birds are singing and the flowers are in full bloom.
She lives not far from the ocean, close to Charleston, South Carolina, one of the most romantic cities in the world. Moreover, time at the beach is easy to come by. Does she enjoy her life? You bet! Harlequin allows her to write the books she loves, and her editor is patient with her quirks and foibles. Her family, though scattered in various states, is supportive, and her husband is a constant source of inspiration.
She met Dixie Browning at a Harlequin dinner in Charleston, South Carolina, and told Dixie she was writing, but that she feared she was too old to begin such an undertaking. Dixie's response spurred Carolyn to pursue her dream. Dixie said, in her own inimitable fashion, "Well, honey, you can't start any younger!" And she was right.
Having spent her life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and working woman, she's privileged to have a career that makes her dreams possible. Writing historical romance gives her the opportunity to travel, to visit all those places where our forefathers staked their claim on this country of ours. And then she goes home and writes their stories, maybe not exactly as they lived them, but as her imagination portrays them.
Carolyn lives in the South, where romance thrives, and where the sun shines almost every day of the year. In fact, some days it is difficult to stay glued to her computer, especially when the birds are singing and the flowers are in full bloom.
She lives not far from the ocean, close to Charleston, South Carolina, one of the most romantic cities in the world. Moreover, time at the beach is easy to come by. Does she enjoy her life? You bet! Harlequin allows her to write the books she loves, and her editor is patient with her quirks and foibles. Her family, though scattered in various states, is supportive, and her husband is a constant source of inspiration.
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June 14, 2019I was really quick on the draw to DNF this, mostly because of writing style (a lot of tell over show) and the fact that the heroine is young (18) and escaping an abusive foster parent situation. I get that her options are extremely limited, but she's awful trusting of the hero she just met - especially since she ran away when her foster father kept trying to climb into her bed. Also there's child-like, innocent, young girl descriptors used often to describe the heroine and....no. Just no. A 18-year-old girl hooking up for an older man (the hero) may be historical accurate, but doesn't mean I want to read it.
July 27, 2020
Ok, I think this is more what I had envisioned for a Harlequin book: damsel in distress, saved by hunky hero, fall in love, the end. Well, the damsel is (somewhat) in distress but who is also UNBELIEVABLY naive and is saved by a very reluctant "hero" whom said damsel is very trusting with. Despite this, and the fact it could have done with some major editing, it's an engaging enough read. The writing is nothing to speak of but suitable enough to capture the feeling of 1890s North Dakota and the essence of life at a ranch.
I also have to point out my incredulity to have read an ENTIRE chapter devoted to foreplay.
I also have to point out my incredulity to have read an ENTIRE chapter devoted to foreplay.
May 28, 2011
‘Eden’ was my first book from this genre and I loved it. It didn’t start out that way though.
The story is set in Eden, Dakota in 1890 and the hero and heroine meet in the first few pages. Katie stumbles into a seedy bar to escape the cold of night and is saved from the advances of several bar rats by John Roper. He’s a local rancher and well-respected within the community. We discover Katie (not yet eighteen) is running away from her abusive foster parents. John immediately notices the bruises all over her and the fact that she doesn’t appear to have a single worldly possession other than the clothes on her back, and he makes her an offer she’s in no position to refuse. Katie agrees to live with John as his housekeeper and cook. He seems to believe himself when he assures the locals he’s intentions are pure – of course we know it ain’t gonna stay that way!
Things begin very slowly. Katie is afraid of any man’s touch, whatever his intention, because she’s been physically abused at the hands of a man for so long. John’s intentions are innocent enough to start off with and he just wants her to be able to be near men without fear, wants her to know good men exist and that he’s one of them. It’s all about building trust and he determines to protect this innocent girl with every ounce of his being. All is well until they hit some hurdles, namely a bad bout of jealousy on John’s part that threatens to undo the trust he and Katie have worked so hard to build. There is also the reappearance of Katie’s abusive foster parents who are set on revenge at any cost. Mixed in with the bad is the good – the welcome arrival of Katie’s sister Jane (also escaping the abusive foster parents), Berta the motherly ranch cook who takes Katie under her wing, the appearance of Katie’s previously unknown father, and a very special surprise arrival. Somewhere in all of that Katie and John fall in love and surprise, surprise, they get their long-awaited happily-ever-after.
Now, I have to be honest, I was disappointed with this book as I was reading the first 50 or 60 pages. I felt that the author short-changed the characters by not providing enough of their histories which made it difficult for me to emotionally connect with them. And then towards the end I was frustrated with Katie’s character because of her foolishness in one particular situation. BUT, for all of my complaints, damn if I couldn’t put this book down! I really liked it. The author went on to build on the character’s histories, developed their relationships, added some solid secondary characters and it all just grew on me. Well worth the read and I’ll certainly be reading more of Carolyn Davidson’s books.
The story is set in Eden, Dakota in 1890 and the hero and heroine meet in the first few pages. Katie stumbles into a seedy bar to escape the cold of night and is saved from the advances of several bar rats by John Roper. He’s a local rancher and well-respected within the community. We discover Katie (not yet eighteen) is running away from her abusive foster parents. John immediately notices the bruises all over her and the fact that she doesn’t appear to have a single worldly possession other than the clothes on her back, and he makes her an offer she’s in no position to refuse. Katie agrees to live with John as his housekeeper and cook. He seems to believe himself when he assures the locals he’s intentions are pure – of course we know it ain’t gonna stay that way!
Things begin very slowly. Katie is afraid of any man’s touch, whatever his intention, because she’s been physically abused at the hands of a man for so long. John’s intentions are innocent enough to start off with and he just wants her to be able to be near men without fear, wants her to know good men exist and that he’s one of them. It’s all about building trust and he determines to protect this innocent girl with every ounce of his being. All is well until they hit some hurdles, namely a bad bout of jealousy on John’s part that threatens to undo the trust he and Katie have worked so hard to build. There is also the reappearance of Katie’s abusive foster parents who are set on revenge at any cost. Mixed in with the bad is the good – the welcome arrival of Katie’s sister Jane (also escaping the abusive foster parents), Berta the motherly ranch cook who takes Katie under her wing, the appearance of Katie’s previously unknown father, and a very special surprise arrival. Somewhere in all of that Katie and John fall in love and surprise, surprise, they get their long-awaited happily-ever-after.
Now, I have to be honest, I was disappointed with this book as I was reading the first 50 or 60 pages. I felt that the author short-changed the characters by not providing enough of their histories which made it difficult for me to emotionally connect with them. And then towards the end I was frustrated with Katie’s character because of her foolishness in one particular situation. BUT, for all of my complaints, damn if I couldn’t put this book down! I really liked it. The author went on to build on the character’s histories, developed their relationships, added some solid secondary characters and it all just grew on me. Well worth the read and I’ll certainly be reading more of Carolyn Davidson’s books.
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July 23, 2024This was one of the absolute worst books I’ve ever read. I wanted to finish it for the pure fact of finishing it. It started off really well and that’s why I started reading. It just gets worse and worse the more you read. The “hero” of the story is 30 years which isn’t a big deal until you realize the romantic interest is 17!!! The 17 year old is extremely naive and doesn’t even know what sex is. The 17 year old was abused for her entire life and doesn’t like anyone to touch her. Understandable. Not even a month later the “hero” and the 17 year old are married and he’s forcing himself on her and she doesn’t even know what is happening. Later on in the story the “hero” gets very jealous when a man assaults the 17 year old he gets mad at the 17 year old and blames her?!?!? Then when she gets mad that he yelled at her he gets mad and ends up bruising her. When she’s upset for a while he ends up basically raping her into submission. Then she ends up pregnant and has a baby at 17 great story. Right when I finished I threw the book across the room. I couldn’t believe how badly it ended.
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November 30, 2013Heroine was just too too too unbelievably naive. Couldn't suspend my disbelief and life's too short to read books you constantly want to throw across the room.
June 14, 2019
This is a strange story from a woman who has written a generous number of really great books. This isn't one of them. The story started out with an interesting premise but dipped into tedium rather soon.
Katie is running away from the only home she’s known; when her mother died she was handed over to the Schrader’s, who promptly turned her into a slave for 12 years. When she gets to town, she realizes the only job open to her is in a saloon.
When she arrives in the saloon, she is immediately befriended by John Roper, the foreman at a local ranch. When he sees the bruises and finds that she has no one to take care of her, he hires Katie to cook and wash for him.
The Schrader’s file charges against John for stealing Katie and raping her (both lies), the judge tells John to marry Katie to protect her – and himself. I had a problem with their ages: Katie isn't quite 18 and John is 30. I know May-December marriages were common in that day but Katie was incredibly innocent and naive. It was the combination of 12 years and Katie’s extreme lack of experience that I found troubling.
Another thing that grated was Katie calling John by his first name. Folks just didn’t do that, especially since the relationship was between employer and employee (at first).
In order to add drama to this pitiful tale, the author wrote John as having a cruel streak. It just didn’t fit the rest of the story; I know his history, but it just didn’t ring true.
Finally, Katie decided to be TSTL* late in the book. Between Katie’s strange behavior, a plot that really dragged and the book sounds like it had been written by Pollyanna, I was unimpressed.
* Too Stupid to Live
Katie is running away from the only home she’s known; when her mother died she was handed over to the Schrader’s, who promptly turned her into a slave for 12 years. When she gets to town, she realizes the only job open to her is in a saloon.
When she arrives in the saloon, she is immediately befriended by John Roper, the foreman at a local ranch. When he sees the bruises and finds that she has no one to take care of her, he hires Katie to cook and wash for him.
The Schrader’s file charges against John for stealing Katie and raping her (both lies), the judge tells John to marry Katie to protect her – and himself. I had a problem with their ages: Katie isn't quite 18 and John is 30. I know May-December marriages were common in that day but Katie was incredibly innocent and naive. It was the combination of 12 years and Katie’s extreme lack of experience that I found troubling.
Another thing that grated was Katie calling John by his first name. Folks just didn’t do that, especially since the relationship was between employer and employee (at first).
In order to add drama to this pitiful tale, the author wrote John as having a cruel streak. It just didn’t fit the rest of the story; I know his history, but it just didn’t ring true.
Finally, Katie decided to be TSTL* late in the book. Between Katie’s strange behavior, a plot that really dragged and the book sounds like it had been written by Pollyanna, I was unimpressed.
* Too Stupid to Live
October 27, 2021
Our poor abused h is 17 going on 12. She is not naive she is childish. Maybe from being beaten, starved and worked like a dog. She is very sweet but a little slow.
Our H is from the my dead wife was a slut so all women are not to be trusted school of heroes. Never a good sign. He went from dull to dumb in a heartbeat.
Last and definitely least was the h's father. He lived in the same town and owned two successful businesses. Yet he adopted her out as a toddler to the town loonies. Then never checked to see if she was being taken care of. Never questioned why she wasn't in school. Not to worry he suffer no ill will from our poor h. Not one harsh word. She should have hit him with a frying pan and kicked him out the door.
I can't say it's the worst book I ever read but it's certainly in the top ten. A dnf without a doubt.
Our H is from the my dead wife was a slut so all women are not to be trusted school of heroes. Never a good sign. He went from dull to dumb in a heartbeat.
Last and definitely least was the h's father. He lived in the same town and owned two successful businesses. Yet he adopted her out as a toddler to the town loonies. Then never checked to see if she was being taken care of. Never questioned why she wasn't in school. Not to worry he suffer no ill will from our poor h. Not one harsh word. She should have hit him with a frying pan and kicked him out the door.
I can't say it's the worst book I ever read but it's certainly in the top ten. A dnf without a doubt.
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October 19, 2017
I really liked this book. The H and the h both had some issues (his first wife cheated on him) and she was the daughter of a prostitute (known) and the saloon owner (unknown) who had been given to a couple who purportedly wanted children, but in reality wanted cheap slave labor. The H seemed to not be over his cheating wife as evidenced by his behavior his new (innocent) wife when another cowhand started pestering?? her. Because of the H's past he let past history color his attitude toward his new wife. Thankfully he got over himself and realized his love for her.
November 26, 2018
Don’t waste your time
Worst book ever. Which is too bad because I have really liked some of her other books. I couldn’t even finish this one. No plot to speak of. A boring, Stepford-like wife and her equally boring husband. I kept waiting for this story to go somewhere. Never did. Don’t waste your time with this one.
Worst book ever. Which is too bad because I have really liked some of her other books. I couldn’t even finish this one. No plot to speak of. A boring, Stepford-like wife and her equally boring husband. I kept waiting for this story to go somewhere. Never did. Don’t waste your time with this one.
March 29, 2017
*trigger*
Ok I totally forgot I read this one already and sad to say second time around, I still cannot like it better, though I did get a different take on things.
I still think h is way too ignorant and it does grind on one's nerves with how childlike she is. It just is a bit disturbing and creepy to see sexy scenes when she doesn't even seem to know what is going on and it seems more like H is taking advantage of her ignorance and her desire to please the H. Her about turn at the end doesn't really make her stronger or more confident for me, instead because she willfully ignore people that cares for her's wishes and also ignores the safety of herself and her child, she totally became tstl to me.
H is just as annoying. I really hate how horrible he is with our h when he's angry. I know this is probably a much older book and it probably really is not a big deal during the old times, but I seriously hate the bruises and more or less rapey scene there. I also think this conflict is totally ridiculous seeing as h is virtually afraid of every man around her, it seems incredible H can be so blinded by his own past, even when he's had time away to reflect upon it. There also is virtually no resolution or groveling at all. He basically just turned about when h is hurt, so no idea how awlful or long h will get it if she didn't get hurt. I didn't like how it fizzled out in the end all of a sudden.
The pace was pretty dull and slow at the beginning but picked up midway, but it was pretty
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It is just barely ok. I like the concept of the book but not the execution. A lot of times the dialogues are choppy, and have me flipping back to see if I had missed a page when the flow doesn't make much sense to me. The behaviours of the characters are also sometimes unbelievable as they are out of characters. I cannot fathom how they act that way after certain things happened. It is quite difficult to read so I cannot feel too much for the characters for reals.
I have difficulty suspending my disbelieve when reading this one. I just cannot believe the h is just so very naive to the point of being ignorant or stupid at times. At the beginning it makes sense she fears the H and then she trusts him and then all of a sudden she freaks out again. Then she seems to be totally ignorant about lots of things but then very competent about others. I kept thinking she is cut from the world but some of her actions don't tie with that though, so it just seems real forced. What happened at the finale is just a tstl moment. She obviously thinks she can handle the situation by stupidly risking herself and others to be there, but then she is just there to wait for the H to save her? Why put yourself there and risk his neck as well worrying about you in the first place? Cannot fathom her behavior...
The H though extremely sweet also has tstl moments. He knows how she fears men so I don't understand how the rage episode come into play. I understand he has issues to make it more interesting but the resolution of it just doesn't make sense. He never apologises for his actions when it matters and we never understand how he seems fine with it all of a sudden when h got hurt. I was rolling my eyes when h thinks H will not hurt her deliberately (really? When you still wear bruises on your arms? Where did that clever conviction come from?) The h, that we see as frank and quite open with the H all of a sudden just clams up, which is also weird as she is supposed to trust and rely on him enough to open up to him so that whole thing should have never happened. And there is no understanding from his pov acknowledging that h will never do him wrong, so I cannot help but wonder whether this will happen time and again. The h all of a sudden also just is fine with the whole very traumatic incident with no promises apologies from him. I will feel better is he sits down and really talk to her about his issues and her revealing thoughts that will alay his fear, so both will be sure this will never happen again.
There interaction is sweet though there is no realization from the h that she is falling for the H. She seems way too simple to even understand what that is when H tried to gauge her feelings.
The whole age difference also made me uneasy. She is way too young to even know of the existence of birds and bees (really working a farm all your life and no idea what that is???) and it just got me doubting if somewhere down the road she will have second thoughts. Then the H kept telling himself he is a benovolent brother figure and all of a sudden you see him kissing then lusting after her. Just again doesn't jive with his honorable and trustworthy character...
I think the order of this book also contributes to my discontent. They seem to be doing well to start with, for half of the book all we read about are sunshines and roses in great daily details. After the episode, we were just told that they were ok again and even being closer. Errr without talking things through? What is closer? Seems they got it as good as it gets right off the bat...hurrumph
The plot itself is simple, villains one dimensional. Characters' own stupidity contribute to the climax and we just see a whole bunch of people running around doing stupid things (seriously riding a horse when your are in labor????)
This is my first book with this author, whom I understand is a strong western one. There are a lot of great input and if the characters stay in characters and the order of the book is put in right sequence I will totally enjoy it. I know this book is not rated high in her pile so am hoping this is an old one and I will enjoy the next one more.
Ok I totally forgot I read this one already and sad to say second time around, I still cannot like it better, though I did get a different take on things.
I still think h is way too ignorant and it does grind on one's nerves with how childlike she is. It just is a bit disturbing and creepy to see sexy scenes when she doesn't even seem to know what is going on and it seems more like H is taking advantage of her ignorance and her desire to please the H. Her about turn at the end doesn't really make her stronger or more confident for me, instead because she willfully ignore people that cares for her's wishes and also ignores the safety of herself and her child, she totally became tstl to me.
H is just as annoying. I really hate how horrible he is with our h when he's angry. I know this is probably a much older book and it probably really is not a big deal during the old times, but I seriously hate the bruises and more or less rapey scene there. I also think this conflict is totally ridiculous seeing as h is virtually afraid of every man around her, it seems incredible H can be so blinded by his own past, even when he's had time away to reflect upon it. There also is virtually no resolution or groveling at all. He basically just turned about when h is hurt, so no idea how awlful or long h will get it if she didn't get hurt. I didn't like how it fizzled out in the end all of a sudden.
The pace was pretty dull and slow at the beginning but picked up midway, but it was pretty
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It is just barely ok. I like the concept of the book but not the execution. A lot of times the dialogues are choppy, and have me flipping back to see if I had missed a page when the flow doesn't make much sense to me. The behaviours of the characters are also sometimes unbelievable as they are out of characters. I cannot fathom how they act that way after certain things happened. It is quite difficult to read so I cannot feel too much for the characters for reals.
I have difficulty suspending my disbelieve when reading this one. I just cannot believe the h is just so very naive to the point of being ignorant or stupid at times. At the beginning it makes sense she fears the H and then she trusts him and then all of a sudden she freaks out again. Then she seems to be totally ignorant about lots of things but then very competent about others. I kept thinking she is cut from the world but some of her actions don't tie with that though, so it just seems real forced. What happened at the finale is just a tstl moment. She obviously thinks she can handle the situation by stupidly risking herself and others to be there, but then she is just there to wait for the H to save her? Why put yourself there and risk his neck as well worrying about you in the first place? Cannot fathom her behavior...
The H though extremely sweet also has tstl moments. He knows how she fears men so I don't understand how the rage episode come into play. I understand he has issues to make it more interesting but the resolution of it just doesn't make sense. He never apologises for his actions when it matters and we never understand how he seems fine with it all of a sudden when h got hurt. I was rolling my eyes when h thinks H will not hurt her deliberately (really? When you still wear bruises on your arms? Where did that clever conviction come from?) The h, that we see as frank and quite open with the H all of a sudden just clams up, which is also weird as she is supposed to trust and rely on him enough to open up to him so that whole thing should have never happened. And there is no understanding from his pov acknowledging that h will never do him wrong, so I cannot help but wonder whether this will happen time and again. The h all of a sudden also just is fine with the whole very traumatic incident with no promises apologies from him. I will feel better is he sits down and really talk to her about his issues and her revealing thoughts that will alay his fear, so both will be sure this will never happen again.
There interaction is sweet though there is no realization from the h that she is falling for the H. She seems way too simple to even understand what that is when H tried to gauge her feelings.
The whole age difference also made me uneasy. She is way too young to even know of the existence of birds and bees (really working a farm all your life and no idea what that is???) and it just got me doubting if somewhere down the road she will have second thoughts. Then the H kept telling himself he is a benovolent brother figure and all of a sudden you see him kissing then lusting after her. Just again doesn't jive with his honorable and trustworthy character...
I think the order of this book also contributes to my discontent. They seem to be doing well to start with, for half of the book all we read about are sunshines and roses in great daily details. After the episode, we were just told that they were ok again and even being closer. Errr without talking things through? What is closer? Seems they got it as good as it gets right off the bat...hurrumph
The plot itself is simple, villains one dimensional. Characters' own stupidity contribute to the climax and we just see a whole bunch of people running around doing stupid things (seriously riding a horse when your are in labor????)
This is my first book with this author, whom I understand is a strong western one. There are a lot of great input and if the characters stay in characters and the order of the book is put in right sequence I will totally enjoy it. I know this book is not rated high in her pile so am hoping this is an old one and I will enjoy the next one more.
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August 26, 2014
Bruised and battered, Katie stumbles into the Dogleg Saloon. John Roper realizes that she needs help and takes her to the kitchen where the cook feeds and tends to her. When they realize she needs protection John offers her a job as his housekeeper on the ranch where he is foreman. Katie is not quite 18 and innocent; the daughter of a deceased prostitute who was given into the Schrader's care when her mother died. They treated her as slave labor and now Jacob was trying to get in her bed; so far his wife had caught him, so she ran. The story is mostly set on the ranch with Katie learning what kindness is and determined to do a good job in exchange. Jacob & Agnes try to get her back which results in Katie and John marrying to protect her. John is a widower whose former wife was unfaithful resulting in a disease that killed her. His lack of trust is the second issue of the story. Both of these people come into their own during the story. Good story.
I had 1 issue with the story. It is stated at the beginning that it is set in Eden, Dakota Territory in 1890. And Dakota Territory is mentioned throughout the story. I am doing a 50 state challenge and wanted to determine which Dakota to use for this book. I figured Eden was fictitious and there was no major geographical or other town given, so I would end up just picking one. To my amazement when I Googled Eden Dakota Territory 1890 I found there was an Eden township in North Dakota, but also that North and South Dakota got their statehood in January of 1889 and there was no Dakota Territory in 1890. I little bit of a mistake that should have been easily caught.
I had 1 issue with the story. It is stated at the beginning that it is set in Eden, Dakota Territory in 1890. And Dakota Territory is mentioned throughout the story. I am doing a 50 state challenge and wanted to determine which Dakota to use for this book. I figured Eden was fictitious and there was no major geographical or other town given, so I would end up just picking one. To my amazement when I Googled Eden Dakota Territory 1890 I found there was an Eden township in North Dakota, but also that North and South Dakota got their statehood in January of 1889 and there was no Dakota Territory in 1890. I little bit of a mistake that should have been easily caught.
May 23, 2012
I was very disappointed with the book. I've read a couple of books by Carolyn Davidson, and loved then, but this is the second one that I didn't like. The beginning was amazing, but it slowly dwindled from there. I almost stopped reading it several times, but wanted to see if things changed.
I felt as though there was too much telling, and not enough showing. Not enough dialog. And I didn't like the main characters. The hero treated the heroin as a child, and really a child she appeared to be. She was too naive for me, and he was to knowing of her feelings on subjects he should not know of, being a man. There were a few opportunities to spice up the story but it didn't happen.
Since I've liked a couple of her books in the past, I'll most likely still give another a try. Even the best of authors can have a bad book now and again.
I felt as though there was too much telling, and not enough showing. Not enough dialog. And I didn't like the main characters. The hero treated the heroin as a child, and really a child she appeared to be. She was too naive for me, and he was to knowing of her feelings on subjects he should not know of, being a man. There were a few opportunities to spice up the story but it didn't happen.
Since I've liked a couple of her books in the past, I'll most likely still give another a try. Even the best of authors can have a bad book now and again.
February 20, 2010
When John the hero in this book forced himself on Katie I lost all interest in this book. It did not matter that Katie was his wife, it was still rape and unforgivable. I don't know what the author was thinking. I will not be buying another book by Davidson and this one will not be passed on. Instead it will be destroyed.
February 14, 2013
I loved 2/3 of this book.. those 2/3rds get 5 stars.
John was a great hero. At the beginning and end of the book he was almost perfect ::sigh:: ... but then for a small period towards the middle of the book he was a complete a$$.
Sweet heroine, and lovely secondary characters.
I love Carolyn Davidson's books and this was pretty close to 5 stars.
John was a great hero. At the beginning and end of the book he was almost perfect ::sigh:: ... but then for a small period towards the middle of the book he was a complete a$$.
Sweet heroine, and lovely secondary characters.
I love Carolyn Davidson's books and this was pretty close to 5 stars.
March 27, 2009
This lady is really becoming a favorite of mine. I love the way she crafts her characters and storylines. Also her storylines have a social problem involved in them. This one was of Abuse and it really had a HEa
March 30, 2009
Potential wallbanger. Honestly I just couldn't finish it. It started out good but then became wayyy too sappy.
March 23, 2009
Um...a simple formula that left me wanting. This book is like popcorn. You'll read it because it's there, but there's probably a better use of your time.
May 23, 2009
A little gooshy - even for me.
December 22, 2011
The story was a good story. The author does know how to write a page turner for certain. I likely once owned this book in paperback. :)
February 29, 2012
the characters were well developed and the story was engaging
February 10, 2013
Cheesy romance
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