Beyond the Promise

by Barbara Bickmore

While on vacation in Cougar Valley, Oregon, with her best friend Annie, Boston lawyer Cat Browning meets charming Scott McCullough and marries him, but amidst the joy and wonderment, dark family secrets threaten their love and force Cat to make choices that will change her life forever. Reprint.

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

BARBARA BICKMORE wrote her first short story at seven and has been writing ever since. Her dream to become a published writer came true when EAST OF THE SUN was published in 1988. As her heroines grow they become women who make a difference and don't settle for living life the way society dictates. Readers will experience sorrow, pain, happiness, romance, love and will enjoy growing with the heroines as they rise to life's challenges.

Reviews

[Koki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Barbara píše zaujímavo, pútavo, a hoci spočiatku sa mi videlo všetko až priveľmi zidealizované, niečo ma poháňalo čítať knihu ďalej. Čakala som na moment, kedy sa tá sladkosť, tá všetka dobrota zlomí, kedy ju jednoducho niečo naruší. A dočkala som sa (musím priznať, že v niektorých momentoch som si pomyslela, že tých nepríjemností je zrazu akosi priveľa).

Páčilo sa mi, ako spisovateľka vybičovala emócie - najmä vo vzťahu Cat a Reda. To bolo až na neuverenie. Stále som si hovorila: teraz to príde. No nechodilo... (ako inak, nakoniec som sa dočkala ;-) )

V každom prípade prekvapivé, príjemné čítanie a rozhodne odporúčam zaradiť autorku do knižnice. Dokáže aj zo zdanlivo nenáročného deja vykresať zaujímavú pointu. Ja už mám na nočnom stolíku rozčítanú ďalšiu Bickmorovej knihu ;-)

[Jim Bondy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite Barbara Bickmore book is The Moon Below but I plan to read them all.

I love reading about strong woman. I am captivated with their ups and downs as I go through life with them.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This bordered on being a "romance" novel but I liked it anyway. Family drama set in Oregon with lots of twists and turns. Enjoyable read. Would be a great series for TV.

[Leah Carlson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although this was enjoyable and captured my attention, it was certainly full of some strange twists and turns.

[Beverly Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of her books. Strong women, saga's, historical, very discriptive. I can't put them down and have several of them two or three times.

[Eileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good beach read. A family saga with just the right amount of characters (easy to follow), intrigue,loss,devastating secrets, and lots of romance(!)

[Jackie Simons]

Read 2/01

[Maria Finnerup · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love, love, LOVE this book!
I got it when i was 14 years old, and i have read it at least once every year since.
It's a fantastic love story, with wounderful twitst asnd turns :D

[Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nederlandse boektitel: Catherine