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A really good Western romanceAugust 20, 2008 When Sarah Conway's mother dies, her father decides to leave his young daughter in a boarding school in the safe east of the USA while he goes off to Arizona to find gold. They stay in contact through letters in which he tells Sarah about his great success at mining and what a fine house he has built. When she is old enough, she decides to surprise her father with a visit. Unfortunately, she is in for more than one surprise. Not only has her father merely a small adobe hut out in the wilderness and (seemingly) no great success with his mine, but just days before her arrival he is killed when his mine caves in. So there she is: A fine young lady from the east stuck in a hut several miles from a smalltown in the Wild West. Luckily for her, she encounters Jake Redman, part Apache and part white and - as a result - not accepted by either society. The attraction between them is immediate and strong, but their backgrounds are so different that both feel that they don't really suit each other. But then Sarah is faced with great danger and Jake is the only one who can save her... This is a solid western romance which seems realistic and well-researched, isn't biased when it comes to whites and natives, but shows the positive and negative sides of both, and has a great love story. I like both characters. They could easily be clichees, but aren't, and they have depths that make reading their story interesting. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it, even if you aren't usually that interested in this genre. Just as some background information: This is a reprint of the novel published under the same title in1989.Sam's Creed (Hell's Eight Erotic Adventures)Caine's Reckoning (Hell's Eight Erotic Adventures)
Western cliches with romantic formula overlaySeptember 16, 2007 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In this novel Nora Roberts uses just about every western fiction cliche imagineable and mixes them with her romantic, softcore romance formula. It doesn't work. At least, it didn't work for me.
There's the stylish, educated pretty young woman just arrived from the East to visit her sourdough Daddy, except he just died when his gold mine collapsed (or was there foul play?). She's all alone in the Arizona desert with no one to protect her from Apaches, from mysterious killers, from someone who wants her land (could there be gold in that mine?), worthless as it seems. But wait, there is someone to look out for her, a steely-eyed Lochinvar gunslinger, faster than fast with his Colt 45, and he is smitten, as if I didn't guess the first time he came into view. Guess what happens. If you've read any other Nora Roberts novels, you already know. Personally, I prefer books where I don't know what will happen next.
Usually Ms. Roberts takes the reader to a time and place with great skill, but having read some really good westerns, I wasn't along on the ride this time. Saving the pretty orphaned maid from those who would cheat her out of her land is a plot line that has been done to death. Let it go. I'm sure it probably happened a couple of times in actual fact, but it has happened way too many times in fiction.
As a postscript--I may have lost track of the times that Sarah's one-fourth Apache gunslinger saved her life, twice from Indians, once from another gunslinger, once from a demimonde in the local saloon, from unscrupulous land grabbers, etc. It was nice of him. But it became a little silly after a time.
A WESTERN TO LOVESeptember 15, 2007 Found this old book by Nora in a used book store. Love westerns and a Nora Roberts book is hardly a waste of money! This book was fun to read. Many smiles. A sweet,innocent Easterner and a toughened 'breed'. Nora's men are to die for! Butting heads; locking lips.
Lots of action, love and excitement. Read the book in one day by the pool. Enjoyed this oldie!
A cute classic from a much-loved authorJune 30, 2007 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'd been steering myself away from historical romances, particularly westerns, which is probably why this one languished on my bookshelf for so long. I should have read it sooner, because it was very engaging! Surprising, I enjoyed it better than the contemporary story that it is based on, Loving Jack (Love by Design). Sarah and Jake were well-drawn characters with great chemistry - I liked the way they interacted with each other. I also liked the sisterly friendship between Sarah and Liza.
Really loved this book.April 12, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Read it twice in Paperback, which I purchased twice because I lost my first copy and now I'm going to get it in hardback to add to my collection.
Great book, funny, heart wrenching and believable (as much as a romance novel can be). I personally think it's a great read, characters have depth and you can feel the love they have for each other.
