Flint

by Norah Hess

Raised among outlaws, Lauren Hart has been taught to gamble to make her way in the world, but after one glance at Flint Mahone, her dreams of a decent life seem closer than ever--in the arms of a man who would do anything for his dead brother's orphaned children. Original.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Westerns, Historical

400 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001

About the author

Always a daydreamer, and often scolded for it by the grandmother who raised her, Norah Hess always wanted to be a writer. At eighteen, she was sent to Chicago to live with an aunt after her grandmother's death. It was there that she met her husband. After raising three children, Norah decided to write her first novel, and since then has had fifteen published romances. After her husband passed away, she and her two cats moved to Palm Springs, where the desert and mountains inspire her to write her Western romances.

Reviews

[Joshua · Rating 2 out of 5]

Historical romance is a very mixed bag. Sometimes you'll get a strong emphasis on the historical background with a decent amount of romance and family drama. Other times it's simply cheesy romance and smut set in a historical time period.

Then there are books like Flint, that are labeled "historical romance", but aren't historical or romantic.

I picked up this book not only because the font is huge(no, I'm not 87 years old, just a slow reader. Big font means faster reading) but also because I've heard nothing but good things about this author.

I would give you a brief synopsis on this book, but I'm having a hard time trying to remember what happened because of this author's jumpy and choppy writing style. The action scenes didn't make any sense, I was trying to figure out what was going on half the time. People were falling off horses and getting shot (?)
I enjoyed some of the romance between Flint and Lauren, but it never really got started. I kept waiting for something to happen, but nothing did. The heroine finally decides in the second to last page that she doesn't hate Flint anymore, I felt cheated. I got this book for free and I still feel like I want my money back.

It had it moments and I had some fun reading, so I'll give it an extra star for entertainment value.
I wont seek out Norah Hess books, but if I stumble upon another one, I'd be willing to give this author another chance.

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Irritating woman

Why tell us how good she is with a gun when she never uses one. Woman is irritating. Can't she at least try to fight back, even if it's just with words. Classic woman as lump of wood waiting for rescue.

[Catherine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Everything was far fetched and misspelled.

[Janet Holderman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books

[kattie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fluent

I loved this story, I recommend everyone to read this book, I look forward to reading more about her books. Kattie.

[Cassandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful!

[Greeneyes Belle28 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was alright. It's not one of my favorites. I found it very predictable. It was also quite lacking in excitement and detail.