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Promise of Spring
When Eastern aristocrat True Tucker left her lush way of life in Charlotte to travel to the untamed western town of Rimrock to spend the winter with her sisters, she never imagined where the trip would lead. Events beyond her control force her to find refuge in a small mountain cabin with a devilishly handsome man and his young daughter. She knows her life is about to change forever when her feelings for him make her forget she is promised to another man. After a few nights in his strong arms, True suddenly questions where she belongs and who she belongs with. Sam Barkley had long ago given up on finding love after the death of his wife and he certainly didn’t expect to find the beautiful blond woman lost in the mountains. After she saves his daughter’s life at the risk of her own, he can no longer fight the growing love he has for her. Just one taste of her untamed passion leaves him craving more and he can’t let her go. Sam has until spring to try to convince True to stay in Rimrock with him, because he knows that’s exactly where she belongsWinner of the 2020 Beverly Award for Historical RomanceWinner of the 2021 Chatelaine AwardWinner of Silver medal in the Independent Publisher Award 2021
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2019
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May 7, 2021
Super Sweet
Promise of Spring is set in 1839, in what would today be Wyoming. At the time, I think it would have been part of the Missouri Territory.
A young woman named True Tucker arrives on the frontier from Charlotte, hoping to find her sisters, Joanna, and Shyfawn. Love that unique name, Shyfawn!
After having travelled with a wagon train along the Oregon Trail, True meets a guide at the trading post who was sent to escort her to a remote town. (It’s not a part of this book, but I can’t help but think the wagon train that True travelled with was doomed. There’s no way they could make it to Oregon before winter, I’m sure.)
When True steps off to answer nature’s call, bandits attack her guide, and True is forced to flee into the unknown wilderness. Miraculously, True finds a single father, Sam, and his young daughter, Marie, in a small cabin. She arrives just in time to save Marie from death by drowning. True herself is injured and unable to travel, and an early snowstorm blocks the path to town. She is “stuck” in tight quarters with strangers, and of course, Sam likes the way she looks in his shirt.
True has been questioning her engagement to a prominent man named Steven. She planned to spend the winter with her sisters before returning to Charlotte in the Spring. Will she return to Charlotte and marry Steven or will she fall for the single dad in the wilderness cabin?
Other than the fact that it is set in the mountains of Wyoming, my favorite thing about this book is its supernatural elements. True has visions, and Shyfawn can heal people with her touch. Johanna seems to know when her sisters are in trouble, and she can throw a punch.
There are villains, trials, and tribulations in this book, yet overall it is super-sweet. Niceness, goodness, and likeability ooze out from between the pages. For example, the little girl, Marie is never naughty, but rather, almost angelic. It’s enough to make you want to jump in a time machine and move to Wyoming.
I haven’t mentioned much about the romance, or the happy ending, but I’m certain that fans of Western Romance will also love Promise of Spring.
Promise of Spring is set in 1839, in what would today be Wyoming. At the time, I think it would have been part of the Missouri Territory.
A young woman named True Tucker arrives on the frontier from Charlotte, hoping to find her sisters, Joanna, and Shyfawn. Love that unique name, Shyfawn!
After having travelled with a wagon train along the Oregon Trail, True meets a guide at the trading post who was sent to escort her to a remote town. (It’s not a part of this book, but I can’t help but think the wagon train that True travelled with was doomed. There’s no way they could make it to Oregon before winter, I’m sure.)
When True steps off to answer nature’s call, bandits attack her guide, and True is forced to flee into the unknown wilderness. Miraculously, True finds a single father, Sam, and his young daughter, Marie, in a small cabin. She arrives just in time to save Marie from death by drowning. True herself is injured and unable to travel, and an early snowstorm blocks the path to town. She is “stuck” in tight quarters with strangers, and of course, Sam likes the way she looks in his shirt.
True has been questioning her engagement to a prominent man named Steven. She planned to spend the winter with her sisters before returning to Charlotte in the Spring. Will she return to Charlotte and marry Steven or will she fall for the single dad in the wilderness cabin?
Other than the fact that it is set in the mountains of Wyoming, my favorite thing about this book is its supernatural elements. True has visions, and Shyfawn can heal people with her touch. Johanna seems to know when her sisters are in trouble, and she can throw a punch.
There are villains, trials, and tribulations in this book, yet overall it is super-sweet. Niceness, goodness, and likeability ooze out from between the pages. For example, the little girl, Marie is never naughty, but rather, almost angelic. It’s enough to make you want to jump in a time machine and move to Wyoming.
I haven’t mentioned much about the romance, or the happy ending, but I’m certain that fans of Western Romance will also love Promise of Spring.
April 7, 2021
Promise of Spring is a historical with a bit of a twist.
True and Sam meet under unusual circumstances and I enjoyed seeing them meet and get to know each other. The first part of the book is sweet and a bit spicy.
True has a unique family and seeing her with them made me both like her and feel frustrations with her. I was equally frustrated with Sam and their in ability to communicate. I wished that the chracters could see what was obvious to the reader (and the secondary cast of the book).
Add in an element of intrigue and this is a fun read about a family I’d like to get to know better.
True and Sam meet under unusual circumstances and I enjoyed seeing them meet and get to know each other. The first part of the book is sweet and a bit spicy.
True has a unique family and seeing her with them made me both like her and feel frustrations with her. I was equally frustrated with Sam and their in ability to communicate. I wished that the chracters could see what was obvious to the reader (and the secondary cast of the book).
Add in an element of intrigue and this is a fun read about a family I’d like to get to know better.
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