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Ashes in the Wind
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Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~*
I originally read Ashes In The Wind back in 1979.
I remember the date because I had just come home from the hospital with my first born Michael, who finally tied the knot this month with his partner and has given me two beautiful granddaughters.
Since this was another special moment in time, I decided to pick this "keeper" I had given five stars to back up to see if time had changed with how I felt then..and now.
Truthfully, I cant remember any of it...is it a wonder between feeding's, diaper chang
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Jena
Jun 27, 2009 rated it it was ok
Reread 2023 - 2 stars from 5.

Book’s too slow, and the romance doesn’t really start until 60%.
it’s a very thick book almost 700 pages, and I found myself bored most of the time.

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Safety
Ow drama : I didn’t remember any safety details from 20yr are ago (read this as a teen and I thought this was KW best book ever🙄🙄), but after sleeping with the h (drunken mistaken identity, he doesn’t know who he slept with, he still thinks h is a boy at this stage),
⛑️he ends up marrying her more beautiful
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Terri
Sep 29, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2020-books-read
This is a fun and charming story of a young girl who dresses herself as a boy to get work. She is working for a yankee surgeon which she dispises. but he is willing to help her out not knowing she is a girl. This masquerade does not fool this yankee for long and to love her sets a war deep inside him. Yet they join together to build a new life out of the ashes of the old. There are some funny parts in this book that has capture me to being one of my fav.Alaina and Cole are two characters you can ...more
Lisa
Aug 24, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kathleen Woodiwiss.: Ashes in the Wind. by Kathleen Woodiwiss (1979)
IUHoosier
Nov 16, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-2010
Jackie M
May 10, 2009 rated it really liked it
Nisha
Jun 23, 2009 marked it as did-not-finish
Sherron
Jun 24, 2009 rated it really liked it
Mona F
Jul 02, 2009 rated it really liked it
Kelly
Jul 04, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Mumsgang
Aug 11, 2009 marked it as to-read
Yulia
Nov 09, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: romance, historical
Cyndi Bryant
Jan 20, 2010 rated it liked it
Renee
Jan 24, 2010 marked it as to-read
KimKirt
Mar 03, 2010 rated it really liked it
Alda
May 14, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Stacey
Jun 30, 2010 marked it as to-read
Gigi
Jun 30, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: july-rec
Pollytipsy
Jul 23, 2010 rated it it was ok
Denise
Aug 02, 2010 rated it really liked it
Gaijinmama
Aug 04, 2010 marked it as to-read
Morena
Jan 06, 2011 rated it really liked it
Jessica B
Apr 19, 2011 marked it as to-read
Olga
Apr 24, 2011 marked it as to-read
Ria
May 16, 2011 marked it as to-read
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