Hannah Hoffman Clark is the spirited young wife of Denver City's only preacher, Frank Clark. After arriving by wagon to the howling wilderness of the unexplored west, they settled on land, built a home, and began what they thought would be a long and prosperous life together. After an accident leaves Frank without feeling in his legs, the dream of self-sufficiency suddenly slips away, but even more tragedy is on the horizon for Hannah.Once widowed, she struggles to cope with her loss, relying on those her husband had hired, especially Nathan Weaver, a no good gambler and drunkard. While the tenuous hold she has on her sanity crumbles, her connection with Nathan becomes something far greater than she could have ever imagined, but her family ...
This Western give to us some advantages, like this :
1. 5 star writing skills
What I LOVED about this book:
the author sucked me into the characters from the very first page. Each and every one is well rounded and unique. I loved the playful banter between the man and wife, this kind of writing 'shows rather than tells' us their personalities so right from the start it felt like I knew them. She loves her husband and the reader does too which is why 'what happens' is so traumatic.
I won't be spoiling it (cos you know from the title what happens) but the emotion portrayed is raw and gutsy; the first half of the book my heart was in my throat. I like a book that can trigger emotion from the reader. I want to CARE what happens to the characters and I did.
What I DIDN'T like about the book:
I thought that the intimate interaction between husband and wife was borderline smutty. While not neccesarily explicit I suppose if you were to give it a TV rating it would be a strong PG-13 (but that being said I would not recommend this...
2. Not Christian romance!!
Why was this book in the Christian fiction section? When I read Christian books I don't want to read about sex. Someone said it wasn't explicit content. Maybe PG-13. Well, I'm here to tell you not to read this book if enjoy clean, Christian romance!
Need more appointment... ?
Unexpected Pleasure
I had the unexpected pleasure of reading a first work by Carre White. This story about the first of four sisters to make her way to Denver City is an original attempt to capture the atmosphere of an era of settlement, while examining relationships forged during that era. The hazards of frontier life, the changing times, and the flux of events and their effects on frontier men and women are treated with plausible situations, characters and dialogue. In addition to action scenes, there is realistic detail and common sense lessons that emerge from the actions and dialogue of the characters. Ms. White, through her believable characters and realistic dialogue captures the essence of the Christian work ethic. She also combines this with an effective handling of the emotional attraction between the main characters. Denver City has it all: a saloon, a parlor house and a church. The problems of alcoholism, prostitution and isolation are handled with a light, non-sermonizing touch, and...
More information by click here.
