About the book:
These two may have met their match--in each other.
In the fine tradition established by her Southern grandmama, Aurora Daughtry has recently orchestrated the marriage of her eldest sister and facilitated her middle sister's engagement. Just when it seems there is nothing left to absorb her considerable talent for managing people, in walks federal deputy marshal Zane Sager.
But Zane is not at Daughtry House for a vacation. He's tracking a killer and collecting two key witnesses to a federal judge's murder.
Aurora takes it upon herself to disabuse the cynical lawman of his conviction that the world is out to get him. But just as she's on the verge of cracking Zane's defenses, the man he is after reminds him that no one he loves is safe. Ever.
My review:
This was an exciting story about a feisty Southern belle finding her way after the Civil War. Aurora was a force to behold, only nineteen yet full of plans. Very strong-willed, a little crazy and reckless, I shook my head a lot at her, sometimes laughing, sometimes in disbelief. I hadn't read the first two books so it was fun getting to know her sisters as well and can't wait to read their stories. This worked pretty well as a stand-alone but I wanted to know the backstories better. I liked how the sisters wanted to be useful, both during a tragedy and with helping the former black slaves make a life for themselves after the Civil War ended. One sister was helping them with their education and they had employed some of them as well. They had worshiped and ate with them. It was interesting learning more about the violence and unrest happening in the South during this period, a lot of it caused by the Klu Klux Klan, and how marshals and other lawmen were trying to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice. There was a lot of action, some romance which seemed a bit quick to me, some humor and faith as both Zane and Aurora were believers, along with most of her family. Her grandmother gets a special mention for also being a quirky and incredibly strong woman. I recommend this story if you like historical fiction.
I received this book free from Revell. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions are my own.
The Author
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Susannah Jones Beth White
Beth White's day job is teaching music at an inner-city high school in historic Mobile, Alabama. A native Mississippian, she writes historical romance with a Southern drawl and is the author of A Rebel Heart and A Reluctant Belle, as well as the...
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