Another piece of artistry from LaVyrle Spencer. Fans won't be disappointed. Spencer is so good at confronting reality and telling like it really is. And she knows how to identify and convey the inner yearnings and insecurities of the human heart. She brings yesteryear alive with a refreshing frankness and candour and has a talent to bring some magic to the everyday and routine. Keeps you entertained from the opening word to the closing period. While this book parades as an innocent romance it...

Another piece of artistry from LaVyrle Spencer. Fans won't be disappointed. Spencer is so good at confronting reality and telling like it really is. And she knows how to identify and convey the inner yearnings and insecurities of the human heart. She brings yesteryear alive with a refreshing frankness and candour and has a talent to bring some magic to the everyday and routine. Keeps you entertained from the opening word to the closing period. While this book parades as an innocent romance it deals with some hefty subject matter - this story has some teeth to it.

Love, love, love. A beautiful story of forgiveness, redemption, and the amazing power of love. Spencer is fantastic at weaving a story and creating characters that we can believe in because they could be US.

Love, love, love. A beautiful story of forgiveness, redemption, and the amazing power of love. Spencer is fantastic at weaving a story and creating characters that we can believe in because they could be US.

Sarah Merritt has come to Deadwood to start a newspaper and to find her sister Addie. She immediately tangles with Marshal Noah Campbell and ends up in jail. This is one of those enemies-to-lovers tropes, but it also has a slow burn, sometimes too slow. It's a double romance also, as Addie has been working as a prostitute. Sarah tries to rescue her, but it isn't very easy.
This author is great to read as she really researches her historical details. I liked learning about early gold mining, ...

Sarah Merritt has come to Deadwood to start a newspaper and to find her sister Addie. She immediately tangles with Marshal Noah Campbell and ends up in jail. This is one of those enemies-to-lovers tropes, but it also has a slow burn, sometimes too slow. It's a double romance also, as Addie has been working as a prostitute. Sarah tries to rescue her, but it isn't very easy.
This author is great to read as she really researches her historical details. I liked learning about early gold mining, Deadwood, and printing, as well as a wealth of other knowledge about the late nineteenth century.
The romances were good, though I couldn't always sympathize with Sarah's fits-and-starts attitude toward Noah. No spoilers but I think I liked the secondary romance better.

Wonderful read! This gifted wordsmith draws the reader into the depth of the characters' conflicts yet shows great time-honored wisdom in resolution. O on one who has lived richly can write this richly!

Wonderful read! This gifted wordsmith draws the reader into the depth of the characters' conflicts yet shows great time-honored wisdom in resolution. O on one who has lived richly can write this richly!

Although this book is not as good as some of Spencer's other books, I still enjoyed it. I like the strong independence of the heroine and her interaction with the "hero". I would recommend this book to anyone who likes this genre and even to those who only read the historic romances occasionally

Although this book is not as good as some of Spencer's other books, I still enjoyed it. I like the strong independence of the heroine and her interaction with the "hero". I would recommend this book to anyone who likes this genre and even to those who only read the historic romances occasionally