Daughter of Joy by Kathleen Morgan
Length: 261 pages
Price: $6.49 currently, though I think I paid $.99...must have been on a sale
Author Website: http://www.kathleenmorgan.com/index.html (photo credit)
Basic Premise: In search for an escape from the past that took her husband and son, Abigail Stanton takes on a job as the housekeeper of embittered and angry ranch owner Conor McKay, an man whose past is nearly as dark as her own.
My Take: 6 out of 10 (scale here)
This is a historical fiction piece set in Colorado in the late 1800s. I like that, and I like that the heroine is a woman of faith who believes, despite the terrible difficulties she faces in losing her family, that God's will is still being accomplished. Conor, who gave up on God a long time ago, finds Abby's fierce allegiance to God both annoying and unsettling, but he can't help being drawn to her. I was a fan of the writing style - it flowed easily and challenged me with some new vocabulary - but I felt the author left a bit too much to the imagination in some areas. I also felt the plot structure was very up and down. I understand some authors use this tack to keep the reader interested, but I personally felt it was a distraction from the development of the story. All these combine for my 6 rating. There are subsequent books, but I don't think I'll be reading them.
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