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Then Came You (2013)

by Jillian Hart(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Smashwords Edition

review 1: Cute story. I enjoyed it but it felt disjointed and as if so much was missing. I understand it's part of a series but in my opinion even books that a part of a series should be able to be stand alone books. I liked the characters, but no so much the abrupt end of the book. It was like you are reading along on the kindle and then all of a sudden wham the books is finished and I felt like someone had just wacked off the back half of the book and left me hanging. I suppose if it had been an actual print copy I'd have realized the end was coming and prepared for it, or if I had stopped reading at some point I'd have seen the percentage left in the book to read, but as I started and was so into it I read straight through (I'm currently unemployed) I didn't realize that I ... morewas even near the end of the book!I'm not disappointed that I read it, and I'd recommend it, I'm just left bereft at the experience as a whole.
review 2: Being an indentured servant is no picnic for the servant, but by being one, freedom can be gained. In Maebry O'Riley's case, the terms of service were doubled. Seeking a life for herself and her sister away from her cruel, lecherous stepfather, she agreed to serve the time for both of them, fourteen years, to Maureen McPhee, owner of the Rocking M Ranch in Bluebell, Montana Territory. A crueler, more strict, ungrateful taskmaster could not have possibly been found. But Maebry had her dreams. Only she would never act on them. The debt to be paid to give her the freedom to have them was too great. So she dreamed.Love blooms under these most impossible odds. With a future uncertain once Maureen McPhee, the owner of her indentured contract dies, Maebry tries to keep the walls around her heart tall and unscaled. Wanting to discourage unwanted attentions from Lawrence Latimer, Maebry asks Gil Blackburn, the new ranch hand, to pretend to be her beau. Secretly she wishes it was true, but from a simple crush true love really does begin to blossom. Only the remaining years on her contract is a mountain neither of them can move. Gil wants to buy it from Maureen, but she refuses to sell, wanting Maebry as unhappy as she is. Maebry refuses to start a life with Gil under the same tremendous debt that wrecked her parents' lives. Through it all, true love continues to flourish. Could their love prevail? Would Maureen's heirs release her or would they simply move her away from the ranch? Or was her future to be a lonely, heartbroken spinster?I loved this sweet, romantic story. Well developed characters weaved a gentle love story through a well executed plot. From the first page to the last, I was totally engrossed in every page. As I turned each page, I felt as if I was there in their romance, uncertainly, and sacrifice. I empathized and sympathized with their plight as they struggled to grow their love and resign themselves to a distant future happily ever after. The scenery was vividly written and the dialogue was engrossing. I would recommend to all romance readers who want a good, clean romantic story faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. This prequel to The McPhee Clan series was very well written.5/5 stars Could love conquer all their demons? less

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