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Emmy's Equal (2009)

by Marcia Gruver(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1602602077 (ISBN13: 9781602602076)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Barbour Books

series

Texas Fortunes Trilogy

review 1: Emmy's EqualMarcia Gruver 2009ISBN 978-1-60260-207-6Barbour PublishingHistorical Fiction 1906This is the third book of The Texas Fortunes series.Emmy is from Humble, Texas. She always seem to be in some trouble or another as if it finds her. Her parents are going to South Texas so her Aunt Bertha can buy some cattle. Emmy is hoping to go to St. Louis to visit with Charity, Aunt Bertha's daughter, who is like a sister to her. Charity married and now has a son. Her parents decide she will come with. Emmy dreads this as her father has been distant with her for many years. He traveled often and she grew close to their ranch hand, Nash, who was more like a father to her. They are going to be staying at the Rawson Ranch, a friend of her fathers from England that he has not seen ... morefor many a year.Diego has spent many years searching for who he is. His father was a Spaniard and his mother Choctaw. After his fathers death they moved back with the Choctaw people until Diego grew restless and went in search of any relations of his father. When he ended up working on the Rawson Ranch and became foreman he built a small home for his mother and moved her with him. Mr. Rawson treated him as his son, if only he would have treated his own son as well. Cutty was always trying to please his father but ranching was not his desire.We see how important it is to wait upon God for the right person to spend our life with. Diego feels that Greta Rawson is the most beautiful woman and that he should court her. His mother disagrees. When Emily Dane arrives at the ranch with her family Diego is smitten. Suddenly Greta pales next to Emmy.Diego's mother sees the fire in Emmy and rejects her immediately. Before Emmy had accepted the Lord she was more like the girl others assumed she was. Because of her beauty all havoc breaks out. Greta is jealous, Diego and Cutty's relationship changes, Rosita the cook don't like her because she feels she is bewitching the men and causing trouble.Received book from NetGalley for review
review 2: I think it was ridiculous that Emmy and Diego were just magically in love when they hardly had a conversation during the book. Also, with such lack of conversation how did they know that the other was a Christian? I also have a problem with the fact that Emmy never gets to prove herself, but only acts the unfortunate fool female who tries, but isn't quite able to help out. As such a headstrong and passionate girl, I think her disastrous search trips only helped to dampen her character, not develop it. The book had good writing, but unfortunate story flaws. less

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