Plot:
(From Amazon.com)- Catch a glimpse of Denali National Park through the eyes of four courageous women. Karon Granger beat cancer, but can she climb Mt. McKinley—the tallest mountain in North America? Is heiress Jolie Decouteau safe from the rugged terrain and an assassin? Will flightseeing tour guide Deline Tsosi uncover the sabotage that endangers her business—and find her heart melting for an Alaskan ranger? Can love conquer all when the past threatens the protective walls of Deanna Smith’s remote job? Will Denali spell disaster or dream-come-true romance?
My Initial Expectation:
I bought this book because I had finished Sagebrush Knights and didn't have another one in my possession. After reading a bunch of historical RA books, I was ready for a contemporary one. I've loved every RA or HP Alaska book I've read so I was really looking forward to this one.
My Thoughts:
This was a really good book. The first story was a little tough to get into but once I got going, I couldn't stop. I had a hard time keeping track of the male rangers. I had to keep going back to the other stories to remind me what ranger belonged to which heroine.
I'm not sure which story was my favorite. It was either the one about Jolie or the one about Deanna. I liked that in Jolie's story, David was super intense but sometimes he got too intense. But it really pushed the story along so I wasn't too worried about it.
I really liked the story about Deanna because her ranger- I think it was Logan- was very sweet and patient. He reminded me of my sweetheart, Ryan. Deanna's was also the most exciting of the four stories.
This book is very good summer reading.
Ratings:
(See rating chart on right)
Overall Concept-5
Plot-4
Loveability of Characters-4
Cover Appeal-4
Overall Rating-4
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Plot:
(From Amazon.com)- Journey along with the four Gerhard sisters as they head to Wyoming Territory in search of husbands and discover that happy endings are not ready-made. Evelyn arrives in Wyoming with a secret and a grudge, only to find her prospective groom holds a secret, too. Jane vies for the attention of her workaholic husband who is bent on saving his ranch even if it means losing love. Gwendolyn’s would-be husband dies, leaving her to the will of another man. And Emmeline’s knight-in-shining-armor herds sheep instead of cattle. Will love prevail, or will their journeys have not so happy endings?
My Initial Expectation:
My first thought when I picked up the book was, 'Great, another Wyoming story.' However it is Romancing America so I wasn't too turned off by it. I loved the cover and was interested to see which character was the one on the cover (for the record, I believe it's Emmeline). I'm starting to enjoy the stories that are linked together as opposed to the stand alone ones so I was looking forward to that part.
My Thoughts:
I LOVED this book. The stories were super short, though. We're beginning to see the ones that were written for four-in-one books as opposed to Heartsong Presents novellas combined into a volume of three or four. My favorite one was the one about Emmeline marry the shepherd. This was the one when all the sisters come together and the stories are wrapped up.
The one thing that I was super curious about was how Vetsch was going to handle the wedding night what with this being a story about mail order brides. I was concerned that each story was going to be the same. It had all the potential of being the same old story of the characters keeping each other at arm's length until they finally fell in love. This book wasn't like that at all. Each set of characters had their own story and their own way of handling the potential awkwardness of the wedding night.
This is a good read and I highly recommend it.
Ratings:
(See rating chart on right)
Overall Concept-4
Plot-5
Loveability of Characters-4
Cover Appeal-5
Overall Rating-5
