Review: Sweet Historical
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
What a wonderfully sweet historical romance!This is a story about Rosalie, who has just found out that her husband to be has a mistress on the side.  Unfortunately, everyone but Rosalie thinks this is perfectly fine and acceptable.  That's how her journey begins, but definitely not how it ends.On her travels she meets Garrett, who... upon first meeting seems to be of a similar nature to the man she just left.  There's a few surprises behind this rough and rugged marshal, though, and the story definitely keeps you guessing.  Is he easy with the woman, or is there more to this man than first appearances show?What I liked about this story is the journey.  Most of it takes place during traveling, with everything changing, but it's not just the locale that changes, too.  Rosalie has been somewhat sheltered her entire life, with people never really telling her much of anything, and letting her daydream and romanticize about everything.  I don't think her romantic views of what the world should be are that farfetched, but people tell her to let her husband dally, and that marriage isn't about love it's about comfort and social status.  This and that, and...Well, Rosalie's going to prove them wrong.  She doesn't know how she's going to do that at first, and she basically goes out on a huge limb to figure out her way in life, but eventually she makes it.  And... maybe a rough and rugged marshal can help her out on the way.  Maybe she'll help him, too.  Maybe it's hard to know exactly what you want, and you might not see it at first, but it's bound to come around at some point in time.I loved the historical setting.  The vernacular was wonderful, too.  It wasn't too over the top, but I definitely got a hint of the past and a bit of twang in a lot of the dialogue.  The coming of age themes along with a hope for the romantic were my favorite parts, and Rosalie and Garrett just go so well together, too.  If you like sweet historical romance, I'd definitely suggest giving this a read.  You really won't be disappointed!