Review: An interesting story, but a flat romance
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2014
This was an interesting historical story about a woman who leaves an easy but dull life in Charleston to head to the wilds of Texas. She picks up two adorable girls and, even though she never wanted children, quickly becomes maternal toward them. I enjoyed the characters and can't fault the author in her descriptive style. Each character had his/her clearly defined personality. But she did not invest nearly enough time in a budding relationship between Camilla and Blake. Blake spent too long fighting his demons and not confiding in anyone. Wiley - a former ranch hand who returns to help out - spent more quality time with Camilla and the girls, and was warmer towards them than Blake. I was actually half hoping she would end up with Wiley. Blake spent too much time away and I never really accepted that they could love each other when they hardly spent time together, not to mention they shared one very chaste kiss and that was all. I agree with another reader as well in that, for a supposedly "independent woman" Camilla never did anything!! She basically helped out around the house a bit but that was all. How was this life different from her pampered one? Why wasn't she doing something that she'd always wanted to try and accomplish? That part was very disappointing.The action and story with the girls was good, so if you enjoy those things you might enjoy the story, but the romance is very flat and unbelievable...at least to me.