Review: 3.5 stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2014
I am astonished by my first Kathleen O'Brien book.  The story is complex with each role playing a major role in the over all development of the story.  I've read all of the Brides series books and while I struggled to read the story, I got the characters. I loved Marly; she's fierce and very strong when it comes to her principles.  My heart broke when the circumstances behind her return home were revealed.As someone who swoons over reunion romances, I was a huge fan of Drake in the book.  I did start to waiver in my dedication to him when it became to light things weren't as clear cut as they seemed, but as it turns out, I didn't need to worry at all.It was great to return to Marietta, Montana and learn more about the city and meet some new inhabitants.  I struggled to connect with the story.  That click or immersion I've felt all the other Brides stories just didn't happen for me.I will of course try re-reading the book again later and have no doubt the distance I felt will no longer be there.