Review: Not much of a romance
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
While many parts of this story were interesting, it was not much of a romance if that's what you are looking for. Julie's experiences starting up a school in Montana were interesting, as were her interactions with the children at the school and the townspeople, but there wasn't much spark between her and the sheriff. I was frustrated by their lack of interactions...they didn't even spend any time alone together until 70% of the book was over. I didn't care for how Jake continually put himself down. He wasn't the strong, male lead that I enjoy reading because he was too busy feeling sorry for himself and thinking he wasn't good enough for Julie. There were also some very unrealistic parts to the story. For instance, how could Julie, who only rode side-saddle in New York, ride a wild stallion bareback across the plains? The ending also was very anti-climatic and even a let down.SPOILER! I did not like at all the fact that she could return to NY and send no word to Jake for a year, then return and expect him to marry her. Very unrealistic and too simplistic! There are much better stories out there if you are looking for romance.