Review: Straight-up romance...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
This is the second book I've read by Elaine Cantrell. Her stories are straight-up-romance, no sex, no swearing, which I find quite refreshing.Having grown up on a farm in the middle of farm country, I resonated which much of this book. Her details of farm life were fairly spot-on.The people dynamics were interesting-- small town everyone knows your business, and farm life values and work ethics. Kara, the main character marries into farm life. Coming from a small town, it's culture shock. My mom went through that, and I think Cantrell wrote that very well.She covered a lot of ground in this book. Sibling rivalry over a man, parents' struggles to have their children love each other after a betrayal, a mother's struggle to accept a daughter in law she doesn't think is good enough-- or right for her son.Well done. Good writing. Good editing. Judged as a romance, 5 stars.