Review: An Engaging Period Piece
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2013
I read the reviews before I bought the book.  Most of the bad reviews dealt with the heroine not being strong enough or the hero being too gruff.  I have to think that those people either don't know much about the time period the book is set in or simply don't care.  They seem to want every book to star Zena Warrior Princess and a Metrosexual hero.  This book isn't that.The hero is strong, protective, extremely hard working and most assuredly flawed.  He's controlling, grumpy, tends to speak without thinking and is jealous as hell.  He is also the king of his little kingdom in Virginia and expects everyone to jump when he speaks or, as the case occasionally is, snaps his arrogant fingers.The heroine comes from extreme poverty.  Living in a shanty town, starving and with an abusive father.  She's naturally afraid when her husband gets angry.  She tries very hard to please.  The book is written about a time when the wedding vows included obedience and it was taken seriously.I wont comment on the story line as I don't want to ruin it for anyone except to say that it was engaging, moved forward at a decent clip and kept me entertained.  There were few editing errors and only one time in the story when I stopped reading and said, "Wait, what?"  She went to get a box of tissues and I wondered to myself if they had tissues during the Great Depression.  Also, I should add that while she keeps expecting him to beat her because of growing up with her abusive father, he never hits her.I recommend this book and will read more of the author.