Review: Excellent read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
Reviewed by Linda Hays-Gibbsfor TheRomanceReviews.comThis story opens in 1845 New York with Cara Lee Fisher in labor, being taunted by her horrible husband. Gordon Fisher seems to have no heart, as he callously tells his poor wife she is going to die, and he's taking his heir and son and leaving her. He leaves with his son, but after he left, his wife gives birth to another son and dies. As the midwife doesn't know the woman's or the man's name, she takes the baby home with her.Fast forward to 1870 in California, and Jeb is in jail for a murder he did not commit. When confronted with his own face on a wanted poster, he was at a loss to explain. He got a chance to escape because there was a sort of riot at the prison. He escapes to San Francisco and hides out in a whorehouse. When a posse comes searching for him in that establishment, the owner hides him. He finds the owner, who is twenty years older than him, very alluring, and he can't understand why he is so attracted to her.In fact, Lily Frontiere is the daughter of the Madame of the whorehouse, but with her mother ill, Lil had no choice but to take her mother's place in disguise.In a stroke of luck, Jeb wins that very same whorehouse and falls madly in love with Lil. However, Lil can't seem to define her feelings because she doesn't trust men. It's hard for her, too, for her mother is dying.But Jeb has other problems, namely his nasty twin brother Cal and Simon Morgan, the man Jeb swore to avenge for his friend's death.This story twists and turns your heart into a romantic fantasy with unusual style. The characters have their own personalities and voice. It was like they lived for you. I was totally fascinated with the journey that all the characters took.I enjoyed the detail and scene setting, too. I gave it five stars for carrying my emotions through the gamut. It was a very nice historical romance.