Review: Good Story but Explicit
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2012
Laura was the poor girl, who everyone seemed to despise or ignore, because of her swindling father. She worked two jobs, and her father still took everything he could. But, she had tried her best to be different from him. When, he forced her to crawl in bed with Jake, so they'd have to marry, and her father could get his hands on some of Jake's money, she was ashamed. She agreed so her father wouldn't sell her to a seedy miner, plus she'd loved Jake for a long time.Jake awoke with Laura Gibbs naked beside him in his bed, and he couldn't remember a thing. When her father rushed in demanding they marry, he was furious. He was an honorable man, so he would marry her, but he vowed her old man wouldn't get any money from it. He wrapped himself in his anger, and, although he kept his distance from Laura, he never mistreated her, but he failed to realize how lonely and isolated his wife had become.This novella has a lot going for it. I loved Laura and liked Jake. The plot was interesting, although Laura's father may have been painted a little too black and evil. The only parts I object to are the profanity and explicit sex. Ever though they were married, I didn't need all the details, including explicit terminology. At first I thought it was going to be a five, but, although the story is good, the obscenities were too pervasive. The viewpoint also switched back and forth with no indication, and there were missing commas. In the end, I gave 3.5 stars for the strong story, which rounded up to a four.