Review: Very interesting!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2011
Chloe Maitland is a very hard working young woman who tries desperately to save the house she inherited from her father from foreclosure. Except for the mortgage on the house, her father left her a smithy behind the house but Chloe can't work the shop by herself, neither can she find a blacksmith in the small town she has been living all her life, which is past the gold fever and in a desolate economic condition. Chloe advertised in a local paper for a blacksmith but nobody showed up since she can't offer anything else besides board and lodging.  Every day that passes increases her despair until one day a stranger arrives in her yard and breaks down  with a heat stroke - he read the add and applies for the position but right now he isn't in any position to help Chloe. Anyway, she patches him up and although she doesn't really want to hire him she sees no way out and Travis McGuire starts working for her. However, the coexistence between Travis and Chloe is anything but peaceful: she's strong-minded and bullheaded, he's insulting and relentless and the sparks fly!What a wonderful story! The plot started out a bit slow but was then elaborated into a beautiful love story that offered successful as well as entertaining twists and turns.Chloe was a wonderful heroine. Life sure wasn't nice to her and she tried to shield herself from further pain by raising an emotional wall around herself.  However, when she finally finds love she is willing to begin a new life even if this new start would offer her even less than she had until now in terms of belongings and securities.Travis was a very complex character who also suffered a lot during his life.  It was very interesting to observe that his initial "disliking" of Chloe's appearance and attitude changed into love and that he would have sacrificed his life for Chloe's safety. Absolutely adorable!By the way: there was a villain who was interesting  personality and somewhere a bounty hunter was involved and played a major role in the development of the plot.An absolutely recommendable book about real love and second chances in life!