The Bride of Willow Creek
Determined to put her past behind her and get on with her life,  Angelina Bartoli Holland heads for the Colorado mining town of  Willow Creek intending to divorce the husband she hasn't seen  since marrying him as a teenager ten years before. But when  finances force Angie and Sam to set up housekeeping together,  they gradually realize that they have somehow fallen in love  with the adults they both have become. In typical fashion,  Osborne reaches beyond the superficial to the true issues of  trust, guilt, and self-worth that motivate these realistic  characters, producing an emotionally involving story lightened  by humor. She is especially good at developing the relationship  between the protagonists both passionate and ambivalent and in  showing us the gradual but heartwarming rapprochement between  Angie and Sam's young daughters; the medical details surrounding  the physical disability of one of the girls add interest.  Although the solution to the underlying mystery could have been  better prepared, and the custody-seeking grandparents are  initially stereotypical, Osborne has produced another fast-paced  and well-written winner for her fans. Osborne (Silver Lining) is  a best-selling RITA Award- winning writer and lives in Colorado.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.