Sweet Boundless (Diamond of the Rockies)
In The Rose Legacy, Carina DiGratia Shephard barely escaped the  hangman's noose thanks to her new husband, Quillan.  Unfortunately, she's had a hard time showing her appreciation  because he left Crystal, CO, almost as soon as he could get his  freight wagons hitched up. In the months that he has been gone,  Carina's appreciation and fledgling love have almost dried up,  and she is relying on her faith in God to keep her going as she  redirects her energy into a new businessAan Italian restaurant.  Quillan is drawn to Carina but fears that his questionable past  and lack of faith will impede their happiness together. He  therefore revisits his past, hoping to make peace with his  future by coming to terms with his abusive foster parents, and  he discovers a new belief in God. But it may have come too late,  as trouble at his mine, the New Boundless, almost kills Carina.  Heitzmann's adventurous Westerns (e.g., the "Rocky Mountain  Legacy" series) provide a crossover appeal with historical  romances and belong on the shelves next to Stephen Bly and Brock  Thoene.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.