Between the Lines
Kathy OttenHistorical romance
Available from The Wild Rose Press
ISBN: 1-60154-264-X
July 2008
| Meg Greyson was tired of having her father and all her brothers telling her what to do. She was always being second-guessed and told what she could, and could not, do. She had been corresponding with Mr. Kelly and he asked her to join him. She got off at the Spring Creek Stage Depot and Freight Office but no one was there to meet her. She had traveled with one brother, Tom, who pretended to be looking for property for his employer. Soon all her brothers would appear under various disguises.
Mr. Kelly had gone into town to pick up the shingles that his partner (boss) had ordered. When Meg approached him, he had no idea who she was or what she wanted. He could not believe that she actually was going to the Rocking W Ranch with him. He thought she would run when he refused to marry her. Convinced that she was being paid by the owner of the Blue Garter Saloon, Charlie MacDonald, he barely spoke to her. Ms. Kathy Otten is a new author to me. I really like her writing style. The plot for this book is embedded in a storyline that is so diverse there has to be something in it for everyone. Her main characters were a strong alpha female and a dejected man who had more problems in his past than most could imagine. One came from a home full of love (almost too much it seemed) and the other from a home which never knew anything but horror. Slowly, as this book unfolded, Ms. Otten allowed readers to glimpse the terror in his past and the disbelief that Brendan felt when Meg would speak of her feelings. The more I read the more questions I had. This was a wonderful journey in which the further I went the faster I needed to read. This was a full-length novel, but I could scarcely put it down. This marvelous book is one which requires reading the very last word before all questions are answered. I loved it and highly recommend it.
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Reviewer: Brenda Talley |
