The Inn at Little Bend
Bobbi GrooverHistorical romance
Available from Melange Books
ISBN: 9781612350554
June 2011
| Drake wanted nothing more than to ignore the sounds of a struggle and cries for help. Haunted by his past, he didn't need any trouble and certainly didn't need the 'boy' he rescued. Grayson Ridge was named after the place the she was dumped as a newborn. Her life was a series of hardships. Dressed as a boy, she's fifteen and on the run when she's attacked for stealing some food. The man who rescued her was only slightly less intimidating than the thugs trying to cut off her hand. They find their way to the Inn at Little Bend. Neither could have ever dreamed what the following years would bring nor that each offered the other a chance at love and redemption
From its intriguing beginning to its stunning conclusion, this is sweeping epic of love, betrayal, sorrow and redemption. It's a difficult book to review because I don't really want to give away much of the story. The surprises and mystery of the plot are a large part of it's charm. Drake and Grayson are wonderful characters and the author does a superb job of revealing them to the reader. Memorable secondary characters add to emotional pull of the story. It has the power to move the reader; be it with laughter, anger or tears. The setting moves from the 'savage' West to the 'civilized' Virginia hills and back again. For me, this was everything an historical romance should be. Unpredictable and complicated, it sometimes doesn't seem just right. But then something else happens, and looking back, everything is as it should be. Highly recommended. I'll be reading Ms Groover's other books in the near future. (Warning: does include attempted rape but not in graphic detail)
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Reviewer: Susan P. |
