Product Description (from Amazon):In 1880 America, socialite Eugenia Cooper's life is all mapped out, including a marriage to rich banker Chandler Dodd. But this lover or western dime novels longs for an adventure of her own. When the opportunity arises, she jumps a train to Denver, Colorado to pose as a governess for ten-year-old Charlotte Beck. What she discovers in Denver, however, can hardly be called a girl. The grubby thing not only wears britches and refuses to bathe, she stole Eugenia's pocketbook before Eugenia even left the train station.
Then she meets a handsome man at the local store and wonders if this western adventure won't have a little romance. What she didn't expect was that she would be thrust into a scandal that would not only ruin her good name, but that of Charlotte's father, Daniel Beck. What's a girl to do?
My overall feeling of the book:
While this wasn’t my favorite Kathleen Y’Barbo book, I did enjoy it.
My Favorite Character:
Charlie, aka, Charlotte. The daughter of the hero even if she is a bit precocious.
My Favorite Scene:
My favorite scene is in the general store when Eugenia and Daniel first meet and flirt.
It Would Have Been Better If:
I just wanted to get deeper into the book than I was able to.
I would recommend this book to:
All us girls who long for a “Wild West Adventure”.
Rating:
7/10. Good
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andrea
Great review. I enjoyed how you did it.
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I had a problem getting into the book, too, Coletta. You were very generous in your 7/10 star rating...I only gave it 2/5. My biggest problem with the book was that it took the two main characters at least 100 pages before they formally met one another.
ReplyDeleteI do plan to try another one of her books eventually just so my opinion of her writing style is not based solely on this one book. Any recommendations?