July 2016, Red Mountain Shadows Publishing, 6 hours and 3 minutes, Audiobook, Review copy
Content: sweet adult romance, lots of humour
Book summary
In 1896, Melinda Gamble, a very elegant, very naïve young woman from
Boston, decides to give up her life of monotonous comfort for the
turbulent uncertainty of the still untamed Wild West. Driven by her
intense desire to make a difference in the world, Melinda takes a job as
a schoolteacher in the small town of Paris, Idaho, where she comes
face-to-face with a frightening bank robber, a vicious grizzly bear, and
an intense blizzard that leaves her clinging to her life. But it is a
ruggedly handsome and very mysterious stranger who challenges Melinda
with the one thing for which she was least prepared: love
Nayu's thoughts
This is a new style of writing for Linda which
is as good as her other work! I'm biased because I know the author,
but this really is a fun read. It reminded me in the style of Amish
romances that I read, minus Melinda not being Amish. There were still
plenty of good morals, manners, and a lot of spunk! Melinda isn't too
afraid of taking risks where she thinks they are worth any falling out.
I loved seeing her gain the children's interests, dealing with the
mischievous pranks that happened from time to time, and at times more
importantly dealing with their parents. Therein lies the romance
part!
Only Melinda would attempt to go out in a blizzard, and put
herself at risk from frostbite, but thankfully she is found by one of
her students' father, who takes her in and keeps her safe until the
storm blows over. This was a sweet part of the book, because Melinda
is treated by the girl's father with sincerity and modesty. Her
student is delighted to have Melinda, as she is without a mother, and
there's a fair amount of regret when the snow storm is over. I
promise it has a happy ending! I loved all the characters, there's a
real sense of community (which I love about the Amish books I read),
and Melinda is a bit like me in spirit. I hope there's a book 2!
Find out more on Linda's website.
Suggested read
Be sure to check out Linda's other books including the Amelia Moore Cozy Mystery series which starts with A Bali Mystery (10/10E, Audiobook review)
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