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Caught in the Middle by Regina Jennings - Isn't this a cute cover? It caught my eye as I was roving the bookshelves at the library a couple weeks ago so I picked it up and thought it would make a good light read. The story features Nicholas Lovelace, a successful businessman in a small town in Texas, who is building a flourishing career by supplying lumber and other supplies to a railroad. While on his way home, his train is held up and Anne Tillerton comes to the rescue. Nick remembered Anne, a friend of his sister's, from years ago in his hometown, but she is an unusual character. Anne has been working as a buffalo hunter in Indian territory, and dresses the part. In fact, she tries to stay as far away from civilized society as she can.
Anne has gone to look for the cook that had abandoned the camp, but once she tracks her down, the woman abandons her child to Anne's care. Since Nick is the only person in town Anne knows - and he offered to help her - she turns to him to team up with her in order to find the child's father. But Anne forms a great affection for the little boy, and when efforts to locate his family seem fruitless, she determines that she will provide a stable home for him. And Nick and Anne are forming an unlikely partnership and warm relationship as well, but will Anne be able to overcome her troubled past and be able to trust Nick with her hurts and secrets?
Although my initial impression that this would be a bit of a romantic comedy wasn't far off the mark, it's a story that also touches on the plight of a young woman who was abused and friendless, and rejected by society; so there's an emotional tug as well. I thought it struck a comfortable balance which made it a fairly light-hearted romance with characters that had serious troubles and decisions to deal with, making it cozy but not shallow.
by Regina Jennings - Isn't this a cute cover? It caught my eye as I was roving the bookshelves at the library a couple weeks ago so I picked it up and thought it would make a good light read. The story features Nicholas Lovelace, a successful businessman in a small town in Texas, who is building a flourishing career by supplying lumber and other supplies to a railroad. While on his way home, his train is held up and Anne Tillerton comes to the rescue. Nick remembered Anne, a friend of his sister's, from years ago in his hometown, but she is an unusual character. Anne has been working as a buffalo hunter in Indian territory, and dresses the part. In fact, she tries to stay as far away from civilized society as she can.Anne has gone to look for the cook that had abandoned the camp, but once she tracks her down, the woman abandons her child to Anne's care. Since Nick is the only person in town Anne knows - and he offered to help her - she turns to him to team up with her in order to find the child's father. But Anne forms a great affection for the little boy, and when efforts to locate his family seem fruitless, she determines that she will provide a stable home for him. And Nick and Anne are forming an unlikely partnership and warm relationship as well, but will Anne be able to overcome her troubled past and be able to trust Nick with her hurts and secrets?
Although my initial impression that this would be a bit of a romantic comedy wasn't far off the mark, it's a story that also touches on the plight of a young woman who was abused and friendless, and rejected by society; so there's an emotional tug as well. I thought it struck a comfortable balance which made it a fairly light-hearted romance with characters that had serious troubles and decisions to deal with, making it cozy but not shallow.
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