Breathless

Beverly Jenkins is so good at creating fully-realized worlds in her novels - she does the research for her historical romances, and it shows. It's been quite a while since I read [b:Forbidden 25760151 Forbidden (Old West, #1) Beverly Jenkins https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1436290539l/25760151.SY75.jpg 45264426], the first book in the series, but since this takes place 15 years later and in a different location, I didn't feel like I was missing a ton. There's not a ton of conflict in this, and the one big external conflict/drama happens in the last 30 or so pages and is resolved in one chapter, so I honestly think it could've been cut out altogether. Regardless, Beverly Jenkins books have become sort of comfort reading for me, even if they're books I haven't read before - I know most of the characters will be good people, the bad ones will get their consequences, and everyone will end up happy. Plus, I'll learn something about history, all around a win.