Trusting Grace
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All of her life, Grace Bidwell has longed for a loving husband and children, but now the chances of her dreams coming true are looking slim. Widowed and caring for her elderly father, she struggles to maintain her late husband's ranch, until she places an ad for a hired hand. Robert Frasier arrives in town with three pitiful, bedraggled children who have nothing but the tattered clothes on their backs and a load of hurt, pride, and anger. Believing this is divine intervention in her life, Grace welcomes them with open arms. As feelings grow between her and Robert, Grace will have to convince him that she is a woman who can be trusted with his heart. Readers will be swept away into 1860s Montana's lush Gallatin Valley, nestled among towering mountains and proud pines, in this emotional conclusion to the Virtues and Vices of the Old West series.
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3 primary booksVirtues and Vices of the Old West is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Maggie Brendan.
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The book simply fell flat for me. Most likely, that was because it included several tropes/features that are pet peeves of mine: h/h not talking to each other and living under suspicion; attempted rape of the heroine, with the hero having to try to come to the rescue; and things happening at a certain time that could never have happened in real life. For instance, the goose...they called a goose “Bluebelle.” Supposedly she came by her name because she was of a bluish tinge. However, the author's own note shows that the breed of goose was not brought to the US for another 20-30 years. Now, it's not important to the book to have a blue goose. Why couldn't they have named the goose Bluebelle for any other number of reasons?
All in all, a frustrating read for me.
Thanks to NetGalley for a review copy.
