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Book Review of Hummingbird

Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Author: LaVyrle Spencer
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


After a shootout on a train leaves two men wounded, the local doctor needs someone to help take care of them. Needing money, Miss Abigail MacKenzie steps up to volunteer. David tried to stop the train robbery and was shot in the toe. His gentle wooing and love of sonnets makes Abigail think he may be the man of her dreams. Trainrobber Jesse is in bad shape when he arrives. As Abbie nurses him back to health, she finds he is everything she hates...he is rude, violent and disturbingly sensual. Abbie thinks she may be able to build a life with David, but why is it Jesse she sees in her dreams?

I liked this book and enjoyed Abbie and Jesse's verbal sparring. I also liked their conversations when they finally stopped fighting and started listening to each other. I didn't like the 50+ pages where the hero disappeared from the book. That really slowed down the story. My rating: 4 Stars.