First, the good news; all of the stories in this book are new. Although I was not familiar with either Christine Rimmer or Jennifer Greene, I soon learned each has an extensive booklist. I own just about every book Cheryl St. John has written. I'm always on the lookout for one of hers I don't own.
The bad news (to me) is that two (the first two short stories) are contemporary. So, of course, I started reading ISABELLE.
SUZANNA (Christine Rimmer) --
After her fiancee' left Suzanna at the altar (and joined the Peace Corps), she went on a bender. Then she found out she was pregnant, but she didn't know who the father was. One day, the new horse trainer showed up and he turned out to be the man she only knew as "Slim." Realizing that she needed to let Nash Morgan know about her condition, he then offers to marry her. Suzanna isn't interested but her father is! Suzanna only wants to marry for love -- and this isn't it. What to do? This story was surprisingly interesting.
DIANA (Jennifer Greene) --
At Suzanna's wedding, Diana decides to abandon her life in Chicago and live in Whitehorn, Montana. The fact that she was captivated by 4-year-old Molly Derringer, may have had something to do with it, Trey Derringer, Molly's father, was a widower and a crush of hers when Diana was 14-years-old. Molly wants a mother and works her charm on trying to get Diana to agree to the job. But will Diana and Trey be a happy pair?
ISABELLE (Cheryl St. John) --
When Isabelle's mother died, Sam Cooper sent his only child to Eastern boarding schools and to her aunt. He never seemed to want Isabelle with him. When he died suddenly, Isabelle decided that she was going home to the ranch permanently. When she got there, she found the ranch in debt and the men hadn't been paid in some time. The only solution turned out to be to marry Kyle Running Horse Brennan, the Comanche half-breed foreman who owned the other half of the ranch.
However, Kyle expects Isabelle to go back East (because things are too hard) and he is not willing to allow his heart to get involved.
**I was shocked by my attitude toward the first two stories; I thought they were great (I read few contemporary stories). I enjoyed the whole book. I often give 5-star ratings to nonfiction; I rarely give fiction a 5-star rating. This is a great book.
The bad news (to me) is that two (the first two short stories) are contemporary. So, of course, I started reading ISABELLE.
SUZANNA (Christine Rimmer) --
After her fiancee' left Suzanna at the altar (and joined the Peace Corps), she went on a bender. Then she found out she was pregnant, but she didn't know who the father was. One day, the new horse trainer showed up and he turned out to be the man she only knew as "Slim." Realizing that she needed to let Nash Morgan know about her condition, he then offers to marry her. Suzanna isn't interested but her father is! Suzanna only wants to marry for love -- and this isn't it. What to do? This story was surprisingly interesting.
DIANA (Jennifer Greene) --
At Suzanna's wedding, Diana decides to abandon her life in Chicago and live in Whitehorn, Montana. The fact that she was captivated by 4-year-old Molly Derringer, may have had something to do with it, Trey Derringer, Molly's father, was a widower and a crush of hers when Diana was 14-years-old. Molly wants a mother and works her charm on trying to get Diana to agree to the job. But will Diana and Trey be a happy pair?
ISABELLE (Cheryl St. John) --
When Isabelle's mother died, Sam Cooper sent his only child to Eastern boarding schools and to her aunt. He never seemed to want Isabelle with him. When he died suddenly, Isabelle decided that she was going home to the ranch permanently. When she got there, she found the ranch in debt and the men hadn't been paid in some time. The only solution turned out to be to marry Kyle Running Horse Brennan, the Comanche half-breed foreman who owned the other half of the ranch.
However, Kyle expects Isabelle to go back East (because things are too hard) and he is not willing to allow his heart to get involved.
**I was shocked by my attitude toward the first two stories; I thought they were great (I read few contemporary stories). I enjoyed the whole book. I often give 5-star ratings to nonfiction; I rarely give fiction a 5-star rating. This is a great book.
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