A little bit about what you'll find reviewed here

A little bit about what you'll find reviewed on this blog: I believe the best books involve characters you wish you could read more about long after the book is finished. Recently, I've been searching for hidden gems from the past. I read mostly fiction, and I'm a bit of a prude. I don't normally enjoy books with sex or excessive language.

Who I am:
I raised two wonderful girls, and I'm super proud of them. I enjoy reading (of course), sewing, cross stitching, photography and writing. I live in the high desert portion of Washington (which I didn't know existed until my husband and I decided to move here) and have really enjoyed my time out here. I am excited to see what God has next in store for my life!

Friday, December 23, 2011

Letter Perfect (California Historical Series #1) - Cathy Marie Hake

This book looked to be right up my alley.  I purchased this one for $2.99 and was not disappointed.  This was my second time reading this author, Forevermore was the first, and I was happy with the story.  There were some areas of formatting errors and typos (not misspelled words, more like homophones and just the wrong word).

Ruth has been kicked out of almost every boarding school that exists.  We find her getting kicked out of her final attempt of learning gentility at the beginning of this book.  Ruth's mother is ill and has been keeping Ruth away from her to spare her the pain, but Ruth feels like she's letting her mother down.  Her mother is proud and just wants the best for her.  As she nears the end of her life, Ruth's mother makes it her final wish that Ruth travel to California and find her father.

Arriving disheveled and not at all the proper young lady, Ruth encounters Josh, who has been running the ranch since Ruth's father passed away.  They were partners and now Ruth's presence may jeopardize everything that Josh has been working for.

Accidents that can be attributed to Ruth's clumsiness start happening but after a while there are just too many to be just Ruth and Josh's father begins to act odd as well.  Josh finds out that his father may not be as honest and he thought and danger comes to the Broken P ranch.  Josh realizes that this woman that drives him so insane might be just the thing his life needs.

I really liked this one even with the distracting typos and format issues.  As far as I can tell, there was only one more book written in this series, Bittersweet, which follows the story of Laney and Galen.  Laney is Josh's sister and has been in love with Galen for quite some time.  The foundation for this book has been established pretty well in Letter Perfect, I wasn't surprised to find that the second book was about these two.  It's $9.99, too rich for my taste, but I'll watch it and see what happens. Good Book!

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