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Diamond
of the Rockies Series
by Kristen
Heitzmann
The Rose
Legacy
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Carina DiGratia leaves the
security of her family and friends to flee the man whom she
has always intended to marry. After finding her love in the
arms of her own sister, Carina finds she must leave at once.
She decides to head west, into the mountains of Colorado.
Secretly, she hopes her Italian love will seek her out in
the west and declare his undying love for her, but she is
to be disapointed in many ways. Her love does not come searching
for her, she loses almost all of her belongings over the side
of a cliff during her travels, finds her home to be occupied
by dispicable vagrants, and the employment prospects in the
rough and dirty mining town to be negligable. Will Carina
reach deep within herself and strengthen her faith in God
during all her trials and tribulations she experiences in
Crystal, Colorado? What will become of her relationship with
the irritating, but handsome man who seems to bail her out
of trouble time and time again? When she finds herself in
true danger, will he be there in time to rescue her once again?
This novel is full of love
and intrigue as it realistically portrays life in a frontier
mining town where the men are callous and dirty, and the women
scarce and most of whom are employed in somewhat dubious professions.
I enjoyed it very much, especially the Italian cultural flavour
portrayed through the main character, Carina DeGratia. It
lends a cultural view of other immigrants not normally portrayed
in early west novels. I also enjoyed the portrayal of strong
women making a living in the wild west in the best manner
they could. I couldn't wait to read the sequel to this novel,
"Sweet Boundless."
Sweet
Boundless
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Carina DiGratia finds herself
suddenly Mrs. Shepard in the beginning of this sequel to "The
Rose Legacy." Although this marriage is one of convenience
in order to save her life, Carina finds feelings running deep
within her heart for her rogue husband. However, her husband
finds that this marriage has caused him more problems than
he ever expected and regrets ever entering into it. Will Carina's
flourishing love allow her to patiently wait for Quillan Shepard
to forgive past hurts and open himself up to loving her fully?
The mystery surrounding his own parents holds the key to unlocking
his heart. Will Carina find that key in time to make their
marriage what she longs for it to be?
I also enjoyed this novel
very much. I loved the fact that the main character, Carina
DiGratia Shepard does not surrender to the caricature of the
pitiful and helpless woman, but she industriously finds a
way to support herself in this dirty and rough mining town.
In fact, she finds a way to improve the lives of the men and
their families in this small town as well. I love the strong
female characters in this book and enjoyed seeing the softer
side of some of the male characters as well. Great job on
characterization and the story line certainly carries the
reader from page to page until one realizes with regret, that
they have turned the last page. I certainly hope there will
be a third book in this series by Kristen Heitzmann.
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