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I can't believe I'm saying this but I did not enjoy this book. <br />I have read just about all of Dorothy Garlock's books, when they come out I just automatically buy them because I always know they will be great....not so for this one. <br />I felt that it was a boring book, very slow paced. Mason Tucker, who went away to war shortly after getting married, was a poor excuse for a man with the shallow reason he gave for not coming back to his wife who he supposedly loved. He finally decides to come back and finds out his beloved wife is dead and he has a daughter. (She is eight, he has been gone that long) I didn't really see any mourning or sorrow on his part. The romance I guess I missed because it wasn't there for me. <br />Sorry to say I was very disappointed with this book. Not really much depth or feeling in it for me, very disappointing.

I usually enjoy reading Garlock's Americana novels. But this book seemed rushed....as if the author phoned it in. The antagonist and conflict was not very convincing. <br /> <br />The hero was one-dimensional and the reason he gave for staying away for 8 years was very weak. Cardboard kind of guy. Didn't care one way or the other about him. <br /> <br />We did get a bit more info and depth to the heroine - however I never felt the close "mother-daughter" relationship with Charlotte that you would expect - since she raised the child. <br /> <br />The love story - I didn't even notice it until the author wrote that they loved each other. Really? Never got that. Not a bit. I was expecting it...hoping for it...but I never read about it. <br /> <br />Over all, I am glad I borrowed this from the library and did not buy it. I was disappointed and that will color my anticipation of any future books. One of Garlock's best series was the With Hope, With Song, etc...

I usually like Dorothy Garlock - not a lot of depth, but always a pleasant read and endearing characters. These characters are flat and thoroughly unlikable. Didn't really care what happened to any of them, especially the hero. Fast-forwarded through most of it.

Good Dorothy Garlock book, but then none of hers are bad. I don't even have to look at the review on the back of the book, If it is a Dorothy Garlock book the only thing I look for is to see if it is a reprint as I have read all of her books. <br />

I loved this Dorothy Garlock book. I always look forward to a new book from Ms Garlock and this one is worth the wait. If you like books from the past then you will love this one.