Josie and Rebecca: The Western Chronicles

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Summary: THE WESTERN CHRONICLES - Yip, Yip, Yip!
Review: 'The Western Chronicles' is a read that once started is difficult to put aside. The pacing is crisp, the characters are well-defined and each compelling in their own right. Together, their chemistry sparks the relationship in ways that generate conflict and sensuality at the same time. The Western backdrop moves the story along from one adventure to the next, never lingering too long in one place. A thoroughly enjoyable ride!

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Summary: Romance and drama in the Old West
Review: This is an epic western saga offering a marvelous mixture of rousing adventure, heinous villains, heart-stoping action, outlaws-turned-heroes and a romance that will just warm the heart. At the center of this story are two women - one, a deadly gunslinger, bitter from the injustices in her past - the other a gentle dreamer trying to escape the horrors of the present. Their destinies come together one fateful afternoon when the feared outlaw makes the choice to rescue a young woman in trouble. For her part Josie Hunter considers the brief encounter at an end once the girl is safe, but Rebecca Cameron has other ideas. Enthralled by the enigmatic figure of the legendary bandit, and desperate to escape a life that is quickly crushing her spirit, Rebecca decides to follow her rescuer - much to the older woman's chagrin. It is at first a difficult relationship but one which slowly begins to grow and change and deepen as the two unlikely friends share adventures, share their joys and pains and hopes and dreams, only to in time discover...they also desperately want to share their hearts. This is a beautiful, passionate love story that develops slowly, pulling the reader into this drama as the leads themselves discover the growing intensity between them. The authors spent considerable time researching the Old West which shows in the tale's air of authenticity. Set aside some time for this one because it is a long, thoroughly satisfying read you WONT want to put down. An impressive accomplishment that gets my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

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Summary: Romance and drama in the Old West
Review: This is an epic western saga offering a marvelous mixture of rousing adventure, heinous villains, heart-stoping action, outlaws-turned-heroes and a romance that will just warm the heart. At the center of this story are two women - one, a deadly gunslinger, bitter from the injustices in her past - the other a gentle dreamer trying to escape the horrors of the present. Their destinies come together one fateful afternoon when the feared outlaw makes the choice to rescue a young woman in trouble. For her part Josie Hunter considers the brief encounter at an end once the girl is safe, but Rebecca Cameron has other ideas. Enthralled by the enigmatic figure of the legendary bandit, and desperate to escape a life that is quickly crushing her spirit, Rebecca decides to follow her rescuer - much to the older woman's chagrin. It is at first a difficult relationship but one which slowly begins to grow and change and deepen as the two unlikely friends share adventures, share their joys and pains and hopes and dreams, only to in time discover...they also desperately want to share their hearts. This is a beautiful, passionate love story that develops slowly, pulling the reader into this drama as the leads themselves discover the growing intensity between them. The authors spent considerable time researching the Old West which shows in the tale's air of authenticity. Set aside some time for this one because it is a long, thoroughly satisfying read you WONT want to put down. An impressive accomplishment that gets my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

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Summary: Xena and Gabrielle in the old west
Review: This well-researched book features a warrior and an ingenue, but unlike Xena and Gabrielle, Josie and Rebecca allow their admiration and love to flourish into a physical relationship that satisfies them -- and the reader! This is enjoyable reading, and as grounded in the reality of the outlaw west as Nancy Little's Grass Widow was in the American plains. (Grass Widow is not uber fiction, FYI). For those who like to imagine that lesbians found happiness BEFORE Stonewall, I recommend both books heartily.

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Summary: A Novel for Non-Novel People
Review: To condense 380 pages of such a wonderful and touching story into but a few words and thoughts is an awesome task, especially when it comes to this remarkable work.

I am the epitome of the type of person in my title. Online I search for short stories and poetry - pieces that get to the point - that "tootsie roll center" if you will, and forget the accoutrements. However.. after exhausting every piece of work online I could find by Vada Foster and having TWC referred to me, I decided to delve into its depths and see what I would find. I did not honestly know if I could finish it prior to beginning my reading, but it so captured me.. all of me.. that I became as one obsessed, and at each available moment had to read further and further.. becoming enveloped in the complexity of the characters - the accuracy of the story (historical fiction is a personal favourite of mine) - and the overall encompassing sense of this book. I was moved by the full gamut of emotions evoked by the skilled pens of both writers - touched by the humanity and the story which was the background for all of these treasures to unfold.

I am prone to ramble, but this book, despite its length, does quite the opposite. Everything is there with reason and rhyme, and I would, without any reservation whatsoever, recommend this book to even the hardiest non-novel readers out there.

Give yourself a treat.. don't miss this one.. it's truly a gem!