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Summary: Enjoyable in places , but not Leigh's best
Review: Beth Ann's family finds themselves forced to leave New Orleans or face complete ostracism following discovery of her sister Melisue's indiscretion. The circumstances surrounding the family's flight, like many things in this book, are somewhat glossed over. Along the way, Beth Ann meets and falls in love with their guide, James Thomas. Her feelings are reciprocated but the couple needs to wait before they can be together due to the fact that Beth Ann is still quite young. In addition, there is a complication for the lovers due to Melisue's latest indiscretion. In order to cover up her liasion with a Native American, James is forced to offer for her. From here, the book falls apart somewhat as James sets off to found a trading post in the West and Beth Ann pines away for him and eventually settles on a plan of deception to become his bride. The book somewhat falls apart here. The deceptions are rather unbelievable and it is well-nigh impossible to get inside the characters' heads and hearts to see what they are feeling. In addition, the story jumps ahead in time without making clear how much time has passed. I loved "To Touch the Sun" by this author, but I could easily do without this book. The story could be interesting and original, but it simply doesn't hold together very well.
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