Casey reviewed on 12/11/2012 + 154 more book reviews

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I have enjoyed all of the authors previous titles, especially her Colorado historicals, but I have to say, this latest Southern antebellum novel in To Whisper Her Name evoked a love for southern fiction I didnt know I possessed.

The novel is rich and to be savored. I read the story slowly, not because it didnt thoroughly capture my attention, but only because it didnt feel right to blaze through for the sake of simply reading. I fell in love with the characters as they fell in love with each other. Something I think only an excellent author can accomplish over nearly five hundred pages.

There is a tapestry of love and grace and finesse through every single page that brings the characters and reader together, directly into the heart of the story. There was no doubt the place I sat while I reading this story: the veranda of the Belle Meade.

Olivia and Ridley are dynamic characters. The Belle Meade a place of rich extravagance. The voice of the novel a gripping delicacy. Description doesnt rule the novel, which is one thing I appreciated about itI saw the characters interacting with their surroundings and it worked. Every single word of this novel simplyworked.

Im impressed, grateful and eager for the next novel in this Belle Meade series. A well-crafted work of fiction!

This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers for my copy to review.

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