James Cameron has traveled to a small rundown farm in Texas to find Mrs. Della Ward. He explains to Della that he was with her husband when he was killed during the civil war. He gives Della the unfinished letter that her husband was writing to her when he died. Della has mourned her husband for nearly ten years, carrying guilt because of the things she said to him in her last letter. She lives a nearly penniless existence on a monthly stipend that her in-laws send her. James sees the condition of the farm and decides to help fix it up before he leaves...and before he tells her the real reason he came to see her.
Author Maggie Osborne always gives the reader well developed and interesting characters. Della and James are no exception. Not only does Della live with the guilt about her last words to her husband, but she also has given up her baby daughter to her in-laws because she couldn't support her. James Cameron worked as a lawman and bounty hunter after the war. He was made famous by a penny novel written about him and his gun. Strangers trying to outdraw a gunslinger in the streets have put a target on his back.
It wasn't too hard to guess James' HUGE SECRET. The reader was told early in the book, but James kept putting off telling Della until nearly the end of the novel. The pacing of this book was rather slow. I usually love this author's books, but I found the unexpected twist in the story to be unsatisfactory. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
Author Maggie Osborne always gives the reader well developed and interesting characters. Della and James are no exception. Not only does Della live with the guilt about her last words to her husband, but she also has given up her baby daughter to her in-laws because she couldn't support her. James Cameron worked as a lawman and bounty hunter after the war. He was made famous by a penny novel written about him and his gun. Strangers trying to outdraw a gunslinger in the streets have put a target on his back.
It wasn't too hard to guess James' HUGE SECRET. The reader was told early in the book, but James kept putting off telling Della until nearly the end of the novel. The pacing of this book was rather slow. I usually love this author's books, but I found the unexpected twist in the story to be unsatisfactory. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
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