![]() Her long lost family is anything but hospitable to her and it’s strange to rationalize why they invited her in the first place. Being that her father had always shunned any talk of her mother, Amanda decided to accept the invitation and head to New Mexico. The story starts out at an easy pace of a young woman, Amanda Austin debating whether or not to accept an invitation to visit her deceased mothers family who are merely strangers to her. This is the kind of story I don't really like, where the heroine falls in love with an unavailable man, she never really knows who can be trusted, and her life is often threatened. The plot twists and turns, and I never did understand why the author chose the villain she did. In some ways, I'm reading a historical novel, or, more accurately, a snapshot of our culture back then. " from back when Western Union was faster than a letter. ![]() ![]() How about this phrase on page 13: "Wire me your flight number and the time. People in other states communicated by writing letters. ![]() Wow, has it been that long? I feel so old. It makes me realize how much technology has changed the world in the past 37 years. It seems strange to be reading a "contemporary" romance written in 1973. ![]() I chose this by title and author, looking for something that would fit in with a line item of a challenge in which I'm participating: "Something referring to a disguise or costume in the Title or Theme." ![]()
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