Evelyn Lewis’ secret dream of marrying her brother’s best friend is shattered when he leaves their hometown to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years, she’s waited and wondered if he would return. After the shocking murder of her parents, her brother is the only family she has left. Refusing to accept a betrothal to a man she doesn’t love, she decides to take control of her destiny and confront her parents’ killer.
Growing up, Alexander Walker has known only violence at the hands of his cruel father. After the death of his mother, he embarks on a journey into the uncharted wilderness to test his resolve as a fur trapper and mountain man. When an impulsive decision leads him back to his childhood home, he finds more than he bargained for.
Amid the rugged Teton wilderness, fate suddenly throws Alex and Evelyn together. The quiet protective boy she remembers is now as strange to her as the world she’s been forced into. Wary of the hardened man he has become, Evelyn must put her trust in him in order to survive. Alex’s memories of Evelyn are of a pesky little girl, but he can’t deny his growing feelings for the beautiful and spirited woman she is now. His biggest obstacle in winning her heart may not be her uncertainty of him, but a fear that has haunted him all his life. In a primitive and brutal world, can Alex and Evelyn forge a love as solid as the mountains, or will the past come back to haunt them both?
Teton Sunrise A warm, tender story surrounding Evelyn Lewis and Alex Williams. They had known each other while growing up, Alex being Henry’s (Evelyn’s brother) close friend. Evelyn had always been a little in love with Alex. When Alex left home Evelyn didn’t see him again for 6 years and that was after the death of her brother, her parents and her being kidnapped by some unsavory characters. She winds up in the same area as Alex and he hears of her being sold and “buys” her when she is put up for…
An Enjoyable Read I fell in love with books by Peggy Henderson with her Yellowstone series. Her new series is just as enjoyable. I loved Teton Sunrise. The characters and the romance come across as real. The plot had more than one twist that surprised me. The author’s description of the countryside surrounding the Tetons was so real I could smell the early morning mountain air. The setting at a time when fur trappers, mountain men and Indians ruled the area made me feel as if I stepped back in time. I…
Did I read the same Book? All I can say is…Wow. I know I cannot rely on reviews on Amazon to determine whether or not a kindle book is worth reading or not. The writing in the story was so juvenile and superficial. The characters, especially the “bad guy scenario,” were not believable for me. I felt like the story was told like cooking instructions on a packaged frozen dinner. There was no clever prose or witty dialogue. The story was composed with a basic, child-like writing style, and one-dimensional characters. I…