In 1863, Jessica Hale's brother joins the Confederacy---leading the Unionists to mistake her family for Reb sympathizers and set fire to their home! Cattleman Jake Bennett saves Jessica, but she resents him for not rescuing her parents---until he helps her brother escape from prison camp. Will Jessica eventually see a future with Jake? Softcover, from Whitaker.
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5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Frances Pope (Warrenton, VA), November 20, 2009
I really enjoyed the time period and the way Jake was there for Jessica all the time. Just enough excitement and romance to keep you reading to the end. Can't wait for book #2. This was a new author for me and I really liked her.
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Carman Boley (Coweta, OK), October 31, 2009
I really enjoyed this one! All the ranch happenings were really fun to read about and didn’t get so detailed that you were bored. The way Tammy skipped long periods of time was very well written. Since this book takes place over a few years, she couldn’t include all the day-to-day occurrences; I think she wrote the book in a way that the gaps weren’t missed and it was still easy to follow the storyline. The civil war era is one of my favorites to read about, and this book didn’t disappoint. I loved the way Tammy wrote the cowhands! They are now some of my favorite characters. I especially loved how gentle and protective they were with Jess. It was too sweet! I’m now very anxious to read book two. ;) Congrats to Tammy Barley for this great read!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Sarah (West Monroe, La), October 16, 2009
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! the romancce was wonderful! there is so much you can learn from this story!! don't worry im not going to give anything away! Im so ready for the next book to come out!!!!!!! oh please hurry!!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Jane Squires (Wasola, Mo.), September 13, 2009
Love's Rescue is a good title for this book. Jake rescues Jess because he knows she would be in danger when her house was set afire and her family all perished that were in the house. Jess kept trying to run away but Jake had his ranch hands on alert to not let her for her own safety. Also he understood the grief she was dealing with and knew it would take time for it to heal.
Jess loved her brother so much that when she found out he was imprisoned in a Union camp and still alive she plans to go rescue him. But by this time Jake has caught onto her ways and his men and him are ready to go help her. I got a chuckle out of the scene where she tries to sneak out of Motel and go alone and they are all waiting for her. But that is near end of story so you have to read the whole book before you realize how much the ranch hands had grown to love and care about Jess.
This book will grip you and draw you in from the very beginning and keep your interest all the way to the end. Indians, cowboys, soldiers and faith all in one. I loved the way the scriptures were used all through the book like in real life when a person is going through a difficulty. I went through a couple of rough periods and this book uplifted me and kept me uplifted to overcome them.
The book will show you the depths of true love people can have for one ano
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Jenny Lazuardi (Milwaukee, WI), September 07, 2009
The book was good. I dik not like the ending. I wish it was different.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Delia Latham (Okmulgee OK), August 13, 2009
Tammy Barley’s action-packed debut novel is wonderfully rich in historical detail. It’s a tightly woven, riveting tale of love and loss, faith under fire, and wild hearts on the run. As the author unfolds this spellbinding story, a vivid picture of life in the Old West is revealed with stunning clarity and depth. Love’s Rescue provides everything a reader expects from this era: cowboys and Indians, damsels in distress, good guys and bad hombres, gunfights and moonlit nights. The last page leaves the reader longing for more of Jess and Jake. It’s an absolute must-read for the lover of historical romance.
A masterpiece of storytelling intricately woven with spiritual wisdom and insight, and threaded throughout with the good, the bad, and the ugly of love, life, and humanity.
Bravo, Ms. Barley!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko (Kalispell), August 13, 2009
This book was well written and not your typical western romance. So many times you read the book with a heroine that is not at all practical, filled with resentment you cannot understand and then next thing you know, she is in love with the guy she hated. Since we all know real life does not happen that way, that is why I enjoyed this book. Jessica's loses her brother and best friend to the war, then trying to find out where her brother was starts up trouble and she then loses her entire family. The man who she believes helped it along has her trapped on his ranch, she feels helpless and frustrated as she just wants to see her family's gravesite and her fathers store. Jake is a godly man and bearing a loss of his own, so he in a hand off sort of way lets her deal with it in her own way. There is love and romance, but not the focus of this book. It was very tasteful and Christian and more like real life.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Lynda Gomben (Merrill, WI), July 31, 2009
I thought this was a wonderfully written book. From the first chapter, I cared about the characters. I understood where Ambroses heart was. I sympathized with Jessicas anger and frustration. I truly appreciated the strength of character that Jake has. I couldn't wait to see what happened next. You could see the relationship building between Jessica and Jake, and it made sense. I am looking forward to "Hope's Promise." Especially after reading the first chapter at the end of "Loves Rescue.
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