The Fourth of Forever (Harlequin Historical No 221)

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Summary: EXCELLENT STRENGTH OF LOVE!
Review: July 4, 1862 - Leavenworth, Kansas -- what a celebration.
Race Logan was in Kansas picking up supplies to take down the Santa Fe trail to New Mexico territory. Actually he was a legend on the trail. At 32 he is in the prime of his life.

Kate Neely, at 17, was just starting to bloom and was tormented by the young men around Leavenworth City. Someone had started the nasty rumor [the young men couldn't admit that she had turned down their advances]that Kate was free and easy.

Race Logan wanted to be the first man to teach the young beauty about love and couldn't stand that thought that she had given her favors to others. Nevertheless he wanted to take her with him when he left.

One thing lead to another and it is two years before he gets back. Now he has physical problems - what a man.
His friend Isaac looks after Kate and her daughter while waiting to see what happened to Race.
There is one little witch in the woodpile who is determined to see Kate married again. She can't stand the thought that Race turned her down in her play of seduction. She is bound and determined that Kate can't have him.

The story is fascinating as it unfolds on the strength of true love and betrayal, trust and distrust, and fragile emotions.

Learning that Kate is a strong, healthy young woman and that Race loves her to distraction - I find it had to believe that after 15 years of marriage Kate is only on her fifth child.
Given the fact that Race is wealthy, Kate is healthy, even in a growing country, five is a bad average for 15 years given the time in history.
My mother had 7 in 12 years, Daddy was from a family of 10 and his father from a family of 10 [approximate time of the story]- Ah, well it is the only discrepancy in the story I could find.
Still excellent story!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- M? Well worth reading and sighing over.

Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT STRENGTH OF LOVE!
Review: July 4, 1862 - Leavenworth, Kansas -- what a celebration.
Race Logan was in Kansas picking up supplies to take down the Santa Fe trail to New Mexico territory. Actually he was a legend on the trail. At 32 he is in the prime of his life.

Kate Neely, at 17, was just starting to bloom and was tormented by the young men around Leavenworth City. Someone had started the nasty rumor [the young men couldn't admit that she had turned down their advances]that Kate was free and easy.

Race Logan wanted to be the first man to teach the young beauty about love and couldn't stand that thought that she had given her favors to others. Nevertheless he wanted to take her with him when he left.

One thing lead to another and it is two years before he gets back. Now he has physical problems - what a man.
His friend Isaac looks after Kate and her daughter while waiting to see what happened to Race.
There is one little witch in the woodpile who is determined to see Kate married again. She can't stand the thought that Race turned her down in her play of seduction. She is bound and determined that Kate can't have him.

The story is fascinating as it unfolds on the strength of true love and betrayal, trust and distrust, and fragile emotions.

Learning that Kate is a strong, healthy young woman and that Race loves her to distraction - I find it had to believe that after 15 years of marriage Kate is only on her fifth child.
Given the fact that Race is wealthy, Kate is healthy, even in a growing country, five is a bad average for 15 years given the time in history.
My mother had 7 in 12 years, Daddy was from a family of 10 and his father from a family of 10 [approximate time of the story]- Ah, well it is the only discrepancy in the story I could find.
Still excellent story!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- M? Well worth reading and sighing over.

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Summary: Storyline from back of book
Review: The Fourth of Forever ( Harlequin Historical)

by Mary McBride

Like a hot wind across the prairie, Race Logan blew into town one fated Fourth of July. And Kate Neely was caught in his storm. Loving him in an instant, she yearned for a shared forever with this man so wild and free. But how could she hope to hold fast the wind?

Like a barefoot, Kanasas-bred Eve, she beckoned bearing a basket of apples. Drinking in Kate Neely's ripe, red-gold beauty, trail master Race Logan swore he'd found his own private Eden, where one bite could banish his loneliness and bring lasting love to his wanderer's heart!