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Summary: Not so good.
Review: This book needs a good editor and a more polished author in the worst way! It is not believable, in that Civil War era ladies never swore and no civil war era hero would tolerate profanity of the sort spouted by this crude heroine. Nor are the heroine's interactions with her long lost daughter believable! The writer certainly shows promise, but she has a long way to go. Entire passages of this novel just make the reader wince. I can't believe that the other reader reviews are so enthusiastic. I read an average of one romance novel a day, and this book is NOT a five star effort.
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Summary: A journey through time--and into a woman's heart and soul.
Review: What would you do if your child inexplicably disappeared? And what if your search took you back in time one hundred and thirty-five years into the face of unspeakable danger and into the arms of a man who could be your salvation or your ruin?IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON is the triumphant story of Laura Truitt and Stuart Elliott, of the timeless love between a man and a woman and between a mother and her child--and of the sacrifices one makes in the name of love. Two of my favorite authors are Margaret Mitchell and Diana Gabaldon so it seemed a natural progression for me to choose to write a time-travel romance set during the American Civil War in Georgia. With this book, I hope to call to mind the joys and struggles of a faraway time as well as tell a story of a love that endures all--even time.
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Summary: Wanted: Likeable Heroine
Review: While the writing is smooth and competent, the plotting and characterizations leave something to be desired. Laura Truitt, apparently intended to be spunky and forthright, comes across as thoughtless, rude and sometimes cruel, often acting like a child with no social graces. The hero, Stuart, is longsuffering and bland to the point of boredom. Laura's search for her daughter was the most compelling part of the book, yet that did not deliver the emotional punch that it should have. Many of the plot elements seemed contrived. That said, Ms. White has great promise and will hopefully attempt something in the future that is more original and borrows less heavily from those who have gone before (namely, Diana Gabaldon and Margaret Mitchell).
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