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Title: The Scout (Harlequin Historical, 682) by Lynna Banning ISBN: 0-373-29282-1 Publisher: Harlequin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.25 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: #1 WITH A GREAT CAST OF CHARACTERS
Comment: MAJOR JOHN MONTGOMERY - a man who is seemingly dead inside emotionally -
BILLY WEST - pushing forty years of age and John's trail companion for the past ten years.
COLONEL HARRISON BUTTERWORTH - He commands John [and tells him to take Billy with him] to escort a small wagon train a couple of hundred mile through Indian Territory.
Joshua Duquette - an inexperienced wagon train leader
ARVO and his seventeen year old brother, CAL OLLESEN - they are trailing along a herd of mares to breed horses when they settle in Oregon.
And so many others that will figure in book #2 HIGH COUNTRY HERO.
CONSTANCE ELIZABETH WELDON - "Cissy" - has taken over the driving of their father's large wagon that was painted a bright blue and has been raising her 17 year old sister since her mother died.
NETTIE WELDON - a very spoiled, self-centered young girl who has a lot to learn about life. Billy West had her pegged to a tee.
Then YELLOW WOLF, a lone Cheyenne brave showed up and relieved the Ollesen brothers of several mares and he was planning to abduct Cissy.
Cissy begins to leave loaves of bread behind for Yellow Wolf following a hinted suggestion by John.
Nettie shows a apptitude for encouring learning in the children and escaping from any hard work. She is more interested in flirting with John.
The heartbreak and hard life on the train to Oregon was so real that we had to make the trip mentally with this courageous group of people. That is the sign of a true story teller.
Ah, but continue the story of these people many years later in HIGH COUNTRY HERO. [grin] Another keeper!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and well worth reading again this winter.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Scout - Intense, vibrant and a keeper!
Comment: I've read all of Ms Banning's books, each with increasing pleasure, and this story of two honorable people, one torn by guilt and the other by a promise taken to extremes, is vivid, compelling, funny, and exceptionally moving.
Constance Weldon and her younger sister, Nettie, a spoiled brat if ever there was one, are part of a wagon train bound for Oregon when Major John Montgomery and his long-time companion, Billy West, are assigned escort duty. John and Constance are soul mates, but thanks to Nettie, seem destined to live apart - and frustrated. The tale of these four characters is deftly interwoven, adding to the vibrancy and complexity of the novel.
Ms Banning has a gift for writing that appears simple on the surface, but resonates deeply with true human emotions, frailties and virtues. Her characters are richly drawn, not merely with words, but with dialogue and action. The difficulties of the Oregon Trail are a background to human endurance and the aching need to love and be loved.
The Scout is definitely a keeper, a book I'll reread with pleasure. Well done, Lynna!
Rating: 5
Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable...
Comment: It's been weeks since I've finished reading this book, and the fact I'm still thinking about it prompted me to write in my two cents.
Banning has the knack for creating believable, vibrant characters that I feel worth spending the time getting to know. I read many novels where the characters are over-the-top perfections cut from a stereotypical mold that is more reminiscent of a Hollywood blockbuster than real life.
The action was swift, the description vivid, the love story sweet and endearing and emotional. These are the things that make a great book, in my opinion.
I look forward to Banning's future releases.
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Title: The Tenderfoot Bride (Harlequin Historical, 679) by Cheryl St.John ISBN: 0373292791 Publisher: Harlequin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.25 |
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Title: The Surgeon (HARLEQUIN HISTORICAL SERIES) by Kate Bridges ISBN: 0373292856 Publisher: Harlequin Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.25 |
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Title: Winter Woman (Harlequin Historical, 671) by Jenna Kernan ISBN: 0373292716 Publisher: Harlequin Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.25 |
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Title: Of Men And Angels by Victoria Bylin ISBN: 0373292643 Publisher: Harlequin Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.25 |
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Title: When a Texan Gambles by Jodi Thomas ISBN: 0515136298 Publisher: Jove Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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