Here are the latest books I've read. I've been on a reading frenzy before the next chemo comes up. Tomorrow is chemo day so I know I will be in the fog again for at least a week, this time I am not reading because it seems to ruin the book for me reading it so slow. I will just play catch up the 2 weeks in between.

Today I plan to start WAITING FOR YESTERDAY by Jenny Lykins. This is a TT with the heroine waking up in full labor with a husband that hates her. Wow, going from single in the 1990 century to pregnant and married in the 1880s.

THE PROMISE Rated B+
by May McGoldrick
9/2001 Georgian/Colonial-England
Themes: Runaway, Adopt, Accused, Single Parent

Another great book, my first my May McGoldrick. This book was recommended by shuana who has similar reading taste to mine. We had been chatting about books that have mistress to the hero...good and bad.
THE PROMISE has a very wicked mistress to the Earl of Stanmore, she had worked for years to get herself into this position and she would do anything to stay there.

Rebecca Neville has to escape England to the colonies after defending herself against being raped by a member of the ton. She is recused by a woman with a newborn baby boy, she buys passage aboard a ship for the America but 5 days into the voyage the woman dies leaving Rebecca to raise the baby boy as best as she can.

Now 9 years later a lawyer has arrived at Rebecca's door in Philadelphia to return the Earl of Stanmore's heir, James to his proper place in England. Rebecca knows she must return James to his father but she plans to go along to be sure "her son" is loved and care for.
Stanmore is intrigued by Rebecca, she is different from other women in his acquaintance. His wife left him, his mother did her duty giving her husband an heir then moved to Scotland, Stanmore viewed most women with contempt.
As he watched the love between mother and son he craves for Rebecca to love him the same way. But of course, there is that other woman, Rebecca's past and others that toss rocks in their path to true HEA.


THE MIDWIFE's SECRET Rated C+
Kate Bridges
2/2003
Rom/H-Frontier ~ Alberta
Themes: Adopt, Secrets

THE MIDWIFE'S SECRET is the only book in my Kate Bridges collection I was missing. I love her Mountie series. TMW isn't as good as her Mountie books but still an enjoyable read.

Amanda Ryan is a divorced midwife posing as a widow who moves to Rocky Mountain Park with her grandmother for a fresh start. She has purchased a plot of land to build a cabin on for her and her grandmother plus any children that need a home.

Tom Murdock owns a sawmill and has just been swindled out of all his money by his partner who even sold part of their land to a woman. When he has the deed check it is legal. He needs money to meet his payroll so he agrees to build Amanda's cabin. As they work side by side clearing the land Tom begins to admire Amanda.

There are a few subplots with Tom's brother, the children Amanda takes off the orphan train to live with her, and the folks in Rocky Mountain Park. Then there is also the secret Amanda holds back from Tom and the town.