About
this book:
“Fired from her most recent governess position, Melanie Ross must embrace her last resort: the Arizona mercantile she inherited from her cousin. But Caleb Nelson is positive he inherited the mercantile, and he's not about to let some obstinate woman with newfangled ideas mess up all he's worked for. He's determined to get Melanie married off as soon as possible, and luckily there are plenty of single men in town quite interested in taking her off his hands.
The problem is, Caleb soon realizes he doesn't want her to marry up with any of them. He's drawn to Melanie more every day, and he has to admit some of her ideas for the store unexpectedly offer positive results.
But someone doesn't want the store to succeed, and what used to be just threatening words has escalated into deliberate destruction and lurkers in the night. When a body shows up on the mercantile steps--and the man obviously didn't die from natural causes--things really get dangerous. Can Melanie and Caleb's business--and romance--survive the trouble that's about to come their way?”
Series: As of now, no.
Spiritual Content- Proverbs 3:5-6 at the beginning; Scriptures are quoted, read, & remembered; Bible reading; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going & sermons; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & answered prayers; Mentions of Bibles, those & events in the Bible; Mentions of a pastor, services, sermons, hymns, & church going.
“Fired from her most recent governess position, Melanie Ross must embrace her last resort: the Arizona mercantile she inherited from her cousin. But Caleb Nelson is positive he inherited the mercantile, and he's not about to let some obstinate woman with newfangled ideas mess up all he's worked for. He's determined to get Melanie married off as soon as possible, and luckily there are plenty of single men in town quite interested in taking her off his hands.
The problem is, Caleb soon realizes he doesn't want her to marry up with any of them. He's drawn to Melanie more every day, and he has to admit some of her ideas for the store unexpectedly offer positive results.
But someone doesn't want the store to succeed, and what used to be just threatening words has escalated into deliberate destruction and lurkers in the night. When a body shows up on the mercantile steps--and the man obviously didn't die from natural causes--things really get dangerous. Can Melanie and Caleb's business--and romance--survive the trouble that's about to come their way?”
Series: As of now, no.
Spiritual Content- Proverbs 3:5-6 at the beginning; Scriptures are quoted, read, & remembered; Bible reading; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going & sermons; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & answered prayers; Mentions of Bibles, those & events in the Bible; Mentions of a pastor, services, sermons, hymns, & church going.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of ‘dumb’, an ‘idiot’, and a ‘stupid’; Some eye rolling; Fighting, Being attacked, & Almost drowning (up to semi-detailed); Fires & being trapped in smoke (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of murders, how they happened, dead body, wounds, & blood (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of possibly other murders; Mentions of fighting, hitting someone, injuries, & blood (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of criminals & a murderer; Mentions of poison; Mentions of fires & smoke; Mentions of threats; Mentions of jail; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, drunks, & saloons; Mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of a possible lynching mob & mobs; A few mentions of tobacco; A few mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of spankings; A couple mentions of a battle & death; A couple mentions of gambling; A couple mentions of cigars & smoking; A mention of a possible hanging.
Sexual
Content- a barely-above-not-detailed kiss and a semi-detailed kiss; Touches, Embraces,
Dancing, Tingles/Warmth, & Nearness (border-line barely-above-not-detailed
// semi-detailed); Remembering touches (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes; Noticing
(barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of flirting; A few mentions of
reputations & chaperones; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: A few mentions of a wife and
baby who died in childbirth; A few mentions of a woman’s bosom; A mention of
butting heads.
-Melanie
Ross
-Caleb
Nelson
P.O.V. switches between them
P.O.V. switches between them
Set in 1885
346 pages
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346 pages
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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High School Teens-
Older High School Teens-
My personal Rating-
This was
my second time reading this historical with mystery elements and I still
enjoyed it! Melanie is a name I feel that we don’t see often in historical
fiction and since it matched the character well, it was a breath of fresh air.
The only thing I would have liked in addition to this novel was a epilogue, but
other than that, it was a great read. :)
See y’all
on Wednesday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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