LaVonne W. (Grnemae) -
Helpful Score: 4
Dulcie is a woman of passion who is ashamed of her needs and desires. A widow and young mother who has had very bad experiences with men and is afraid they only want one thing from a woman. Rye, a man full of guilt who has lost two families and who feels that he does not deserve another. He has come to pay a debt that he feels he owes to Dulcie but is to ashamed to tell her why he feels that guilt. Two wounded souls must learn to trust and love again. Ms McKade makes you feel each and every emotion that these two experience and you find yourself cheering for each of them to find the love in life that they deserve.
Robin M. (robinmy) -
Helpful Score: 3
Rye Forrester is on a mission. His drinking led to the death of a friend. Now he is looking for his friend's widow, to try to make up for his tragic mistake. Dulcie McDaniel is in a bind. Her drunken father was accused of a murder he didn't commit, taken from the jail and hanged. Now all she has left is her daughter and a broken down farm with no way of harvesting the crops. When Rye approaches her and offers to help her bring in her harvest, deciding to delay telling her the real reason he is here. But, secrets have a way of catching up with a person.
This was another wonderful book by this author. Both Rye and Dulcie are wounded souls who believe they don't deserve happiness. Their story has you rooting for the underdogs. Stories like this are why Maureen McKade is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
This was another wonderful book by this author. Both Rye and Dulcie are wounded souls who believe they don't deserve happiness. Their story has you rooting for the underdogs. Stories like this are why Maureen McKade is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
Yes..I enjoyed the series very much! Great storyline and loving characters..a great read!
This book just didn't speak to me; I really did not empathize with Dulcie. She has a strong sexual appetite but rejects it. She thinks men want only one thing and it colors how she treats Rye. In spite of the fact that he works continuously on her dilapidated farm, she makes him eat on the porch.
Dulcie made some poor choices (getting pregnant to snare a husband and giving sexual favors to the man who helped her get back to her hometown). She does not trust men and is constantly wondering when Rye is going to make a sexual move.
Oddly enough, it is Dulcie who makes the moves and Rye who avoids her. He has his own secret; he was the cause of her husband's accidental death. When Dulcie finds this out, she immediately throws him off the property. However, Rye continues to try to find out why her father was used as the scapegoat for the murder of a well-liked citizen of the town. Rye returns her scorn and anger with silent suffering and continued kindness. What did he see in Dulcie? I cannot imagine.
I like Maureen McKade's books because of the strong stories she writes. I just did not care for this one.
Forrester Brothers
1. A Reason to Live (2006)
** 2. A Reason to Believe (2007)
3. A Reason to Sin (2008)
Dulcie made some poor choices (getting pregnant to snare a husband and giving sexual favors to the man who helped her get back to her hometown). She does not trust men and is constantly wondering when Rye is going to make a sexual move.
Oddly enough, it is Dulcie who makes the moves and Rye who avoids her. He has his own secret; he was the cause of her husband's accidental death. When Dulcie finds this out, she immediately throws him off the property. However, Rye continues to try to find out why her father was used as the scapegoat for the murder of a well-liked citizen of the town. Rye returns her scorn and anger with silent suffering and continued kindness. What did he see in Dulcie? I cannot imagine.
I like Maureen McKade's books because of the strong stories she writes. I just did not care for this one.
Forrester Brothers
1. A Reason to Live (2006)
** 2. A Reason to Believe (2007)
3. A Reason to Sin (2008)
