Seems their cook was fired and they can't find another. Her dilemma is solved when two ranch hands overhear the situation and ask her to come back to the ranch. But when she arrives, she discovers she hasn't enough money to buy a ticket.

Now she must drive the rickety wagon to the nearest town to catch a train back to Chicago. She'd traveled out from Chicago as a mail-order bride, and a mere four months later, her husband has succumbed to pneumonia. Liberty Ross has just buried her husband on the desolate Montana plains. The price was right to take a chance on a new author, and now I will be back for more :) Though I usually end up reading more of the damsel/alpha hero type books I went for this book based on the genre.

The additional chapter and Epilogue after the final resolution was a treat that not many authors give us, and I savored every word. If you're looking for a love story set in a realistic historical western backdrop. The climax of the story isn't the typical hero overcoming the bad guy, but his internal demons. There is heat and passion in their lovemaking but this book isn't about hitting the sheets, its about the journey to get there. Our couple grows to love each other in a realistic and believable story. and is it just me or did Joe remind you of Sam Elliot? lol (probably just me) There isn't one cowboy on the ranch that I wouldn't love to read more about. This book has it all (regardless of formatting issues): Strong hero and heroine, haunting pasts, love, adventure, and fully fleshed out secondary characters across the board. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it is definitely a keeper. This book did have all the things I think can make a good book: 1)Betrayal which doesn't take over the book 2)Lost love although I think Tyler Hollins may have dwelled on this a little too long 3)Sadness when a character (even if they are not the main character)dies 4)Found Love not too quick, or doesn't take too long to get there The only time I was even frustrated with her character was when she kept comparing Tyler Hollins to her previous employer's son, who had done her wrong (I don't want to give this part away). She had a delicateness about her but was definitely not afraid of work. She was strong for a woman that had been through several hard hitting life betrayals, yet it seems that she could still hold her head up and smile. However, I almost didn't purchase the book, because a number of the reviews mentioned that there were 'so many typos.' I found that this was NOT the case. I came across this book while looking for another book, and liked the title.

A Taste Of Heaven by Alexis Harrington