| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-04-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 6.8 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
When her grandfather asks her to move back home, Molly figures it will be good for her and her two sons to escape the big-city influences that have threatened to tear the small family apart. But warm memories of a sprawling ranch don't quite match the reality: Molly's grandfather is quite ill, the place is rundown and there is a stranger running things. Although Molly can't deny her attraction to the ruggedly handsome Sam Dakota, she can't bring herself to trust him--especially with her grandfather pushing them into marriage.
Industry Reviews
Well-developed emotions and appealing characters help freshen this familiar contemporary of an embittered cowboy, a wary divorc?e, a rebellious teenager, a ranch in trouble and oh, yes a hooker with a heart of gold. After learning that her beloved grandfather is ill, Molly Cogan decides to move to Montana and live with him, bringing her two boys, one of whom is undergoing a difficult adolescence. Once there, she tries to fight her feelings for ex-rodeo rider and ranch foreman, Sam Dakota, while mysterious acts of vandalism threaten to drive them from the homestead. A second love story, involving a prostitute and the town lawyer, becomes entwined with a contrived subplot about a militia group that, for reasons never fully made clear, desperately wants this particular ranch. Although the plot construction can seem a little forced, Macomber (This Matter of Marriage) is a skilled storyteller who turns it into an engaging, unabashedly sentimental love story. Author tour. (Apr.)
Lopate
Well-developed emotions and appealing characters help freshen this familiar contemporary of an embittered cowboy, a wary divorc‚e, a rebellious teenager, a ranch in trouble and oh, yes a hooker with a heart of gold. After learning that her beloved grandfather is ill, Molly Cogan decides to move to Montana and live with him, bringing her two boys, one of whom is undergoing a difficult adolescence. Once there, she tries to fight her feelings for ex-rodeo rider and ranch foreman, Sam Dakota, while mysterious acts of vandalism threaten to drive them from the homestead. A second love story, involving a prostitute and the town lawyer, becomes entwined with a contrived subplot about a militia group that, for reasons never fully made clear, desperately wants this particular ranch. Although the plot construction can seem a little forced, Macomber (This Matter of Marriage) is a skilled storyteller who turns it into an engaging, unabashedly sentimental love story. Author tour. (Apr.)
Publishers Weekly (02/16/1998)
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