Customer Reviews

Homespun Bride

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(23)
3 star:		(18)
2 star:		(30)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

Seventeen-year-old Noelle Kramer was filled with the hopes and dreams of first love, believing that in Thad MacKaslin she had found the man she would spend the rest of her life with. But on the night they were to elope, she learned he had left town without a word, and she believed she would never see him again. Although her heart was broken, she planned to marry another and at least have a home and family of her own, until a tragic accident left her parents dead and Noelle blind, destroying her plans for the future.

Now, five years later, in the winter of 1883, Noelle lives a quiet life with her aunt, uncle, and cousins. Her blindness has caused her to give up all her dreams of love, marriage, and children. On their way home from town during a blizzard, Noelle and her aunt are almost killed by a runaway horse, but a stranger saves them - a stranger Noelle soon realizes is Thad MacKaslin, who has returned to their hometown of Angel Falls, Montana. And although both Noelle and Thad try to deny it, they still have feelings for each other. Has God given them a second chance at love and happiness together?

This book was one of the most enjoyable historical romances I've read in a while. Fans of western and inspirational romances are sure to enjoy this story of two people who had given up on a future together but are given a second chance to realize their dreams. The love story was incredibly sweet and emotional, rather than so many romances which focus on the physical romance but neglect the emotional side of a relationship. I'd highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy a sweet and emotional romance without all the graphic scenes.

I honestly don't understand the bad reviews for this book. I thought it was a light ispirational read. I almost didn't get this book, even though free, because of the negative reviews. I am glad however that I chose to go with my own instincts. Ofcourse there were alot of descriptions in the book.. The heroine is blind.. We are reading about her world and how she navigates it physically and emotionally. Yes, it was a little predictable, but aren't 99.9% of inspirational romances? That's what we read them for the HEA

The story line was o.k., but completely predictable. The author repeated herself in her descriptions causing me to get irritated at the writing. I'm glad this was free.

I almost could not finish this book. It was so-o-o repetitive that I think the whole story could have been written in about 20 pages. When an author repeats words, descriptions and conversations, it's as if the reader isn't smart enough to "get it" the first time. Insulting. I suspect the repetitions were to pad the story for more pages.

Besides having the story line drummed into your head, the plot was so predictable that I was almost embarrassed for the author. Free is too expensive for this book...my time is worth more.

I love Inspirational Historical Romances, but this one is the worst I've read. I did manage to finish it, but there were so many repetitive descriptions and "fluff" I can't believe the thing got published! It's really a page or two of story, no real character development, and awful dialogue. Please, don't bother.

I thought it was just me, but other reviewers noticed the same things I did. It was predictable, and the author repeated phrases numerous times throughout the book. I figure it was about 5% introduction & background, 90% conflict development, and 5% resolution. I think more than half of the part leading to the resolution could have been omitted and would have made for a better novel.

The author was able to stretch an idea to fill the whole book by interminably repeating every thought. The characters were all there, but failed to step forward. Avoid this.

My first read of Jillian Hart. I will probably read more, but I have to say that I was disappointed in how she repeated herself so many times when she brought attention to the hero. (Please don't use "baritone" in your next book, Ms Hart.) I also noted that her conflicts became repetitious in the story with horse and buggy incidents. I was impressed with the idea of a blind heroine. You don't see that often, and many editors won't look at those kinds of stories. Ms Hart worked that in well.

I also found the ending to be too humdrum.

Other than that, she did a nice job.

The repetition in this book is a complete turn off, not to mention frustrating. The plot was weak and proceeded at a sluggish pace. I made it more than half way through when I decided it wasn't going to get any better so I didn't even bother finishing it. I didn't want to waste anymore time or effort.

I've downloaded many of the free romantic kindle books but this is the first that I could not finish. I'm pretty easily satisfied when it comes to "beach books" but this story was just unbearable. There is no character development...the entire book repeats the same ideas over and over again. It's entirely depressing and full of brooding. And don't even get me started on the repetitive vocabulary. Every single time the main male character enters a scene, either his "baritone" voice or his "gait" walk is mentioned. This book gets very boring very fast. I'm shocked that it even has three stars on amazon. There are many other free romance kindle books that are far better than this one...i suggest you go find those!