Return To Me [Mass Market Paperback]

Rosemary Rogers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003

A fragile peace has come to the country in the aftermath of the Civil War, but tensions remain strong in the hearts and souls of those who fought for their land . . . and for love

For the beautiful, strong-willed Cameron Campbell, the war had one shining spot: dashing Captain Jackson Logan. Though separated by duty for nearly four years, Jackson has come home at last. Cameron, however, has a few plans of her own. This headstrong young woman -- who's unwilling to do any man's bidding -- is determined to return to Elmwood, her family's Mississippi plantation, and reclaim her heritage, stolen by the ravages of war.

A Union spy and decorated war hero, Jackson's legendary air of command served him well as a leader of men. But now he is forced to reckon with a wife as stubborn and willful as he -- and the unexpected return of a woman from his past who has come to claim his love. While his passion is fierce for his beautiful wife, a dark menace forces him into a last crucial mission for his country, and Jackson knows he must also make a final stand for the woman he loves.

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"Her novels are filled with adventure, excitement, and always, wildly tempestuous romance." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Mira (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551667487
• ISBN-13: 978-1551667485
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #654,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing sequel., February 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Return To Me (Mass Market Paperback)

I try to review every book I read because I find reviews so helpful when I'm contemplating buying a book. I love civil war era books and read "An honorable man" several months ago. It was well done and certainly enjoyable but there is no way I would compare it to GWTW! There is only one scarlet and one rhett!! I rated "honorable man" a reluctant 4 * and it is one I would reread again (which is my 4 rating.) That book ends in the early war years so the middle years are missed (unless there's a bk we all overlooked after cam and jackson marry) and this bk starts when he returns from the civil war. Actually it starts out really cute, their reunion is romantic and spicy. But the rest of the book drags. It's a book that you want to finish BUT you want to finish it soon. Jackson is the quintessimal stud/hero/man to die for. He is patriotic to his country and so takes on one last mission. Cameron is still the southern belle spoiled brat. I don't know why jackson puts up with her nasty moods. In fact cam's hot tempered and high maintainence personality even tired me out. The better part of the book was the relationship between Taye (Cam's biracial sister), her fiance (who's not all she thinks he is) and Falcon, Jackson's partner in spying. Falcon, a "halfbreed" understands Taye's life as it is and truly loves her. A sequel about their relationship
would be wonderful. Taye actually has more depth to her than the illustrious camerson. There are wonderful love scenes which compensate for story flaws.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars deep Americana historical romance, November 26, 2003

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This review is from: Return To Me (Mass Market Paperback)

At the beginning of the American Civil War, Jackson Logan met and married Mississippian Cameron. They relocate to the DC area, but he serves as a Union spy so is rarely home.

With the war finally over, Cameron looks forward to seeing her spouse and informing him that he will soon be a father for the first time. However, though the formal hostilities ended, Secretary of State Seward, recovering from the bullet he took during the Lincoln assassination, believes otherwise. Seward assigns Jackson to end the horror of Thompson's Raiders causing death and havoc in the south. Cameron is upset that her beloved will continue to be away for extended stretches, but even more disconcerting is the debate over where to live. He wants to remain by the Chesapeake while she wants to go home to Mississippi. Unable to compromise, Cameron leaves so that her child can be born on southern soil. A worried Jackson gives chase, but may arrive too late to keep his spouse safe from terrorists including the man Seward wants him to stop.

Though there is some initial confusion over when Jackson last came home, fans will appreciate this deep Americana historical romance. The story line is very powerful as the horrors of war are brought home to the audience through the innocent eyes of a stunned Cameron. Though her naivety in what Sherman and his troops did to her old south seems odd, Cameron is a steel magnolia, an essence that Jackson recognizes almost too late in the woman he cherishes above all else, even more than Seward's orders. Rosemary Roger's refreshing read will please sub-genre fans enormously.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Gone With The Wind., January 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Return To Me (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been a fan of Rosemary Rodgers's books for many years. I collect them, in hard copy when I can find them. I was so excited when I read "An Honorable Man", Cameron and Jackson's story. It was better than "Gone With The Wind". I loved the relationship between Cameron and her bi-racial half-sister. I do hope that Ms Rodgers will write Taye's story. I want to know what happened to her. When I read "An Honorable Man" I felt that the characters were alive. Jackson is so male! Cameron was stubborn, but had a good heart, and I knew they'd come to appreciate each other. I didn't want to see the story end, so when I received "Return to Me" as a Christmas gift from my personal hero and husband of nearly 40 years, I was delighted. Often sequels are a disappointment. "Return to Me" was fantastic, even better than the first. Ms Rogers touches the hearts of readers better than most of the newer writers. She obviously knows the south and knows southerners, something so many of those who write about the Civil War fail at. I laughed and I cried. No one who loves romance should miss "Return to Me". I hope her next book comes out soon. I intend to reread, "An Honorable Man" starting today.
A Sincere Romance Reader From Maryland