29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shades of Honor, June 5, 2003
This review is from: Shades of Honor (Grayson Brothers, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is not your typical romance book. It's a family saga, and not only will you fall in love with the two main characters, but with a frail man and a scared little girl as well. I cried in three different areas of the book, and when it ended I felt a deep loss, wanting it to go on forever. Great writing. Great research. Great love story. And a great writer. If you're looking for a story with several plotlines, a hint of civil war memorabilia, and a desire to root for the heroes, this is the one for you.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Romantic Debut Novel, February 16, 2004
This review is from: Shades of Honor (Grayson Brothers, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is an amazing novel by Wendy Lindstorm. Her words of the late 1800s reflect her creative ability. It gave me chills up and down my spine when I was reading!
Radford Grayson has been gone from his hometown of Fredonia New York, for five years. He went to fight in the war, but felt he had abandonded his family in running the mill. Radford also has a small addition with him in his return. His daughter Rebecca, from a short-lived affair with a woman he met on his travels.
Visions of coming home with open arms from his family, especially his brother Kyle, was instantly deflated. Kyle, with his hot-headed, ambitious nature, has been running the mill for years now, and is even getting married to a wooman, Evelyn, they had all been friends with growing up.
Evelyn is a very petite, shy woman, who has been taking care of the livery for her father. It has been hard work for a woman and because of this, business has been slow. Evelyn's father, William, wanted Radford to help run the livery. Even though Evelyn protested, William insisted.
While Evelyn and Radford worked together everyday, you could sense the flying sparks between them. Instead of imagining what kind of lover Kyle, her soon-to-be-husband, would be, she dreamed of Radford. What was causing these feelings?
Radford doesn't want anyone, especially Evelyn, getting too close to his daughter. When Rebecca was smaller, Radford hired a nanny to care for her while he worked. The first woman hurt Rebecca when she moved away and got married. The second woman was a little more cruel. She abused her physically and mentally leaving her cowering from everyone except her father. He didn't want anyone doing that to her again.
Radford keeps his distance from Evelyn, but is always watching and wanting her from afar. Can Radford let someone in his heart again after all the pain he's endured over the years? Will Evelyn leave Kyle who's always been a good provider and secure for her, even though the relationship is loveless? Find out in 'Shades of Honor!'
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very worthwhile reading, November 9, 2011
I rated this book with 5 stars because it met my criteria as a book I enjoyed from start to finish. There were no areas to skip over or speed read, very well written. The author has given the reader characters with deep sense of honor and family. A post civil war story that brings in the horrors of that war, but entered into the story to enrich and add depth. This is not a book that has sensual romance as its main focus, but is there to add to story. I read a lot of historical romance, mystery romance and some of it is not worth the read even if free, but not so here.
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