Sweetwater (Chivers Sound Library American Collections) [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Dorothy Garlock (Author), Kate Forbes (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998 | Series: Chivers Sound Library American Collections

As stated in a will, well-bred, cosmopolitan Virginia Hepperly will earn the rights to a Wyoming Territory ranch if she spends five years teaching Native American children in the territory. Discovering that her two little stepsisters are being mistreated by their guardians, Virginia takes them with her to begin a new life. But after arriving, she finds that there are those who want to destroy her--and her future. Features a 16-page insert with 30 frontier recipes and home remedies used by characters in the author's books.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

In this perfect romantic novel a single schoolteacher heads west, falls in love with a rancher and, in the face of forceful opposition, starts a school for Indians. When her best friend also needs a true love, the rancher miraculously produces an identical twin brother. Kate Forbes offers a gentle, delicate reading perfectly suited to the tone of the story. Her soft voice shifts subtly among several dialects and between genders without over-performing any of them. Her schoolteacher is suitably refined, her frontier woman equally feisty. The bad guys are really bad, and the misunderstood bastard shifts from despicable to lovable quite convincingly. By the time the tapes run out, you're ready, but not a minute before. R.P.L. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Chivers Audio Books; Unabridged edition (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792722566
• ISBN-13: 978-0792722564
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,542,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

National bestselling and award-winning author of thirty-five romances that often feature the exciting backdrop of the Old West, Dorothy Garlock is one of America's-and the world's-favorite novelists. Her books, all enthusiastically reviewed, now total more than eight million copies in print with translations in 15 languages. She lives in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent historical romance set in 1884 Wyoming Territory, May 12, 2002

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Jody L. Schoth (Katy, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweetwater (Mass Market Paperback)

Wow! This was one excellent story! I loved every word of it, and was thrilled to discover it was the story of the wonderful twins, Trellis and Travor, first introduced in Midnight Blue by Dorothy Garlock. Pack and Shannon Mara Gallagher are mentioned throughout the book, and my only complaint is that we didn't get to read about their arrival at the end - since we knew they were on their way to meet the twins' new wives! After reading some of these reviews, I wondered if this book would be as good as the other books I've read of Ms. Garlock's... it was as good or better than any of them that I've read!! The arrival of Travor, Trell's twin, did not arrive as corny as another reviewer mentioned... he arrived before Jenny and Trell spoke their love for each other. This was an excellent book!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, Not great, June 26, 2006

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Hopeglory21 "hopeglory21" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweetwater (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a big fan of Mrs. Garlock. I read Midnight Blue and can say, it's one of the best. I was a little dissapointed with this book. The story initially was about Trell, but soon became about Trevor. This story failed to keep my interest, but I loved the characters.

As another reader put it, I would like to see something about Cassandra.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance, Adventure, Indians, Unusual, October 12, 2007

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Karen Zemek "Author of 'My Funny Dad, Harry'" (Parma, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweetwater (Mass Market Paperback)

I like this book very much because of the unusual story line which still involves romance. It's a story about Jenny, who rescues her younger sisters from abuse from her older sister and brother-in-law, moves out west to teach at an Indian school that had a crooked Indian Agent in charge. It's about getting settled in a new place, accepting help from others, helping others and finding romance. I think this is one of Garlock's best!