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Tomorrow The Glory (Pinnacle Historical Romances)

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This was the first Civil War romance that I read. I was very impressed. You can't help but fall for Brent and hope for a love that was destined to be. Finally, two lovers who don't constantly fight their passions!

I am an avid historical romance reader. Out of all of the books I have read (and there have been a lot) this is by far the best one yet! While reading this book I laughed out loud numerous times and even shed a tear or two. Most historical romances frustrate me because they are always based on some stupid secret, that if told, there probably would not have been any problems in the relationships in the first place. This book isn't like that. The problem is laid out in the beginning of the book and the secret is out. The rest of the book is about the love the main characters share and thier struggle to be together. Many obstacles attempt to come between the two lovers but in the end, their love wins out. Again this is one of the best books I have ever read and I STRONGLY recommend it to EVERYBODY!

This is a stand alone romance by Heather Graham (aka Shannon Drake) and it's a good one and shows well the way the nation was torn apart when the South and North went to war. The heroine, Kendall Moore, was "sold" by her evil uncle into a marriage to a wealthy but sadistic husband (who is also impotent) and she consents to save her younger sister. But after more abuse than she can stand, and on the evening of South Carolina's secession, she decides to escape and offers to sleep with a Southern ship captain in return for passage away. The man is Brent McClain, who is to become a legend as he fights for the South running blockades. But she is discovered and Brent believes she betrayed him. The Civil War brings the two together for brief nights of passion but they are short and each continues to fight the war on their own.

Graham (Drake) does a superb job of weaving in the history of the time and giving us a realistic view of life on board ship, in camp hospitals, in battle and among the Seminoles in Florida who are friend of Brent's. Kendall is strong-willed and rebellious and loves Brent with a fierce intensity. She endures much from her abusive husband who continues to pursue her though he does not love her. Brent is a strong handsome Southern gentleman and leader. He has both a temper (which he takes out on Kendall from time to time out of fear for her life when she has engaged in some reckless activity), and a gentle side as he loves Kendall. The love scenes are good ones.

The action keeps you reading at a fast pace and you will love the characters. If you like this one, you might like to read her Civil War trilogy: One Wore Blue, And One Wore Gray, And One Rode West. Also, I've reviewed many of Heather Graham/Shannon Drake's romances so you might like to see my other reviews. Some of hers are the best out there.

Once I read one of this author's books, I had to read all the rest!!! Could not put this book down!

I know many people who did, in fact, read this book will be quite miffed at my stereotypical view, and I can already tell those readers that I excitedly hope to be proven wrong. However, the cover illustration to the book seems . . . well, very VERY tacky. I've yet to see any other romance novel featuring a cover picture featuring the author and her husband as the hero and heroine . . . as Shannon Drake, aka Heather Grahm has done with "Tomorrow the Glory." I realize the cherished family ideals behind the stunt, but I do feel that I have lost some respect for Mrs. Grahm for so cleary "Mary Sue"-ing in the initial illustration the book features. "Mary Sue" is a term coined in slang for a ficticious character based solely on the author, used to make the author sound better than perfect and have everything go according to their wishes in their own literary fantasyland. True, every reader usually find some inexpicable kinmanship with a particular character in a book which creates a more empathetic reading that cherishes the story as something you connect with and feel special about. Putting yourself in such a "Mary Sue" position as Ms. Grahm has done is something that has initially turned me off from reading this book. I like cover illustrations to be idealistic fantasy creations that personify the characters in the book, just to give an initial mental picture before reading. Now that I have Ms. Grahm and her husband penetrating my mind as utterly REAL models, I have lost my taste for the imagining of characters, and will sadly only visualize a pretentious author with an overflated ego and her husband instead of the actual characters.