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The Rose Legacy (Diamond of the Rockies Book #1) by [Kristen Heitzmann]

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Driven by hope and vengeance, Carina Maria DiGratia leaves her idyllic home in Sonoma, California, for a new life in the mining town of Crystal, Colorado. Though the town has a rough element, Carina is determined that it is the place her dreams will come true. Early on, two men vie for her trust, but neither is what he seems. Will Carina discern the truth in time to prevent tragedy?

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Kristen Heitzmann is the bestselling author of many novels, including The Edge of Recall and the Christy Award winner Secrets. An artist and music minister, Kristen lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband, Jim, and their family.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004QO9GBU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bethany House Publishers; Repackaged ed. edition (November 1, 2009)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Kristen Heitzmann is the bestselling author of contemporary romantic suspense, psychological suspense, and historical novels, including Colorado Book Award finalist The Still of Night, Christy Award finalists Indivisible and The Tender Vine, and Christy Award winners Secrets and The Breath of Dawn that won both a Christy Award and Inspirational Readers Choice Award and was a finalist for a people's choice award in the Netherlands. She is a fiction track and workshop teacher at writers conferences. An artist and musician, she'll also be found hiking the Colorado Rocky Mountain trails near her home where she lives with her husband, pets, extended family, and wildlife.

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Jancy

Diamond of the Rockies

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 25, 2022

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This book was so good I can nearly wait for the next one! I'll never be disappointed reading a Kristen Heitzman book!

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P. Blevins

It keeps you on your toes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 27, 2015

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The Rose Legacy is book one of the Diamond of the Rockies series by Kristen Heitzmann. It is set in Crystal, Colorado, a small mining town. It is small and rough.
Carina DiGratia has left her home in California to move to Crystal where she has purchased a house and hopes to find a job. Her wagon carries all she owns and is pulled by her faithful burro. As she makes the climb to Crystal, she thinks of all she has left and why. She has left a large Italian family that is very close and very protective of her. She left because her fiancé Flavio was betraying her with her sister. She felt she could never forgive either of them. Of course, if Flavio follows her and begs her forgiveness, she just might forgive him. Meanwhile, she must continue her journey. Her burro finally gets to a stage where he can no longer pull the wagon up the mountain in the thin air. He stops and then as he starts again, the wagon wheel breaks. What is she to do?
She hears a wagon coming from behind and hopes they can help her. Quillan Shepherd is a freighter and his wagon is full and being pulled by four horses. He stops and asks her what she needs and wants out of the wagon. She gets her overnight bag and a satchel with papers in it and hands them to him to put in his wagon. While she watches in horror, he pushes her wagon off the cliff! He tries to explain why but she doesn’t listen. She decides not to ride with him to Crystal. Quillan is attracted to her outrageous behavior but goes on to Crystal to forget her.
Carina makes it to Crystal, finds out her house is not hers and her deed is a forgery. Berkley Beck, a lawyer takes her to Meg’s boarding house where she takes the last room. Actually it was paid for but they convince Turner to come back the next day. When his mine strikes silver, he names his mine after Carina and tells her she is his good luck charm. He makes her taking his room into a legend because if she hadn’t, he wouldn’t have gone back to the mine and slept beside it where he found his silver.
Carina must find a way to survive in this rough town. She hears the story of Quillan being the son of a prostitute, Rose, and a savage, Wolf. They run a claim in the mountains called the Rose Legacy. When Quillan is born, every time he cries, Wolf goes crazy. No one knows why; but Rose gives her son to the Shepherd family to raise. He is treated fairly well by the Preacher Shepherd; but Mrs. Shepherd dislikes him and tells him horror stories about his family. True or not. Quillan tries to make her suggestions to him come true. If he is beaten because he is supposedly making fun of someone, he turns around and definitely makes fun of them. When he finally leaves home, he eventually makes a living as a freighter bringing goods up to the mining towns.
Quillan gets involved in trying to find out who is leading the men to rough up people to run them out of town or take over their claims. They have already run off the sheriff and now there is a new one in town. He wonders if it is Beck and if Carina can help him find proof. Will she?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 8, 2022

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Good story with interesting setting

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Beverly Ann McCall

Beware of the Obvious

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 2, 2016

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In the Rose Legacy, Kristen Heitzman introduces us to an irresistible female protagonist, Carina DiGratia. She is full of the zest of life and lives her life as honestly as she can. As the reader proceeds through this story, we develop a relationship with Carina, who faces many challenges and matures in her relationship with God. What endures the reader to Carina is her quest for forgiveness and a true acceptance of God as the guiding force. This is the major theme of this tale.
Heitzman did a superb job in developing this character. She duplicated this in the development of the male protagonist, Quillan Shephard. As is expected in a romance sparks fly between the two protagonists. Each one is strong, independent and dynamic. Kristen balanced these two characters off when she pits them against Berkley Barton, the antagonist. He is everything they are not and is a master in the art of villainy.
Heitzman sets this story in the 1880s in a mining community. She artfully uses vivid details in describing the country side and the town. Although, this tale is set in a fictional town, Crystal, Colorado, these descriptions makes the reader feel that they were right there. Heitzman uses this same technique, vivid details, when dealing with the different types of individuals (the supporting characters) to round out the story. Anyone who is a history buff knows that these types of towns popped up whenever gold or silver was discovered nearby. Along with these towns a myriad of people congregated. Not all have pure motives. Many were willing to capitalize on the hardship of others. Many turned to brutality for their own greed. Heitzman captures this through the supporting characters.
Lastly, I really enjoyed the way Heitzman used the writing strategy of the backdrop to enhance the plot. The backstory about Wolf and Rose was well woven into the plot. Heitzman used the backdrop story to add mystery to this romance tale. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have no problem recommending it.

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Ginny

Hurting & not trusting in the 1800's

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2015

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Carina is a feisty Italian immigrant whose family now lives in Sonoma, CA. She's loved Flávio most of her life until she catches him with her older sister. Carina reads an ad describing beautiful countryside that's a 1000 miles away, a lovely home for sale & employment. She answers the ad, sending money for the house, hitches the wagon full of her belongings to her beloved mule & makes the long trip alone. Quillan's a troubled man, not knowing his parents & being told horrible things about them --- that his father was a deranged killer, a savage & his mother was a harlet. He & Carina meet on the narrow road going into the mining town where her new home is supposed to be. Their meeting is less than friendly! As she comes into town, she finds a family of thugs have taken over the home that she's paid for & expects to live in! Berkley, the town's lawyer, takes her under his wing. He offers her a job, pays for her room at Mae's boarding house & promises to get her house back. Read how Mae's tough exterior softens toward Carina. Picture Cain with one leg as he tries to lead his son, DC & Quillan to the Lord. Who can Carina trust, Quillan or Berkley? Which one does she marry? Who in the town is lynched? The story is about leaning on the Lord for answers & not going out on your own, trying to prove yourself. I would have given this book 5 stars, but the story doesn't end. I'm assuming the next book in this series will take up where this one stops. I've read Kristen Heitzmann's books before & she's a gifted author. I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves thought provoking books, mysteries & romance.

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wishwell

One of the best books I have read from this free section

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 3, 2016

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This was a very interesting book containing lots of different elements which would appeal to a broad section of readers.
It was emotional and riveting in parts. One of the best books I have read from this free section. It was long and contained romance , murder and religion in parts. An unusual book on reflection but strongly recommended if you would like something different but good.

Chris

Highly recommend

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 26, 2015

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This kind of historical novel is exactly the kind I thoroughly enjoy reading.
Heitzmann captured my attention from the outset with a feisty naive heroine and a hero who was somewhat mysterious and rugged and who did not just buckle and fall head over heels in love with her on first sight.
A really well told tale, gritty and powerful.

grannie

a good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 12, 2016

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Read this while in the 'WIld West' on a trip and it certainly helped to picture the authenticity of the background. I liked the characters, although at times their antagonism seemed a bit OTT. However, as the first of a series, although it stands alone, it actually left me wanting to read the next one

deborahdean

The Rose Legacy is an exciting and beautiful story....don't miss it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 16, 2013

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~This is a wonderful story. I couldn't put it down. The characters are very strong and the story exciting. There are twists and turns, highs and lows. I couldn't wait to get the next book....downloaded it before I finished book 1, so I didn't have a break. Highly recommend this whole series. I miss the characters. Kirsten Heitzmann is a brilliant author, I walked the streets with these characters and felt their emotions....wonderful!!

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Julie

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 3, 2014

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I really enjoyed this book. The story was intriguing and drew the reader in. The characters were interesting and the book leaves you wanting more. I cannot wait to read the next book.

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