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Their vows seemed a tenuous bond at best, but it was all she had....Awakening to a new landscape, Carina DiGratia Shepard is as transformed as the home she has embraced. The mining town of Crystal, Colorado, has lost its evil stranglehold, its surface cleansed by a devastating flood, its people both shattered and revitalized. Carina, too, now strolls its boardwalks a different woman. Married, though in title only. The habits of her rogue husband's solitary life still reign -- Quillan Shepard has left without word of his return, haunted by the parents who'd given him a name he despises and a heart unable to love.Disillusioned by her abandonment, Carina feels again the painful rejection that had driven her to Crystal. Choosing to respond with equal determination, she carves out an existence that provides the independence and identity she has long sought. But the call of the Rose Legacy still beckons...and Carina hopes its dark caverns hold the key to loosening the bitterness encircling her husband's soul.
Author Notes
Kristen Heitzmann was raised on five acres of ponderosa pines at the base of the Rocky Mountains where she still lives with her husband and four children. A musician, Kristen delights in sharing the traditions of American heritage, both through one-on-one interaction and through her bestselling series THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN LEGACY and her latest series DIAMOND OF THE ROCKIES. Her newest books, including Twilight, feature the landscape of America today.
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Library Journal Review
In The Rose Legacy, Carina DiGratia Shephard barely escaped the hangman's noose thanks to her new husband, Quillan. Unfortunately, she's had a hard time showing her appreciation because he left Crystal, CO, almost as soon as he could get his freight wagons hitched up. In the months that he has been gone, Carina's appreciation and fledgling love have almost dried up, and she is relying on her faith in God to keep her going as she redirects her energy into a new businessAan Italian restaurant. Quillan is drawn to Carina but fears that his questionable past and lack of faith will impede their happiness together. He therefore revisits his past, hoping to make peace with his future by coming to terms with his abusive foster parents, and he discovers a new belief in God. But it may have come too late, as trouble at his mine, the New Boundless, almost kills Carina. Heitzmann's adventurous Westerns (e.g., the "Rocky Mountain Legacy" series) provide a crossover appeal with historical romances and belong on the shelves next to Stephen Bly and Brock Thoene. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.