of the cheesy Christian romances I've read lately, this one has stuck with me the best, First, I like the characters adults and children alike, and the fact that it brings to light a little knownth century pastime of women running road footraces against men adds to its memorable qualities.
Bass and Daisy's relationship felt natural and Bass' acceptance of Daisy's daughter Olivia worked well, In fact, I liked everything about this book except the ending, Olivia had a lot of issues to overcome, including accepting a previously unknown halfbrother, Her anger at Bass and the rest of her family was a key point toward the end of the novel, and she came to grips with it far too quickly.
A Substitute Husband
Discovering her daughter is holding bank patrons hostage to interview daddy candidates sends widow Daisy Trumbo running to intervene.
But when real bank robbers take advantage of the fake stickup, the hero of the day is Bass Parkerthe man Daisy blames for her husband's death.
Yet duty compels her to care for him as he recovwers from his injuries,
Bass is determined to make amends to the widow and child of the fallen soldier who took his place on the battlefield.
But he slowly finds himself feeling more than obligation to this independent woman and her spirited little girl, Their happiness hinges on Daisy's forgiveness, but can she let go of the past I have read several other of the 'Love Inspired Historical' novels by other authors, and found this one to be much less enjoyable.
The characters were flat, and the writing was weak, The main characters spend most of the time thinking about how much they liked the other one, but we were supposed to believe that they were miserable.
I like fluffy escape books, but couldn't get into this one, I absolutely loved this Love Inspired Historical Romance, It had action, romance, children and a goat, It is set in the's and has what I call flavor, in it, It was a real treat, with a few laughs sprinkled in here and there, Want to read more of this author's work, I've rated this a. "Paces Love Inspired Historical debut is not only memorable, but a pleaser from the opening humorous scene, to Daisys precocious daughter, to the endearing romance between Daisy and Bass" RT Book s,stars.
I absolutely loved this book! It was a fun read, and when I had to stop reading it for a short time, I always looked forward to picking it back up again.
What I loved: The characters are what made the book excellentespecially the little girl, Ollie, who made a “daddy list” of good and bad qualities for a man she might consider to be her new daddy.
She was quick for a seven year old witty, sassy, and sweet all rolled up into one tiny package, I would love to meet a child with those cute attributes, I also enjoyed the way she kept writing things down when the “daddy” candidates did something wrong or something right.
What I didnt like: Nothing, really, Ollie might have been a little too sassy to the adults in her life which came across as disrespectful at times, but she was so sweet it was not that obvious.
She was either reprimanded by her mother for her impertinence or she made it right in her own way,
I highly recommend this book to anyone loving wildwest stories, With a little romance thrown in, it makes the book perfect, Ms. Pace did a beautiful job, and she certainly has a way with words, Her phrases were original and fit the era perfectly, Over all, I give this book five, and I look forward to reading more books by this author,
I bought this book and was not solicited for a review,
Excellent! Humorous and Heartwarming!
The Daddy List is truly DeWanna Pace's crowning jewel, She was at her very best in this story, Her wit shines through along with the depth of her heart as she wrote Daisy's and Bass's tender love story.
Their love developed slowly as they learned to let go of the past and learn to trust again, but it was a love for all time.
So many rich characters. Daisy's daughter, Ollie, was such a pistol as she searched for a "Daddy, " DeWanna captured her unique way of putting things perfectly and I never knew what that little girl was going to do next.
Then there were Daisy's brothersinlaw who kept me in stitches, especially Max, If you're looking for a story what will keep you glued to the page, this is the book for you.
I fully recommend it.
I was fortunate to critique with DeWanna so I got to read the story first hand as it unfolded.
She was friend and a colleague and I will miss her so much, The little girl in this book was priceless and provided alot of the humor, I just loved her character and spunk, Overall the story was great DeWanna Pace is a multi published author of western historical romances, She loves teaching children about books and
being married to her own Texas hero, .
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