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Three Reasons You Should Read This Sweet Western Romance:
- Returning from Rhode Island by Catherine Bilson is a sweet western romance with an incredibly good hero and a strong female heroine.
- Grant Wilson is an amazing man – that seems a little too perfect at times – out to right the wrong of his family in Rattlesnake Ridge.
- Astrid Anderssen is hard working, fiercely independent, and takes care of her family, and it’s only fitting that she finds love with such a great man.
About Returning from Rhode Island by Catherine Bilson
Title: Returning to Rhode Island
Author: Catherine Bilson
Series: The Pioneer Brides from Rattlesnake Ridge #8
Genre: Sweet, Western Romance
Can she trust the man who holds the fate of her family’s ranch–and her heart–in his hands?
Astrid Anderssen never planned to manage her family’s ranch. When her father breaks his leg, however, she has no other choice. She has pinched every penny and stretched every dollar, but it’s still not enough. If the new bank owner is anything like the old one, he’ll send them packing when the next loan payment comes due.
Grant Watson left Rattlesnake Ridge under a cloud of shame. Inheriting his late uncle’s bank brings him back to town, but ledgers full of gouging loans do nothing to help his reputation. Even the lovely blonde newcomer he crosses paths with on his first day in the bank seems to share the town’s opinion of him.
When all hope seems lost, Grant offers Astrid a job in the bank. Is it an answer to her family’s prayers? Or will a growing attraction for her new boss add up to a disastrous end?
If you enjoy romances with tortured heroes and damsels in distress, then you’ll love Returning from Rhode Island.
My review of Returning to Rhode Island:
When Grant Wilson returns to Rattlesnake Ridge after an urgent and unexpected request from his uncle, he’s shocked to find that his uncle has died and left him quite an estate – including several local properties and the town’s only bank. He’s also shocked to find out that his uncle did not run a very ethical business. But what is Grant going to do about it? He turns to trusted counsel to figure things out, and along the way meets Astrid.
Astrid was one heck of a good character. She was a strong young woman that had already decided the path of her life was to be a rough one. Taking care of her father and sisters, trying to keep the ranch afloat, and then along comes Grant Wilson. She thinks of him as a hero that does the right thing and helps, but I really felt like she was the hero of the story here. She accomplished things I couldn’t have imagined, and has nerves of steel when her family is on the line.
The book has a lot of women’s rights woven into the pages. At times a little heavy-handed, although I don’t doubt that it was hard for a woman to do certain things in those times, it seemed to be overly emphasized at times. The town was a gem. I loved all the residents, and they seemed mostly to be honest hard-working people that you grow to love.
The villains were a bit obvious. I think they were supposed to be, but it made the big confrontation a little less dramatic. Although the way it was resolved was quite exciting.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
