Life of a Random

Publication Date: April 1, 2014 Publisher: Bethany House Pages: 346 Source: Bethany House Format: Paperback The train to Garber, Texas, is supposed to bring life's next victory to Nicholas Lovelace. Instead, it gets held up by robbers who are thwarted by the last person Nick ever expected--Anne Tillerton from back home in Prairie Lea. Anne’s been hiding away as a buffalo hunter. She’s only in Garber to find their runaway cook, but the woman flees--leaving Anne with her infant son. With Nick the only person Anne knows in Garber, the two form an unlikely team as they try to figure out what to do with the child. But being in town means acting and dressing for polite society--and it's not going well for Anne. Meanwhile, Nick's work is bringing new pressures, and being seen with a rough-around-the-edges woman isn't helping his reputation. Caught between their own dreams, a deepening relationship, and others' expectations, can the pair find their w...

An update on my WoW commenting spree-- I didn't make it. I hit 128 out of 274 and couldn't do anymore. 1) It took too long and 2) I was busy with loads of other stuff too. Sorry, guys! Maybe next time.  On the other hand, I just found out that March is Women's History Month. So I'm going to celebrate it by talking about women, both from history and myths, that have done amazing things. Aaand , I'm going to try to find at least one novel and/or movie for each woman, or if I can't find that specific person I will just put books that have similar characters and settings. I also want to do women from different countries (that probably correspond with a continent each), but it would be way too long if I did it all in one post. So you can look forward to more Girl Power posts starring different countries in the future. This is also a way to discover new book genera. I know most of us are dystopian lovers but it's neat to branch out into new areas (that's ...