rabck from bookstogive; western romance, true to formula, but oh, so good. Annabel leaves her husband at the ranch after the death of their daughter, Susannah. She takes Nicholas with her, but then sends him back to the ranch to live. Now 12 years later, she's seeking a divorce, which Gabriel won't grant her. And Nicholas, now grown, doesn't want to forgive her. But her son is in danger, there's cattle rustling going on, and somehow Annabel gets caught up in staying. ( )

Thank you LibraryThing for not only this great service but for also getting me back in touch with some of my favorites that I have put on the read shelf and forgotten.

This is one of those books. It's been such a long time since I have read this book that I don't feel really comfy writing a review. I do remember the feelings this book provoked so keeping the details out and going with just that here goes.

As a mother I could never imagine leaving a child no matter the circumstance so that concept left me bewildered. However, raising children in the 19th century, let alone in the frontier, left me with feelings of how overwhelming that would be. The story progresses to her coming back, and that's when the meat gets juicy. The plot races from all sides from the husband who still loves his wife beyond everything that has been done, but pride making him skillfully trying to re-kindle their marriage instead of just accepting his wife back into his arms with no retribution, to the son, who was left behind and finally to the wife and mother who left. It is easy to put her as the villain until raw emotions shows us her despair. Still.... I could never have left. In a nutshell, great read with lots of emotions....recommend!! ( )