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Friday, August 17, 2012

Book Review of Gallagher’s Hope: Book Two of the Gallagher Series


Book Review of Gallagher’s Hope:  Book Two of the Gallagher Series





Title – Gallaher's Hope – Book 2
Genre – Western Romance
Format – Print & Ebook
Formats: Paperback and Kindle
Publisher: Trappers Peak Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0615638799
ISBN-10: 0615638791
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Series: The Montana Gallaghers

 


Blurb : 

She sought a new beginning.
He sought what he didn't know was missing.
Together they would discover hope in unlikely places.
Isabelle Rousseau must escape New Orleans and the memory of her family's tragic loss. With her younger brother in tow, she accepts a position as the new schoolteacher in Briarwood, Montana. Desperate to keep what's left of her family together, Isabelle joins her life with a stranger only to discover that trust and hope go hand in hand.
Gabriel Gallagher lived each day as it came believing he had everything he could possibly want . . . until a determined woman and her brother arrive with a little luggage and a lot of secrets. It will take a drastic choice to protect her and give them both hope for the future.




About the Author:

McClintock is an entrepreneur, baker, photographer, tour host, reviewer, and multi-genre author. She was born on the west coast, but after less than eight years she left with her family to the Rocky Mountains. After more adventures around the country, business-college, and culinary school, McClintock found a place to call home in Montana.
Over the years McClintock traveled the country and visited magnificent Scotland. She dreams of a time when life was simpler, the land rougher, and the journey more rewarding. With her heart deeply rooted in the past and her mind always on adventure, McClintock will always call Montana home.

‘McClintock was born on the west coast, but after less than eight years she left with her family to the Rocky Mountains. After more adventures around the country, business college and culinary school, McClintock found a place to call home in Montana.

"I've always loved books and spent more hours reading through school than any other activity. I wrote stories when I was younger and even tried my hand at a novel. It wasn't very good and I shelved the idea for years." She pulled the ideas off the shelf and began working on her first novel, Gallagher's Pride, the first in an historical series about a ranching family in Montana.

Over the years McClintock traveled the country and visited magnificent Scotland. She dreams of a time when life was simpler, the land rougher and the journey more rewarding. With her heart deeply rooted in the past and her mind always on adventure, McClintock still calls Montana home. McClintock is also the author of Alaina Claiborne, the first of her British Agent novels. She is currently at work on her next book.’


Contacts:

MK McClintock Website: http://www.mkmcclintock.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/MKMcClintockMT or @MKMcClintockMT
Book Links
About the Gallaghers: http://www.mkmcclintock.com/#!MEET%20THE%20GALLAGHERS/c1d2d
Gallagher's Hope Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/ZP2QNfeFctM



Excerpt:

There was nothing left of the life she had known.
Her slender arm wrapped around the little boy’s shoulder and pulled him closer to his side. She could feel his slight trembling and wished more than anything that she could take   his sadness. They were alone in the world. They had each other and she prayed that would be enough for them both.
They stood and listened as the priest gave the final blessing and the caskets were lowered into the ground. It wasn’t something anyone should witness, but she needed the closure. She needed to know that it was over. ‘A very sad affair’ everyone called it for it wasn’t every day that a man murdered his wife and then shot himself. It wasn’t healthy to think on the possible reasons why, but she couldn’t seem to help herself. She had truly believed that they had been a happy family. One of the wealthiest in New Orleans and one of the most respected and sought out for social gatherings. The truth however, was revealed with her father’s death. No one would speak of it to them of course, but the lawyer had made it quite clear.
They were penniless.

Book Review:

            This book combines the best of the romance genre, mystery, and family drama.  Isabelle loses her parents, her home, and her family fortune all in one tragic murder/suicide and is left with only her 5 year old brother.  She accepts a job as a schoolteacher about as far from the city life in New Orleans as you can get, on the frontier in Montana.  There she meets the second Gallagher, who is immediately drawn to her.  However, Isabelle plans to never marry, until she is forced to do so in order to keep custody of her brother.

          Can a marriage of convenience grow into a true and lasting love?  Will the return of an enemy to the Gallagher family destroy the little chance they have?  Why is Hunter really back?  If you read book one in the Gallagher series you know that some of these issues are on-going from book 1.  However, book 2 can be read as a stand-alone as the continuing issues are explained enough for the book to make sense and still be a good read.

          I give this book 4 out of 5 clouds.

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