"Great romance"
When she was sixteen, Angie Bertoli married Sam Holland
in Chicago. However, her father interceded, ending the
relationship before the duo can begin learning how to be a
married couple. Sam flees for the West while Angie remains
home living in shame. A decade later following the death of her father six
weeks ago, a financially broke Angie travels to Cripple
Creek, Colorado seeking Sam. She wants a divorce she can
start anew. Angie meets Sam's two young children, Lacy and
Daisy, offsprings of the deceased Laura, the woman he lived
and loved with for several years. He informs Angie that he
cannot afford to pay for a divorce, as he needs all his
money to provide surgery for his youngest daughter. They
agree to a business arrangement with her caring for his
children and handling his money while he works as a
carpenter and prays a mining claim comes through. As they
learn to respect one another, Sam and Angie fall in love
again, but for this pair it seems the opportunity of a
relationship has past. THE BRIDE OF WILLOW CREEK is an engaging western
romance that sub-genre fans will enjoy due to the strong
cast. Angie and Sam make a fine couple struggling with
their joint and separated pasts and guilty feelings. His
children, the look back at Laura, the townsfolk, and his in-
laws add depth though his deceased wife comes across to
perfect in a comparison with Angie. Still readers will
fully relish Maggie Osborne's engaging historical romance. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted September 12, 2001
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