Smothered Fires
by F.E. Howard
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Pub Date 23 Jun 2023 | Archive Date 12 Sep 2023
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Description
A Confederate widow vows never to be dependent on a man, a Yankee cavalryman believes that women cannot be trusted. Georgiana Harrington finds herself widowed before reaches twenty. Her husband, Billy, was killed early on by Yankee guns in Missouri, leaving her with a small ranch burdened with debt. Scratching and clawing, she survived the war. Now, she faces the possibility of losing it all.
Despite her good looks and reputation as a hard worker, Georgie is hesitant to remarry.
People on the frontier know that a woman alone can’t provide for herself, but she refuses to be dependent on a man again. Most of the eligible men in town have made advances, but she has turned them down flat. Her behavior has left the townspeople mystified, as they don’t believe she would forsake marriage forever. Even the richest man in town, whose bank holds the delinquent mortgage on her ranch, has proposed to her repeatedly, only to be turned down.
Georgie is determined to rely on the town businesses that got her through the war to continue to provide for her. However, her resolve is tested when a Yankee drifter on a big cavalry horse enters her life. Despite her hatred for the Yankees, there’s something about this man that awakened feelings that she has long suppressed. She finds herself reconsidering what she needs and wants.
The drifter, closed off emotionally, believes all women are faithless. He longs for a home, but the hellish things he’s seen and done sow doubts that he will ever find such a place.
Advance Praise
Georgie is a real spitfire - Janet M.
Georgie is a real spitfire - Janet M.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798396827448 |
| PRICE | US$2.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Carolina H, Reviewer
If you’re looking for a light reading around the confederate era, then this book is for you! It’s the story about a young woman in the 1860 who became a widow after her husband died during war and her struggles living in a little town where law and order is inexistente, This book has fun, sad and frustrating characters just like any good book should have, and even though the love story is not the only protagonist in here, it will present enough to not disappoint you.
I admit, I didn’t love the way the story is divided in more than 60 short chapters,, it somehow broke the flow of the narrative for me, and interrupted my immersion in some parts of the story but when it was not interrupted I could feel like I was there inside the story.
Mary L, Reviewer
This is an incredibly intense and interesting story. The characters are intriguing and exciting. The trials and tribulations of their lives, in town and between them, are titillating. There are surprises around every corner, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat. I loved it.
Aubrey K, Reviewer
If you like strong female characters this is just the book for you. Georgie was 100% woman and perfectly loveable. A delightful read.
Ethel F, Reviewer
Smothered Fires is a complex Western romance between two adversaries taking place after the Civil War. Very rarely do I read Western novels, not to mention Western romance. However, I took a chance and was surprised by the fact that I actually enjoyed it. It was an easy read and quite different from the WWII books I usually enjoy. Georgiana was left widowed when her husband was killed during the Civil War. Now she is burdened with a small ranch that is deep in debt. Turning down many of the men who have proposed to her, Georgiana is not sure she wants to marry again. Will she or won't she? An easy read and enjoyable.
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