Starting out on the wrong foot is about to put their hearts at risk in this fiery historical romance from the author of Her Sheriff Bodyguard.
Self-proclaimed spinster Jessamine Lassiter is striving to keep Smoke River’s newspaper afloat when Cole Sanders rides into town to start up a rival paper. Emotions run high as Cole’s constant, infuriating presence causes sparks to fly both in and out of the office.
But does he truly desire Jess, or is he just waiting to put her out of business? Whatever it is he wants, she’s not about to make it easy for him . . .
“Banning’s warm, engaging Smoke River series continues to thrive and grow, especially when a competitive newspaper arrives and sets sparks flying between the editors—on and off their editorial pages. Familiar characters and the town’s favorite haunts all lend support as the at-odds editors find a way toward harmony.” —RT Book Reviews
ASIN : B017RPMQ66
Publisher : Harlequin Historical
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : May 1, 2016
Language : English
File size : 2.7 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 283 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1488004087
Page Flip : Enabled
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bookiewookie –
Rival newspapers and competitive, passionate reporters
I really enjoyed reading every page of this entertaining romance set in the old west. Jess is an independent, attractive, and feisty woman when her pen is in her hand, but a little less sure of herself when she is not covering a story for her paper, The Sentinel.Cole is handsome, intelligent, and her rival. He shows up in Smoke River with his printing press, and opens a competitive paper called The Lark, much to Jess’s horror.Both Cole and Jess have tragic backgrounds to deal with, and both of them are fully immersed in their newspapers. While Jess uses her paper, Sentinel, to support popular,and well liked candidate Jericho Silver for District Judge, Cole uses his paper, Lark, to support Jericho’s unpopular rival, the nefarious Conway Arbuckle.As they butt heads over stories, Cole and Jess find themselves attracted to one another, and a romance develops. It is when Cole is kidnapped, and Jericho sets out to save him from a sure death, that Jess realizes her deep feelings for Cole; and Cole, facing his impending doom, realizes he wishes he could see Jess again, and that not getting to spend more time with her is the worst part of his possible demise.The secondery characters in this novel added a lot to the storyline, from Eli, Jess’s sweet and crusty old typesetter, to Noralee Ness, Cole’s very young typesetter, with a passion for finding true love, to Maddie Silver, and Teddy and Billy, paperboys extraordinaire, Rita, the inquisitive and sometimes pushy waitress, and others. But the main story is focused on Cole and Jess, of course, as they try to protect one another from villains, out scoop each other on breaking news, and discover true love as they fall into a passionate romance.This read very fast for me, the action, romance, light humor, and interesting characters kept me turning pages well past bedtime. I was sorry to turn the last page. Have already preordered Lynna Banning’s next book.
Susan Frank –
Loved it
Very good book. Jess runs the local newspaper since the death of her brother. She is determined to make a success of it, but is struggling a bit. Then Cole comes to town, bringing his own printing press and plan to start his own paper. Furious, and worried about the survival of her paper, sparks fly as soon as she confronts Cole.I liked Jess. She’s smart, independent and feisty when she’s chasing down a story for her paper. But underneath it all, she has some insecurities. Her father had spent a lot of time belittling her and refusing to see her capabilities. After his death, she and her brother moved west, and he encouraged her in her dream of journalism. Her brother’s murder at the hands of an angry man put the paper solely in her hands. There are times that she is deeply worried about whether she is good enough to keep the paper going. Cole’s arrival just adds to those worries.I liked Cole also. He arrives in Smoke River trying to outrun his own tragedy. Back home his editorials angered the wrong people, who took out their anger by firebombing his house. Unfortunately, his wife was in it at the time. Cole blames himself for her death and is determined to avoid entanglements with any other women. He doesn’t want to risk his heart again.I loved watching the development of their relationship. Both are determined to make their paper the best, and their rivalry spurs each on to greater efforts. There are some truly amusing ways that they try to scoop each other on various stories. I loved seeing them go from glaring at each other, to sharing breakfasts and reading each other’s papers, comparing stories and methods. Things got really interesting when each of them endorsed a different candidate in the election for district judge. Jess was supporting Jericho Silver (The Lone Sheriff) leaving Cole to support the less popular and unpleasant Conway Arbuckle. The passion of their professional dealings soon leads to passion of a different sort. And though their feelings for each other continue to grow, both are reluctant to make anything permanent of it, thanks to their pasts.When trouble comes to Jess because of her support of the sheriff, Cole has visions of what happened to his wife. His protectiveness kicks in, bringing them even closer together, but also reinforcing his fears. He gets a wake up call when he is kidnapped and the thought of never seeing her again makes him realize just how much he cares. Jess also realizes just what Cole means to her, but her fears are harder to overcome. I loved Cole’s big moment at the end, it was perfect for who they are.I also loved the various secondary characters. The two typesetters, Eli and Noralee, one old and one young, both watching out for their employers. I loved Rita, from the hotel restaurant, as she tried to bring Jess and Cole together, and then was puzzled by their relationship. The bits and pieces of small town life, such as the choir doing The Messiah, and the dance out at one of the ranches, all served to bring Jess and Cole together.
Me –
Writing has improved–story doesn’t pass the smell test.
RT rated this story with 3 stars out of 4 1/2. In my opinion, LB’s writing has improved. I did, however, see a few modern terms–one as late as the 1950s in an 1870s story. As for the story, I appreciate that it was supposed to be lighthearted. But I read Jessamine’s rival behavior toward Cole more as immature. I had real trouble believing it took Cole 18 days–in a wagon no less–with a heavy printing press to cross from Kansas City through rough passages over mountains to Oregon. Sorry. Not possible. It would have taken months in good weather. But LB is famous for writing such inaccuracies. When Jessamine’s newspaper office is set on fire, she and Cole act out of character. I’d be up all night worried as I watched the life I worked so hard to maintain go up in flames. Nope, she and Cole watch the fire from across the street in his upstairs room then fall asleep and leave the fire to the townspeople to fight. Wow. How heroic is that? Smell test–bonk, bonk!! Failed…