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I can't count the number of times I've reread this book and its companion piece, Gift of Fire. If you like strong characters, some paranormal activity, and a great romance, you have to read this one.

Highly recommend Gift of Fire and Gift of Gold.

I wanted to write a review of this book, and its mate "Gift of Fire" because they are unforgettble.

I am not usually a "paranormal" type reader, I stumbled upon these two because I like the author so much, I wanted to read her earlier works. These two are perhaps her finest books.

The plot is unlike any I have ever read. The hero has a gift, which is sometimes more like a curse. That the heroine has the missing piece to his puzzle is interesting, and makes one think about soulmates and fate. The mystery is as good as it gets.

My advice, buy them together, because once youhave read the fist, you won't be able to stop until you have read the second as well. I only wish there had been more to follow.

If it weren't for the Renaissance story thread, I'd have tossed the book without finishing it (Jonas is a dishwasher with a PhD in history). In the beginning Verity lets Jonas force his way into her closed restaurant and gives him a job even though she is fearful and suspicious of him.

Jonas later shows up at a nearby spa where the owners let Verity use the hot tub after hours. Jonas joins her in the women-only facility, climbs in with her in his underwear, and starts fondling her. I've never run into another of Krentz's female characters that stupid. It does get better toward the end.

The sequel, Gift of Fire, is much better. The only reason I read it is that I bought the two books at the same time.

I have read almost every JAK book that she has written. I can say that I have enjoyed every contemporary romance she has written (I'm not too into the otherworld, futuristic ones). Her heroes are always believable but heroic. Her heroines are down-to-earth women. And of all the books I've read, this one is my absolute favorite. Those professional advertising reviews always state "you won't be able to put it down", but in this case, its true! I totally fell in love with Jonas and could easily imagine myself as Verity (I have red hair too!). And by the way... Make sure you read Gift of Fire after this one; it takes you through Verity and Jonas' next phase of their romance and keeps you "begging for more".

A great book for all skill levels. These books have areas of my backyard that I didn't know existed. Everything is well thought-out and organized. They're compact enough to leave laying around in your vehicles pockets. I only wish my Jeeps glove compartment wasn't as shallow as it is. My father always said, "If you walk even 100 feet away from the parking lot you'll lose all the tourists". The same goes for driving. Take one of these trails and experience true silence, serenity, beauty, solitude, etc. Don't let the 1 star review dissuade you, there must be ulterior motives at work. Competing book maybe?

The spiral binding version is available on his website!! It lays flat!! funtreks dot com

Absolutely must for any offroader, great info, accurate, great description of each area with all you need to have fun and safe trip.
Most of the time I don't even need to use a map with this guide!(always carry one anyway). I have both books and there is no better outhere-I did read them all. Make sure to get newest edition-up to date specs and more pics!

This is the best one yet. I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed the first editions, but this one is the best Chuck has done. I can't wait to see what's next.

My husband and I have used Chuck's books on all of our 4-wheeling trips, and have come to count on them for making sure we're adequately prepared for the trail, have enough time to complete it, and take all of the appropriate turns. From a planner and navigator's perspective, this book is absolutely invaluable for an enjoyable trip! Thanks for the Northern Colorado edition. We've used the Moab book as well as the original Colorado book, and we greatly appreciate them all.

Wow what a thrill ride Chucks new book provided us this past summer. I have been using his books for 7 Years and have found all of them have given me an opportunity to learn and not to get in over my head by progressively working my way up the ladder of difficulty. We used our new Jeep Rubicon and drove most of the Hardest Difficult Trails in the New Northern Book. As usual Chuck is completly accurate on what to expect and has one well prepared for what is encountered. We especially liked the Miller Rock, Plane Crash and IronClad trails and feel that all of them will provide plenty of excitement for even the most experienced 4-Wheeler. I constantly look forward to each new book or revision since great new challenging drives are relealed. I plan to retire in the next couple of years and will spend most of each summer driving the trails in all of Chucks books. The new Northers Colorado revision should be in Every ones 4-wheeler when driving in Colorado.

I've read other books by Laurel Dewey and enjoyed them tremendously...but her debut fictional work is outstanding. She already had the rhyme and rhythm, the skill of making her words link together in a style that kept one reading on and on. The drama, human foibles and mystery make her first novel one that moved me greatly. Her research was tremendous and thorough. I'm now anxious to read the second, third and hopefully many more after those are in print and available!

Reviewed by Stephanie Rollins for Reader Views (6/07)

Jane Perry has a lot of emotional baggage. That is an understatement. Her father, a retired policeman, used to literally kick her while she was down. Even as an adult in a nursing home, he abuses her. He verbally belittles her as he reminds her of what he used to do to her and her brother. She took on the protector role for her younger brother. She struggles to let that go, though he is now in his 20's.

Jane is a policewoman. She drinks and smokes too much. Her language is strong. She is known for being an alcoholic and a loose canon; however, she is also known for being a dedicated cop.

A child witnesses the murder of her parents. She will not talk to anyone but Jane. Jane is not exactly the kid-friendly type. When Jane is given the job of being the child's sole protector, Jane thinks it is beneath her as a cop.

Jane soon finds out that someone in the department is corrupt. Who can she trust? Her brother finds a woman he is consumed with. Her partner seems to have become a jerk overnight; maybe she just realized a jerk, because she was forced to sober up in order to protect the child.

It took me about 30 pages to really become obsessed with "Protector." After those 30 pages, I had to keep reading. There are so many mysteries that seemed to be tangled into one. Seeing the change from the drunken Jane to the sober Jane was exciting. Anyone who likes a page-turning mystery will love "Protector."

I could not put this book down. A paranormal mystery with a lot of intricate relationships thrown in. I can't wait for Ms. Dewey's next book.

Denver based Jane Perry is a hard drinking, no-holds-barred, homicide detective with a penchant for solving difficult and emotionally challenging murders. Until she and her partner fail to protect a family to whom they were assigned to guard. The family's murder results in her being on the receiving end of disconnected images predicting future events. These visions lead Jane to nine-year-old Emily Lawrence who is believed to be the surviving witness of her parent's brutal murder. When the killer makes an attempt to kill the young witness, Jane's visions seem to predict Emily's death. Jane is determined to stay the hand of fate and solve this complex and mystifying case and save the life of her young charge. An impressive writer with two non-fiction books to her credit, Laurel Dewey turns her attention to fiction with "Protector", her debut novel that combines a fascinating metaphysical slant to a traditional crime drama. The result is a unique, entertaining, emotionally powerful, deftly crafted, highly recommended work that will leave the reader looking eagerly toward Laurel's next foray into the mystery/suspense genre.

Laurel Dewey's debut novel about a troubled homicide detective is a gritty crime drama to the core. Jane Perry is a chain smoking veteran of the police force and daughter of a retired homicide detective. She's a woman who fell into her career choice because she was primed for it since birth and because she has more balls than the majority of the men she works beside. She's blunt, she's gutsy, and she holds no punches.

Jane is also an alcoholic. That may seem like an appropriate characteristic for such a coarse and rebellious woman, but it's here that we begin to see Dewey's Protector take on a different persona. As the root problems of Jane's addiction begin to present themselves, her tough exterior begins to dissolve to reveal the broken woman underneath.

On top of repressing her own demons, Jane begins to have disturbing visions that she knows must have some significance to the cases she is investigating, but she begins to question her own sanity. It is here that Dewey introduces a touch of the paranormal, exploring a psychic link between Jane and the eight-year-old orphan, Emily, she is charged to protect. Emily is experiencing her own visions of the horrific murder of her parents, but they stop short of revealing the identity of the killer. Will Jane be able to draw the truth out of Emily before the murderer returns to eliminate the witness?

Protector is a roller coaster ride of emotion, flowing from the extremes of hard-edged police work to abuse to motherhood and loss. It's as graphic as a novel without pictures can possibly be, describing the details of the grisly crime scenes in a way that makes the reader want to sheild their eyes from the page, but only briefly. There's a mystery to be solved! Dewey lays out clues to the identity of the killer throughout the novel, but it's likely the reader will become so wrapped up in the emotional side of the story they'll completely overlook them, as I did. It's only as Jane pieces the clues together that the reader has that "aha!" moment that the answers were in plain sight all along.

A visit to Laurel Dewey's website reveals a cinema-like trailer that can enhance the reading experience. This is definitely one of those novels that is made for the big screen.

But unfortunately it will never happen. I wish I understood if they are just lazy or had an agenda against CU football. Either way, I hope it is difficult for them to sleep at night.

Bruce Plasket presents a thoroughly-researched book that portrays media coverage of the alleged University of Colorado football "scandal" as sophomoric and unfair. He goes on to question the motives, legal soundness, and quality of evidence behind claims made by the plaintiffs, as well as decisions made by Boulder's own district attorney and even the state's governor. Mr. Plasket's book has several overlapping chapters with minor grammatical errors that apparently result from self-publishing, but his work should nevertheless prompt college football followers and pundits everywhere to reexamine their collegiate experience and the manner and methods by which press outlets and public officials convey information to the public. A must read for any serious fan.

I loved the facts addressed in this book. I believe the author uncovered a true bias that needed to be published. However, this is an extremely poorly written book. It's too bad that the information couldn't have been presented in a more organized manner. Each chapter repeats itself with only a few additional tidbits inserted.

This is an interesting read for any college football fan, but should be read by every CU Buffalo fan in the country. The young men of the CU football team, their coaches, and the University suffered unnecessarily because of a DA with a political agenda, weak university administration, and a few women who were misguided by legal, media, and social pressure.

Refreshing to read something by an author who is not affraid to find fault in the bonehead mentality of political correctness.

Although this one-armed Major from the Civil War has a tendency to marginalize the dangers, turmoil, and strenuous labor that was required to forge the uncharted waters of the Grand Canyon in 1869, you definitely "get it". His descriptions are more of a nuts and bolts account, never waxing poetic nor adding philosophical banter. Through trial and error, they learned how to read the geology and how they could predict what may lie ahead by the types and angles of the strata that formed the river's edge. However, knowing what was ahead only added to the tension and they still had to make crucial last minute decisions, sometimes too late. I was totally enthralled with this adventure and couldn't put the book down.

After I've been down the Colorado through the Canyon 3 times and after having read Stantons "Colorado River Controversies", I had to read the original Diary of Powell. This guy, though daring, did not stick fully to the truth in his diaries, but the descriptions are overwhelming and I loved every word. After all, he was still a youngster in those days - a daredevil. We seem to forget this, as we only know the picture of him in his old days. But I like his guide Sumner better.

How can you rate such a classic?

I got this book to read while I was rafting the Grand Canyon. It was well worth it. John Wesley Powell's description of his unbelivable expedition helped me put into words the spectacular scenes that makes up the Grand Canyon. I recommend this book to anyone who is considering traveling down the Colorado River.

I find it totally unexcuseable that today's young college students (especially earth and environmental science types) do not know this man; yet, they all know Edward Abbey. Powell was not a scientist by today's standards but yet he managed to do many great things. He stood in opposition to the popular belief at that time that the West was a virgin Utopian land awaiting industrial and population exploitation from eastern society. He saw a great empty space in the National maps of the West and set about to explore and understand and map this area. He was a geologist, ecologist, ethnologist, and anthropologist all wrapped up in a persona that was at one time a soldier and commander. His exploration of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River is a terrific read for anyone looking for an adventure read. Its a scientific quest turned whitewater adventure. Abbey, on the other hand, has never done anything as substantial as what Powell did for our basic knowledge and appreciation of the West. Furthermore, Powell's vision isn't clouded by the selfish, militant, eco-geek goggles through which Abbey viewed the West.

Anyone who is enthralled by the beauty of the Southwest, or as Powell defines it - the Colorado River watershed, should read this book. It's not the same now as it was in his day. For one thing, Glen Canyon, which he named, is now submerged under Lake Powell (could any name be more ironic?). No one today can feel the same kind of wonder and awe as Powell and his companions did as they pushed their boats into the raging rapids of the muddy Colorado without having any idea of what was ahead. Even the part of the Colorado watershed that has not been developed, and there is a considerable extent of land under protective status, today has nothing like the remoteness that Powell experienced. Everything has been mapped and carefully scutinized.

Yet, anyone who has spent some time sizing up the immense water-carved rock canyons, can still feel something of the sublimity that Powell felt. It requires more imagination; it is true, but anyone who is determined to make more of a commitment than just standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon can still experience the really sublime features of this landscape. How much more difficult will it be in the future? Will these wilderness wonders become more degraded?

The book describes by daily journal entries the historic river run of 1868 starting at the Flaming Gorge in Wyoming and ending at the Virgin River as well as a follow-up expedition the next year. Powell does not overdo the apprehensions and hardships of himself and companions, nor does he make mention that he accomplished the physical exertion of climbing the canyon walls and navigating the boats with one arm: but largely confines himself to descriptions of the events and the incredible landforms. The extent of the journey and all the spectacular features that he finds and names is impressive. That Powell's group experienced hardships there can be no doubt.

One of the more interesting parts of the book to me was the way Powell approached the Indian tribe that killed his three companions, who decided to abandon the expedition and hike out of the Canyon. In those frontier days, it was the accepted norm to meet violence with violence. But Powell, I thought here, really showed himself to be an exceptional human being. He had a inquiring mind and a sincere desire to learn everything he could without inflicting retribution.

GRANDMOTHER SPIDER will have you shaking your head to the final page. This Charlie Moon novel is so intriguingly plotted you believe you can see the ending until an unexpected twist astounds you. The implausible becomes plausible, and so satisfying.
A mutilated corpse, two missing men and an ancient arachnid (who lives beneath Navajo Lake) baffled Aunt Daisy, Charlie and the reader. This story is a departure for Doss as he practices almost straight storytelling without the intrinsic mysticism inherent in previous tales. The results are a delight and worthy of a second read just for the fun.
Charlie loses, yet wins in unexpected ways, which add to the drama and makes us eager for the next installment.
Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.

Magic, mystery, crime, inticate plots dosed with laugh-out-loud humor set on the Ute Indian reservation in SW Colorado. James Doss' characters are wonderful. Charlie Moon is big, brave, smart and lovable (the big jug head) and always gets his man (or woman). Even though he's a lawman, he doesn't always follow the law (but no one is supposed to know that). His elderly Aunt Daisy Perika gives a wonderful depth with her cantankerous wit and shamanistic dreams. When she teams up with her friend Louise-Marie, you know trouble's on the way. Part mystery, part western, part spooky, always tricky. Once you start this series, you'll hunger for more.

Doss does it again. Charlie Moon is a wonderful character and Doss knows how to spin a yarn!

This was interesting, and very readable. I enjoyed it, although I still say the author uses foreshadowing way too much. But in this story, the author plays some really good tricks on the reader - Charlie Moon keeps repeating there is a reasonable explanation for everything, but we get sidetracked by the metaphysical - the visions, shamans, symbolism, dreams and so on. I usually can figure out just about any mystery, but the author had me on this one. I was surprised at the resolution of the mystery, and had a good laugh, too.

Finally...a mystery so outrageous it seems unsolvable without breaking the bounds of reason...and a solution outrageous enough to work!! I loved how this book mixed elements of a modern police/detective story with Native American shamanism and even a little of the supernatural. I also enjoyed the characters, especially the old shaman Daisy ,a cranky, fiesty woman with a shrewd sense of humor, and Charlie Moon, the soft-spoken Ute police chief with an appetite for unhealthy food.

After Daisy's young charge Sarah smashes a spider with her biology book, the Shaman tells her of how Grandmother Spider will rise from Navaho Lake to revenge her spider people. That very night something carries off two men...and then the strangely mutilated body of a third victim is found--the victim of a spider attack? Soon, Charlie Moon finds himself sorting through evidence so bizzare, even HE is starting to believe in Grandmother Spider...

This was an immaculate condition book, Brand NEW. Looks like it never even had it's pages or cover opened. Great seller

Great directory of the beauty here in Colorado and how to get there. Other than some outdated restaurants, it really is a good book to have.

The beautiful pictures and descriptions of the sights of Colorado are breathtaking.

He's number one when it comes to capturing the beauty of Colorado. Awesome pics and some interesting historical information contained in the commentary.

This is a great book for anyone that wants to spend some time taking photographs of Colorado. Provides information on the best spots to photograph, how to get there, what time to take the shots and how to enjoy the location while you are there.

a good read and very detailed shows the inner mind of a serial killer in denial.

I AM HALF WAY THROUGH THIS BOOK AND I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN. WHAT A STORY!! IF YOU ARE A AVID READER OF TRUE CRIME, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.

I really liked this one. It was very hard to put down.
Why is this book so good?
Because you do not learn about one vision but Jackson gives you the versions of how the people who lived near "The Monster" experienced him.For example you will see Luther through the eyes of the woman who loved him,through the eyes of the detective who tries to nail him for years,and bites his teeth in the case. You will be in the skin of his victims their families,but also you will feel their pain,how scared they are,how he managed to create a web surrounding him with people who got mixed up by this men.

The style of the writer appeals a lot to me,eye for detail
As i said before, when i was reading i felt like i was there.
If you start reading this book,make sure you have a lot of time,cause you can't put it down!
Hope you understand my English

As an avid reader of true crime, I will declare that this is one of the best written pieces of work that I have read short of the infamous Ann Rule works.

This book contains the tale of Tom Luther is able to manipulate women with his good looks and his imaginitive story telling; especially Debra Snider, who fell hard and fast for this sexually sadistic loser. The author holds nothing back from the reader on the viciousness of his crime against Cher Elder and many other women; some of whom is only suspected of harming. In addition, readers are given a walk into the hearts and minds of Cher Elder's parents as they struggle to deal with the death of their daughter and the capture of her killer. As you walk through these vicious crimes and feel the torment of Elder's parents, readers are also given insight into how a normal, education, married mother of two (Snider) can fall in love with someone so evil; and even after learning that the evil remains, still loving that person unconditionally.

I agree with the readers that the book was compelling and generally well written. Much better, actually, than the vast majority of true crime books (and like many, I've read too many to count...), but that is where our views diverge; I have NEVER read a book in my life with more grammatical errors or punctuation errors, for that matter. Without even trying, I counted (in my head alone, and only starting about halfway through the book) 15 sentences with no verbs.

I realize that this will seem like nit-picking, but can't the author or publishing company afford an editor...? It really mars an otherwise excellent book (yes, as another reader wrote, it should have been about 100 pages shorter to eliminate repetitiveness) by an author who shows a lot of potential for a genre where most writers seem to have barely made it through junior high school.

This book's look at the police investigations and court events over the years made this a cut above most true crime books, which tend to be sensationalistic rehashes of basic crime descriptions that anyone could write based upon newspaper reports, for example.

One final note: a list of characters and index would be greatly appreciated. I found myself repeatedly researching previous events (particularly the informants' testimony from various prisons and jails over the years) and digging through dozens of pages simply because the author was too lazy and professional to use an index. Still, well done overall and I'll be reading other books by the author in the future if possible.

Gregory Kuzma takes us into the day-to-day experience of the Drum and Bugle Corps world. This is a world of creativity, talent, humor, and hard work. Not only do we read his words, we feel the excitement of competition, hear the roll of drums and join in the applause. Professional level competition takes the same guts and glory as any other sport. "On the field from Denver..." is a young man's journey into adulthood, novice instrumentalist to seasoned musician.

If you enjoy competitive musicianship, you'll want to buy this book. If you want a great read, you need to buy this book. Kuzma is a talented young writer, war hero, and gifted raconteur.

As a former High School band director of more than 15 years, I highly recommended this memoir without reservation.

Francis Rella, Author of Manhattan Medics: The Gripping Story of the Men and Women of Emergency Medical Services Who Make the Streets of the City Their Career

I love to watch the performances and now I have a new found respect for what it takes to entertain us. There is nothing like "experiencing" what it takes but for those of us who never will take that journey and those who are considering doing the tour this book is a valuable look inside!

Written by a young person's perspective it should really speak to them, giving them the good and the bad of touring..a foretaste of adult life for young people...the transition begins.

Thinking of touring I would definitely want to read this.

I bought this book for my son, who is about to spend the summer marching with a corps. Because I have been reading everything online and elsewhere I can get my hands on, I looked forward to this book. In the end, even though it gave me insight into a world I have only observed from the outside as a 30+ year drum corps fan, as a piece of writing it just comes across as a weird mixture of repetitious diary and unreflective laundry list. What does the author, who wrote this book 10 years after his experience, have to say about what it brought to him? How does the passage of time reflect what that summer meant to him? What would his 30 year old self have to say to that 20 year old? Maybe a laundry list is just fine (we got up, we lined the field, we rehearsed, the director was mad at us, or he was proud of us, we marched, we were tired, we ate a lot). It is a summer told but unexamined, which is a shame since there's so much room for understanding and poetry here. I have been on the field (I marched in college at a big ten school) when a fine show was performed. Not much of that was captured here. There are a couple of "crises" here (someone yells during a rivals show) which in retrospect to someone like the author who served in a war to be trivial with distance of time. But of course, no comment is made about that.

One more thing: The author is very eager (or the author's 1994 self, at any rate) to tell at great length how he was wonderful. He lined the field, cooked, cleaned, organized a uniform crew, and so on. He was helpful (he is eager to point out) when so many of his confederates were lazy or unmotivated. The first five times he does that, I gave him a pass. After that, it was just irksome.

For any drum corps enthusiast, G. M. Kuzma's book offers a chance to live the experience vicariously through his daily journal entries. I read the book intently over a three-night period and loved it! Emotional, provoking and poignant -- I felt like I was there - every step of the way from beginniing to end. Beautiful!

This is the story, in journal form, of Mr. Kuzma's first summer in a competitive touring marching band. It appears to have been quite a summer. From bus mishaps, to strange traveling and lodging conditions, instrument-related injuries -- the list goes on and on. There are also random relationships, some fleeting and some destined to last a lifetime.

This book will appeal most to people involved in marching bands. More specifically, anyone who currently competes, or intends to start this kind of adventure. It could provide a reflection of what you've experienced, or give you a good idea of what's in store for you.

What it did for me, one of the people who made fun of the band kids, was give me a newfound respect for anyone who puts themselves through this. I was amazed at how much everyone is expected to learn in such a short period of time, and how hard everyone works. And, how fast it all can change and you very nearly have to start over!

In equal parts exhilarating, frustrating, painful, and funny, it seems to be an interesting life.

Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman

I would recommend this book to everyone! This was the first book I've read by Tamera Alexander and I will definitely be reading more of hers. I also disagree with the reviewer that said Elizabeth was not believable or likeable. I found her to be very real because, placed in new and stressful situations, we can all be a little rude and brash at times. This made the character more believable to me because she was not unattainably perfect.

I also enjoyed the photography focus--I have read dozens of historical Christian fiction books and I haven't encountered this focus before. It was very interesting and painted a wonderful backdrop for a post-Civil War world.

This was the first book I read from Tamera Alexander and I loved it. As previous reviewers mentioned, the descriptions of the scenery and setting of this book were exceptional.

The romance part of this christian romance was better than average. The two main characters, Elizabeth and Daniel, had good chemistry and I thought the romantic tension leading up to them declaring their love was very well written. It reminded me of another one of my favorite authors, Deeanne Gist.

The plot had twists and turns that I didn't see coming. The story of Daniel's past has many layers and reading how the author uncovered it was very satisfying.

I will be looking forward to more books in this series.

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3A8FCYNOL0D7R When a Civil war sharpshooter from the South and a fiery female photographer from the North take the same shot on a rocky mountain ledge, their lives will never be the same!

Determined to become one of the country's premier newspaper photographers, Elizabeth Westbrook travels to the Colorado Territory to capture the grandeur of the mountains surrounding the remote town of Timber Ridge. She hopes, too, that the cool, dry air of Colorado, and its renowned hot springs, will cure the mysterious illness that threatens her career, and her life.

Daniel Ranslett, a former Confederate sharpshooter, is a man shackled by his past, and he'll do anything to protect his land, and his solitude. When an outspoken Yankee photographer captures an image that appears key to solving a murder, putting herself in danger, Daniel is called upon to repay a debt. He's a man of his word, but repaying that debt could bring secrets from his past to light.

Forced on a perilous journey together, Daniel and Elizabeth's lives intertwine in ways neither could have imagined when first they met... from a distance.

I couldn't wait to pick up FROM A DISTANCE and fall in love with another book by Tamera Alexander. That is why I was so surprised when I found the beginning dragging. I felt the story got off to a slow start. All the key ingredients were there but somehow it didn't grab me. I was determined to hang on because of my love of Alexander's previous series . . . and I'm glad I did. Though it took about seventy pages before I felt the momentum building, the rest of the book was a pure delight.
As we follow Elizabeth Westbrook in her quest to become the first female photojournalist of the Washington Chronicle, we meet Daniel Ranslett and Josiah Birch. Daniel, a hunter, is a private man who keeps to himself. His withdrawal from city life is obviously fueled by a regrettable past that we only get glimpses of as he struggles with painful memories. Josiah, a former slave, wrestles with his own demons and losses. And even though he is now a free man, thanks to the Civil War, he is still disregarded and looked down upon by many people.
When Elizabeth finds out that Daniel is exactly the person she needs to help her in her quest for breathtaking pictures of the great Colorado territory, she does all she can to convince him to help her in her journey. Daniel, feeling only slightly responsible for ruining one of the pictures Elizabeth had taken on her quest, begrudgingly agrees to take her hunting so she can photograph the wildlife.
And of course, that is where it all begins. Sparks ignite between Daniel and Elizabeth. And even though they both are slow on the uptake, it's not long before they both realize there is more between them then the Colorado Wilderness.
I really enjoyed FROM A DISTANCE, once the pace picked up. I thought the characters were fascinating and multi-dimensional. Josiah, was a wonder third character, and Elizabeth and Daniel made for a great heroine and hero. I look forward to reading the next installment in the series.