Sunday, August 13, 2017

Between Heaven & Hell


Between Heaven and Hell (Lonesome Hearts #1)
by Jacqui Nelson


Between Heaven and Hell keeps you spellbound from the first page until the last filled with suspense, action and adventure of two people on the run from the hell their lives have become to a heaven they both want so dearly. One out running his past and all he lost, the other running from her brother and their past, both left so much pain and sorrow as they race to find peace but you can never outrun your past as things come to a head life is held in the balance.

When the two meet the sparks fly and tempters rise as these two dance around each other. Hannah is a very strong women rise with the Osage Indians that took her in when she was very young. Life has not been easy for her with her white skin, blue eyes and blonde hair. Even though there have been hard times due to her skin color some of the best memories she has ever had has been with her Osage mother and sister. Now on her own trying her best to stay alive and out of the reach of her Indian brother she is left little choice but to join a wagon train which is not easy since she is a white women that has lived with the Indians. Paden decided to move as far away from where is wife was killed by Indians. He is helping his father in law take a group to California and then he will be starting his life over on a little plot of land he hopes to build a business. A lot happens between these pages from attacks to finding the truth as well as heartbreak, and mean and nasty people.

Each seems to be holding secrets they do not want others to find out about. Paden’s is a biggy and will cause him lots of pain. Hannah’s hides hers in hope to keep her brother save.  Each will have their past come up and slap them in the face as they face their hells and maybe their deaths. Both will have to decide what to do and the choices are not easy.

What really makes this a great story is the pace of the book which moves fast and steady from one suspense to another keeping the reader spellbound holding their breath. The romance is slow and steady it really sneaks up on these two. I love the baiting between them as they drive the other nuts. Both are bullhead, strong with a kind heart. When those they care about are put in danger they come out flying like a bull with a red flag flying in his face. They really complement each other and work well together. When times get hard they pulled together and become one without even know it.

The author gives vivid details showing us how tough the life was then and yet how strong you have to be to stay alive. There are times you just about want to cover your eyes and most likely would if this was a movie and other times when you say oh no run please get away. My heart was in my mouth more than once as I read. There are many conflicts that must be overcome as the author twists and turns right into your heart. What a very believable story that is sad, heartbroken but is still sweet leaving you with a smile. You will find more than one story between these pages of people who are racist not only to the Indians but other groups. There is a story of a broken family losing the one thing they whole dear and how they moved on. When the ending comes I found myself asking who is Sarah and then it came back to me all that she lost.  I was so glad to see how her life turned out it was very touching. Once you pick up and start reading this you know why it won the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Award. I will be reading again and again. I pick it for one of my favorite reads this year. If you are looking for historical romance full of action, excitement, which holds your attention this, is the book for you. I was so in love with the characters and the plot I did not want it to end.


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Summary


If you like epic journeys featuring heroes with lost souls and heroines caught between two worlds, you'll love this edge-of-your-seat adventure that pushes pioneers to their limits and turns enemies into lovers and families into foes on the Oregon Trail.
On a trail full of danger, will he guide her to heaven or hell?

(Kansas, 1850) Hannah knows one thing the moment she enters Fort Leavenworth—she's arrived in Hell. But inside is the means to a new life, a position as a scout on a wagon train bound for the Western Territories. All she has to do is convince the wagon master, Paden Callahan, she's the right person for the job.

After his wife was murdered by the Comanche, Paden let his work as a Texas Ranger consume him. Now he wants nothing more than to disappear into the West. Unfortunately, the one man he can't refuse has asked him to guide a wagon train full of tenderfoots across thousands of miles of Indian land. But Paden's greatest challenge turns out to be Hannah, a woman his heart won't allow him to ignore even though she was raised by an enemy he hates.

Between Heaven & Hell is the first book in the Lonesome Hearts series where America’s breathtaking but harsh frontiers forge legendary men and women. The adventure continues with Following Faith (Lonesome Hearts, book 2) currently available only in the Journey of the Heart anthology and Choosing Bravery (Lonesome Hearts, book 3). Each book is a stand-alone story, and the series can be read in any order.

Buy this Oregon Trail romance by Golden Heart® and Laramie® award-winning author Jacqui Nelson to experience this fire-cracker of a Wild West adventure today!

Review
Praise for Jacqui Nelson

"Spellbinding stories that whisper to your soul."
- LINDA BRODAY, NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author

Praise for Between Heaven & Hell, a selection of comments by Amazon reviewers:

"Action packed with pure suspense."

"A fire-cracker of a love story."

"A must read! Be prepared to...fall in love with some very remarkable characters."

"I read this in one night it was so good!"

"A great plot and complex characters."

"A thoroughly engaging story I enjoyed tremendously."

"I was enthralled throughout the entire book"

"A marvelous story, filled with strong, independent women."

"Kept me riveted to the end."

"An extremely well written western historical romance."

"From the beginning, I was hooked by the author's unique voice and writing style."

"Nelson delivers a perfect, steady-paced book with poetic descriptions of romance and easy-to-follow fluidity of Callahan and Hannah's journeys. Those who love romance and hot sensual scenes, along with the Western historical fiction, will find themselves enamored with this novel." - Chanticleer Book Reviews 
From the Author
While my novella Adella's Enemy was my first published work, Between Heaven & Hell was the first story I wrote. So you can imagine how honored I was when Between Heaven & Hell won the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Award (for historical romance) and the Chanticleer Laramie® Award (for Western romance drama). 

A journey between Heaven and Hell, and back again, can begin in many places. For America's First People and their children the strength to begin such a journey often can from legends. I hope you enjoy the Legend of Grandfather Spider that is a part of Hannah's journey, and eventually Paden's as well. 

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