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Title: High on a Hill (Missouri, Book 2)
ISBN: 044661209X
Author:
Dorothy Garlock
Publicate Date: 2002-11-01
Publish: 2002-11-01
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Hillbillies, Bootleggers, Romance
Some of the characters in this story are the same as in Edge of Town. I liked it because it gave me some insight into country folk, bootlegging and the story line was interesting to me. It showed how sometimes decent people get involved in bad things. The bootlegger's daughter, whose father was trying to get out of the bootlegging business, finds some romance after helping fix up Jack who was beat up on his way home from baseball tryouts one day. I enjoyed reading this very much. It is a fast read and recommend it for light, entertaining reading.
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2: Good One
High on a Hill is the story of Annabel Donovan, who would just like to stay in one neighborhood long enough to befriend neighbors, but because of her father's shady whiskey business, they have to stay on the move. Corbin Appleby, and ex-marshal is assaulted, and has to stay in the small Missouri town, or so he says until his injuries are healed. Corbin and Annabel end up meeting when she goes into town, they fall- in-love, but could Corbin be after her father, you have to read this book and find out. There are also other characters in the book who has their own little story lines going on. I thought the book was good, but lagged on at one point, I do plan to read more books by this author.
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3: Prohibition, speakeasies and bootlegging
The prohibition brings big business to bootleggers, speakeasies and gangsters. For years Annabel Lee Donovan, daughter of a bootlegger, has endured frequent upheaval and promises that her father will soon leave the business behind. Their latest move brings them to Henderson, Missouri to a house on a hill. Annabel worries over her father's frequent absences, but tries to make their new home comfortable. Her father leaves behind two men to look to her safety and take turns guarding their stash, Boone and Spinner.One day a seriously injured young man appears on her doorstep seeking help. Annabel welcomes Jack Jones, nursing him back to health and earns his loyalty. Jack does not know a family friend, Corbin Appleby, tracks him. A former police chief, Corbin insists that he is not a Fed, but his interest in her father's business and in the illegal activity in the area leaves both Annabel and Boone suspicious. In addition, Annabel has dangerous neighbors to contend with, especially when one decided that she belongs to him. As a new comer to Dorothy Garlock's work, I found her choice of setting, the Prohibition, absolutely fascinating, and her writing delightful. Annabel proves to be a delectable combination of contradictions, raised fairly conservatively by a bootlegging father. Her need for permanent roots proves charming from her acquisition of farm animals to garden planting. As her attraction for Corbin slowly blossoms, suspicion of his motives leaves her questioning his trustworthiness. The Secondary plot proves even more delightful, especially as Boone and Tess almost upstage the romance between the main characters. A beautifully realized old fashioned romance with a emphasis on family ties, HIGH ON THE HILL comes highly recommended.
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4: Its a keeper!
Wow! It was really good. This was my first Dorothy Garlock story. I have since read 3-4 others and am in the middle of another. So yeah, her writing totally impressed me. You can see here that the story is about Bootlegging in Missouri in during Prohibition. But the whole package---what you're getting is not so much your typical romance, where the story focuses on one man and one woman, with subtle humorous secondary characters.
In Garlocks stories, so far that I've noted, she intertwines others stories so theres not just one romance/relationship blossoming. Its not all about the main characters! Woohoo!
The details she provides really impressed me. She'd add little descriptions, or talk about the cars, or how to cook on an old stove, or going and getting ice for the freezer---its amazing to have all the period detail, quality writing and a sweet little romance all wrapped up in one. And I like the fact that some of the resolution ends in DEATH----seems another taboo thing for a romance novel---makes it, to me, stand out as more realistic.
I loved it! I hope you do too.
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5: Another excellent story by Dorothy Garlock!
Dorothy Garlock does it again with this excellent historical romance, set in the 1920's. For those of us that read "The Edge of Town," you'll be delighted to read Corbin Appleby's story, along with Jack Jones!! If you have not read "The Edge of Town," you won't miss a beat, as this story takes place in another Missouri city called Henderson (not Fertile). The characters from The Edge of Town are mentioned, but only to please those Garlock fans that never miss a word of her writings. This story has it all, mystery, intrigue, danger, deception, love and romance, close friendly relationship, and more! There is enough information in the description that tells what this book is about, and if I stated anything more, I'd give the surprises away. Sit back and enjoy this one! It's great!
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