No Life for a Lady: The absolutely joyful and uplifting historical romcom everyone is talking about

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And while the book definitely picked up in the second half, the stark contrast between the two half definitely hurt the overall flow of the book. I am always a sucker for historical mysteries (cozy or otherwise) and I thought this one sounded like it would be something new to check out. Her earliest recollection is of seeing a man on foot overtaken and shot down by a horseman directly in front of a doorstep on which she sat eating a slice of bread sprinkled with brown sugar; it and the victim fell into the same dust at the same instant. First, it was able to take hundreds of years of history and put it together in a way that was not overwhelming with billions of factoids.

And with that enticing end (if you’ve already read the book, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about…), this is one historical mystery series that promises plenty more adventure, cosy crime and delightful romance. If anyone imagines that the early settlers, by maintaining a proper attitude, could have lived in amity with the Indians, let him consider how little amity existed between the various Indian tribes themselves. He was accidentally killed at thirtyeight by the one thing he was known ever to have been afraid of: to wit, a rifle supposed to be not loaded. Violet is a sparky, likeable character who is determined to resist her father’s efforts to marry her off.A Serving of Crime with a Difference - You May Just Discover Something Unique, Different, or Unusual in These 20 Crime Novels.

She gracefully and humerously moves the reader along her trail of growing up and transforming into a cattle baron. This book will keep you glued to the page and there will come a point where you just won’t be able to put it down. Notice to Internet Explorer users Server security: Please note Internet Explorer users with versions 9 and 10 now need to enable TLS 1. On to the book, Violet well, she was a very strong minded young women which couldn’t have been easy back in the 1800’s. For those who like women's stories of frontier life, I recommend this selection as a more sophisticated, disciplined, and modern read than Isabella Bird's A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains.Rather - I'm going to send it to a family friend who still ranches in the west; it reminded me of him a whole lot.