No Place for a Lady (Heart of the West Series #1)

Can a Colorado cowboy be tamed by a Georgia peach?

Miss Brendans style of writing transported me to Colorado, to where I felt as if I was at Aspengold. The characters seemed so real that I feel as if I made new friends that I can't wait to visit again. Different events in the book either made me cry, smile, or drop my jaw and exclaim, "What?!" I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a romance novel with adventure mixed in with it.

7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

I could not put this book or the sequel down.

I liked this book because the stage was set from the beginning. It held my attention throughout the entire book. I could identify with a girl going somewhere totally out of her element and learning to pick up the culture. I thought the way the main character learned to find out who how to survive and keep the principles she based her life on was refreshing.

I liked that this book kept me interested and that I could recommend it as well in content to my teenage nieces for a good wholesome read with the characters actually having character!

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

I liked this one

Good story, richly detailed and well written. I will probably look for others by this author!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Thank you Maggie Brenan!

This is a must read if u enjoy 1890 ish westerns, adventure, a great love story. The book has harsh conditions, is beautifully written, sad at times, and a good spiritual feel to it. The characters are well developed, the plot is unique, and for a change no sex. I highly recommend this novel and plan to read the rest of the series.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Loved It!

Maggie Brendan's No Place for a Lady is an inspirational and spiritual novel set in the historical west, full of real characters you come to root for and love. Brendan creates three-dimensional people of strength without masking their faults, making it easy for the readers of this novel to identify with the characters' thoughts, ambitions, and trials. At several points Brendan's humor had me laughing aloud, and more than once the realistic depictions of the arduousness of life in turn-of-the-century Colorado had me crying too. Under Brendan's skillful pen, the West comes alive and makes us regret our inability to experience it first-hand-lucky for us, No Place for a Lady captures with historical accuracy the lives of ordinary people asking themselves the questions and experiencing the joys and pains of life that still resonate today. I would recommend this book to fans of westerns, Christian novels, and to all readers who seek a thoroughly engaging and beautifully written story. I cannot wait to read the second book in this series, The Jewel of His Heart.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This reminded me of an unwelcome church meeting.

I read this book because I like historical romance, however what I got was an ongoing prayer meeting. Not only was it preachy, I found it highly unrealistic and underwhelming.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Couldn't put it down

This is a great book. It has a really intriguing story line. It has it's sad parts, it's filled with action, and it has a nice romantic twist.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

highly recommended

its a beutiful early era love story. I recommended to everyone.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Eh...decent as far as Christian fiction standards go...

Not impressed. I liked the way the author held off reconciliation untill the end (nice suspence in that), but communication between the lovers is horrid throughout the entire book. I'm only sixteen, but l've read literally hundreds of Christian fictions and Amish fictions, so l know what l'm talking about. The way Crystal and her romacer (not going to spoil and give the name) hardly ever treat eachother friendly and sweet, except when kissing or tragic cirrcumstances bring them together in woe. "Good grief!", I kept saying to myself. I don't want to think ahead to my courting years and think of arguing constantly with the man l love! One other serious flaw is that the "Christian" part of this "Christian fiction" title was clearly an after-thought. Besides occasionally referencing God's greatness or praying, salvation comes in only in the last few chapters and is still kind of vague and round-a-boutish. Anyways, l hope this has helped y'all in choosing a book. If you really want this one, check it out from the library. It isn't worth it.

WOWWW

I absolutely love this book! I have read it numerous times and never get tired of it : ) I cant wait to read the rest of the series!!!!!

M

Get out the tissues because you will cry! This was a beautiful story filled with love, laughter and incredible sadness. Highly recommend

Light2

This is now my favorite book. It makes me feel like I've really gone back in time, but it also has a romantic twist. This book is highly reccomended by me.

Couldn't have been too good, I do not remember it

I read this book MONTHS ago, and do not even remember what it is about....

Nice book

Wonderful Story

I enjoyed this story, and its story line...I'm a hopeless romantic and I fully enjoy fun, loveable tales such as this one. If you love this book you will love the others. I have them on paperback and the second is my absolute favorite!

Loved it

216 pages. Very good story

Loved this book

I loved this book! I ended up going ahead and buying the next two in the series and looking forward to readimg them right away. I loved the scripture used in this book. It reminded me of how much Jehovah God loves
each and everyone of us. We are so special to Him!

Loved it!

Great book. Didn't want to put it down. Have read several books by Maggie Brendan and loved them all!

Average

A period piece romance. Not a really strong female lead but far from the worst I have ever read.