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It's absorbing..........2006-11-07
I read this first, though it's the second in the series (One Wore Blue is the first), however I found that I was not lost for having done so. The stories are separate enough that you don't have to follow the order. This was my first Heather Graham book, and I am now a fan. The book really absorbed me and I just had to make time in my busy day to read a few pages here and there, whenever I could. I was hooked.
I needn't tell you the storyline since it's posted everywhere. You won't be disappointed with this story.
You thought it couldn't get any better... .......2006-08-22
I loved "One Wore Blue" so much and my hopes were high for the story of Jesse's brother, Daniel Cameron. This book grabbed me from the very first pages. The story of the Confederate soldier in love with the Yankee lady may seem to be cliche, but Heather Graham does it with such emotion, such passion, such depth that it seems like a brand new story. As with the story of Jesse and Kiernan, Daniel and Callie's story is rife with emotional turmoil. The characters are easy to fall in love with and you find yourself aching for them to find their way to each other. I get quite frustrated with the stories that have the hero and heroine endlessly fighting and bickering, but with Heather Graham (especially this particular trilogy), the tension is always deeper than selfishness, or the lead characters merely being irritated by each other. When Callie goes running after Daniel right before he is captured, you hold your breath wanting desperately for them to be able to avoid the pain you see coming. When Daniel thinks that Callie has betrayed him, your heart breaks knowing what a horrible misunderstanding has occurred and you are right there with them in the midst of their pain and longing for each other.
This book not only lived up to my high expectations, it surpassed them. This is a MUST READ, as is its predecessor.
Part 2 of 3; This one is just as good as the first WOW.......2006-08-08
This is one of my favorite trilogy reads. All three are wonderful from start to finish. I'm sharing all my 5 star reads in hopes you'll read this and like it as much as I did. This I actually read before I started leaving my reviews on Amazon. Happy reading. Don't forget there's 1 more in this series.
Heather Graham's Series on Civil War.......2006-07-18
Confederate Spy in Florida, Rebel, July 17, 2006
Reviewer: Betty Burks (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
In the swamps of South Florida, Panther captured the Moccasin, a slivery Rebel spy. Florida was a slave state in 1862 and most of the planters depended on slave labor. They felt that the Confederacy had the God-given right to independence, just as the thirteen Colonies had managed to win and prove their right to rebel against England. Now, the Rebs were the patriots just as their forefathers in New England, USA, were.
A battle of wills between the Union major McKenzie and the Confederate spy, Lanie McMann. He'd been ordered to capture the South's most notorious spy, not knowing he'd find a beautiful young woman dressed in men's clothes. By law, she would have been hanged; for Lanie, however, her captor became her lover, even married her before becoming her bitter enemy. The Civil War, as I once explained it to a native of Belize, was brother against brother in the South, and was not about slavery per se. It was Lincoln's assassination by Rebel sympathizers which brought the issue of slavery into the possible reasons for such a horrific internal war.
She proved to be the most exasperating human being he'd ever come in contact with: willing to fight when all hope of any purpose or victory was gone, and never ever willing to accept defeat in any way, shape, or form. Just as I was taunted by a mean person saying "You're wrong," "Wrong again" because he claimed to be a 'professional. I have news for him, a pro does not have to always prove he's right. With the captured spy and her manly Union captor, some dialogue: "You have been beaten" and "You are beaten, and the point here is t hat you must learn that you can be beated." "You should be horsewhipped," she declared -- and she was right. No man tells a Southern woman that she is inferior in any way. We fight for our rights. Some years ago, I told a local historian had I loved back them, I might have been hanged as a Confederate spy (Knox. was Union) and he agreed. In one of his recent history lessons, he describes the defeated Jeff Davis as a man of 63 with receding hair and a wispy goatee who visited this town in 1871 who was on his way via rail to Memphis. Davis described Grant's administration as wicked and the writer had him and one of his generals, Forrest, as leaders of the klan which was started by a group of Pulaski lawyers and judges. It was not a part of the Confederacy at all, formed to protect Southerners from the Northern Carpetbaggers during reconstruction. We still need their protection, as a director of the Carpetbagger Theater hoodwinked $100,000 out of the City Council on false pretenses. We also need their protection from corrupt 'professionals.' "Her grief was real; the only way to find life again was to live," in any type of warfare. Other titles in this series about Florida's involvement in the Civil War include 'Captive' and 'Surrender.'
What a romance!!.......2005-06-27
This story takes place in the 1800's during the civil war. Callie finds an enemy soldier dying on her front lawn and can't bare to just leave him to die. She takes Daniel in and nurses him back to health. They fall in love very fast but Callie is forced to betray Daniel to save his life. He hates her for it and swears to return for her one day...for revenge. When they meet again will there firey romance rekindle or will hatred take over?
I LOVED this book! It is only the second romance I have read and I have to admit that I am an addict now! You can just feel Daniel and Callie's love for eachother! I have to say though, the war parts were boring to me. I found my self speed reading through the parts where Daniel was fighting in the war. I just wanted to get back to reading about him and Callie together. The book didn't grab my attention at first but I am so glad I stuck with it because it really does grab it eventually and leaves you not able to put it down! A must read if you enjoy reading about passionate romances.
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From inside front flap: Here in this exclusive Rhapsody edition, are the three stirring novels of Heather Graham's Civil War Series. One Wore Blue: Kiernan Miller & Jesser Cameron. And One Wore Gray: Jesse's brother, Daniel Cameron & and the romance with Callie Michaelson. And One Road West introduces Christa, sister to Jessse and Daniel and her romance with Colonel Jeremy McCauley.
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Heather Graham has enchanted readers with her provocative tales of Viking love ajnd romance in colonial America. Now, the bestselling author gives us a sizzling new saga of two of the Civil War's most passionate enemies and lovers. Callie Michaelson is a stunningly beautiful Yankee widow, caught between the lines in a battle that has ravaged her Maryland farm. Colonel Daniel Cameron is a dashing "Reb," wounded and desperate, on the run from the enemy and determined to rejoin his troops. Hidden together in Callie's farm house, they discover a searing passion that defies their every loyalty. But Callie is tricked into betraying Daniel to a Union officer-and Daniel swears he will make her pay. On the heels of a retreating Confederate army, Daniel will one day return...only to discover that the woman upon whom he has vowed vengeance has born him a son.
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Heather Graham has enchanted readers with her provocative tales of Viking love and romance in colonial America. Now, the bestselling author gives us a sizzling new saga of two of the Civil War's most passionate enemies and lovers. Callie Michaelson is a stunningly beautiful Yankee widow, caught between the lines in a battle that has ravaged her Maryland farm. Colonel Daniel Cameron is a dashing "Reb," wounded and desperate, on the run from the enemy and determined to rejoin his troops. Hidden together in Callie's farm house, they discover a searing passion that defies their every loyalty. But Callie is tricked into betraying Daniel to a Union officer-and Daniel swears he will make her pay. On the heels of a retreating Confederate army, Daniel will one day return...only to discover that the woman upon whom he has vowed vengeance has born him a son.
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AND ONE WORE GRAY
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And One Wore Gray
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Triology of Heather Graham titles in one volume. ISBN # is 0582880786
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A GREAT BOOK.......2007-02-21
We first met Freddie Kimball in Taming Natasha a cute five year old girl who immediately had a crush on Nick Lebeck in Falling for Rachel. Now Freddie sets out to get her man. Unfortunately, Nick only sees her as a kid sister so she has to show him that she's a woman. A great story.
This Story is Too Cute!!.......2005-05-07
We first met Federica Kimball when her father married Natasha Stanislaski in TAMING NATASHA. At that time she was an adorable 5-year-old with a smile that could melt a heart. Her aunt, Rachel Stanislaski, becomes involved with a rugged bar owner and his nephew, Nicholas LeBeck, who was trying to be a juvenile delinquent, until Rachel was assigned his case.
Years later Freddie decides that Nick has had enough time to realize that she's not a child anymore. Nick has always thought of Freddie as a kid sister, but she's about to make that stop! They're extended family, and extended family isn't supposed to have these types of feelings for each other!
WAITING FOR NICK is a fun filled romantic story that is still enjoyable even though it's predictable. Strong family values are evident in Nora Roberts' books, and this is no exception. Not a brain exercise, but definitely one of those feel good books that are a pleasurable way to spend a few hours.
One of my favorite stories!.......2004-04-14
Waiting for Nick was a fun story, one of my favorite romance novels. The characters are believable and the plot is one you will read more than once!
Book Five!.......2003-09-07
If you love Nora Roberts and love series you will love this series about the Stanislaskis!
This is book five in the series. It's Freddies tale of love. Miss Freddie is all grown up (Natasha's step daughter) and moving to New York and moving in on Nick who she has been in love with for years. Nick, from Book # 3 (Falling for Rachel) is all grown up and not sure how to handle grown up and beautiful Freddie!
This is one of my favorite series by Roberts. It's about love and family and loyality...a perfect read!
Always Wonderful Nora Roberts.......2002-03-30
Always wonderful. What more can I say?
The characters are believable and well rounded out. They are far from perfect and yet they are good people. They are the type of people you would like to meet on the street. I enjoyed this book. I particularly enjoyed it because I was able to revisit with some of my favorite characters from other novels (the Stanislaski Series). In earlier novels you read about young Freddie with her crush on Nick. Only now it's years later and Freddie is grown up and ready to show this to Nick as well. With much hesitation and worry Nick soon learns she's a grown up girl who is able to take care of herself.
Excellent.
Enjoy.
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Mojo Mickybo is a vibrant and fast-paced tale of two boys growing up in Belfast in the early 1970s-one from up the road, the other from over the bridge. Their friendship centers on playing headers, torturing a cantankerous old man, building huts, spitting from cinema balconies and re-enacting Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Also include the two short monologues, The Waiting List and I Won't Dance, Don't Ask Me.
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Waiting for Nick
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A killing virus has swept the earth, sparing only children through the age of twelve. There is chaos everywhere, even in formely prosperous mid-America. Gangs and fierce armies of children begin to form almost immediately. It would be the same for the children on Grand Avenue but for Lisa, a yen-year-old girl who becomes their leader. Because of Lisa, they have food, even toys, in abundance. And now they can protect themselves from the fierce gangs that roam the neighborhoods. But for how long? Then Lisa conceives the idea of a fortress, a city in which the children could live safely and happily always, and she intends to lead them there.
Customer Reviews:
Absolutely wonderful book.......2007-08-21
I first read this story back when I was only 13 years old and I loved it. Ten years later, I still really love this book. The author made such a wonderful story out of something so tragic. I think I really connected with this book because I was the same age as the main character the very first time that I read it.
A plague wipes out everyone over 13 years old all over the world. Without any adults to rule or help control the world, the children have to fend for themselves and make the best of the situation. The main character takes it upon herself to help as many children as she can. She overcomes so many obstacles and it's amazing what the writer did with this story.
No matter what age, I think anyone can learn what this book has to offer.
A world with no grown-ups.......2007-07-24
We've thought of it often. The what ifs. What if the world lost all its men and there were only women? Or vice versa.
The Girl who owned a city by O.T. Nelson writes about a world with no one over the age of twelve. In spite of some unanswered questions, I quite enjoyed this book, especially the telling of it from an eleven year old Point of view.
As with other reviewers, my questions are pretty much the same. Where did all the dead bodies ago? The smell alone from millions of putrefying corpses would make hard for anyone to live, and how would children that age bury (or burn) them all if they were left behind? My next question is. If only those under age twelve survived, what happened to the infants? Surely there were newborns in hospitals, at home, in the markets in strollers etc. They were left to die. And does anyone have a clue how hard it is to get a toddler I (I assume some of them survived in the city) to sit still for a nano-second?
That town that Lisa and company came upon that had "died and they didn't dare look inside any of the buildings because they knew what they would find."
I assume insects and flies still lived and they would have gotten to the bodies and sent up a powerful stink causing diseases that the survivors would never be able to endure.
The author made the main characters in the book a little too super for me in some cases. Reading a book does not a doctor make. I would have chosen something a little less invasive than removing a bullet (no matter how superficial) from Lisa's arm.
Another question I had was, does this mean that these children do not live beyond age twelve? Is the plague still prevalent? Or are these the new people, to be new adults?
The author did prove that one or two things will ALWAYS abide and that is, as long as there are two people in the world there will be conflict. (EDEN is finished). There will always be one who wants to lord over the other. It's the human way.
I did like the fact that the story didn't get bogged down with the current problems at hand, racism, style trends etc. They were children forced to grow up as MUCH as they as FAST as they could.
It was however a very thought provoking and entertaining read.
I can't help feeling scared..........2007-06-03
When I read this as I kid I would try to place myself inside it thinking about all the people that I know who would be dead or alive thanks to that virus. I was about eight or nine when I read this. Now I'm fifteen, scary thoughts.
Anyway i've always loved this book and for a long time I had forgotten about it. We had read it in gradeschool so when it came up on my recomedation's list I recognized the title. That happens alot, strange. I love this book and still remember most of the story even though i've only read it once and that was... what? seven years ago? It's a really great story and it gets a person thinking about things like that. I'm mean think about it how would you handle being in a destroyed world ruleing over like 150 kids all 12 and under. Every grown up you've ever loved and respected gone from you forever? I'd freak.
Still a good story though.
the Girl Who Owned a City.......2007-05-21
The kids in my class really enjoy this book. I can't seem to get enough copies, because they all want to read it.
A Story of Survival by Chelsea and Joe.......2007-03-13
Could you imagine a life where kids are the only survivors? Imagine having to make everything work again and having to fend for yourself. In The Girl Who Owned a City, kids are forced to take care of themselves because a plague killed everyone thirteen and older. "Not since The Lord of the Flies has there been such a powerful story of children forced to survive in a world without adults." O.T. Nelson makes you feel the lonliness the kids are feeling and gives you a sense of suspense. Ten year old Lisa Nelson and her little five year old brother Todd Nelson are forced to take care of the kids on Grand Avenue. Grand Avenue is a small street in Illinois. Deep down, Lisa is scared, but she suppresses that to be a superlative commander for Grand Avenue. Even when Lisa's house is burned down, she never gives up hope. She must have been really brave. She uses her clever mind to transfer an old high school into a big bustling city full of many kids. Unfortunately, the Chidester, Elm, and Lenox gangs sieze the school. Someone shoots Lisa as she is trying to run away. Todd formulates a plan to get Craig, wounded Lisa, Jill, Erica, and himself to a trustworthy farm. Anybody who reads this amazing tale of survival will realize how everything could change in an instant, and how thinking things out could solve almost every problem you face. Even though you don't figure out how the rest of Lisa and Todd's life goes as they continue to lead the kids, you still know that they have a wonderful life. O.T. Nelson sends out important messages that everyone should take note of. One message is "Having things is something, but not everything. Earning the values for your life is more than just something, it is everything." I would reccommend this book to young adults.
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A deadly plague has swept the earth, killing everyone over the age of 12. Children are hungry and afraid. Some have joined fierce gangs that roam the streets, bullying and stealing. The children of Grand Avenue have a better life than most. Lisa, their 10-year-old leader, has found a supply of food. She has even devised a plan to keep them safefor now. They have a lot to learn, though, such as how to defend the school that is now their city, how to get along with each other, and how to do all the jobs that adults used to do. Espousing such values as cooperation and the importance of making informed choices, O.T. Nelson tempers a potentially disturbing situation with a strong young heroine and a positive prognosis for the future. Julie Dretzins skilled narration brings life to this powerful book requested by teachers all over the country.
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Girl Who Owned the City
O. T. Nelson
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The Girl Who Owned a City
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In a powerful blend of history, psychology, and storytelling, Naomi Rosenblatt reinterprets the stories of the women of the Old Testament. Through her lens, we view these women with a new understanding, marveling at the very modern dilemmas and problems they confronted. Women everywhere will recognize their own struggles to love, to mother, to succeed in relationships, and to survive their way through a complicated world.
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After the Apple.......2007-07-01
I loved this book.It was wonderful,I higly recommend this book to scholars of the Divine Feminine and Biblical Scholarship.This gives the women of the Bible a wonderful overview.It is a positive and humanizing way to look at the Matriarchs of the Jewish Faith and Christian as well.Angela Miller.
Like a Textbook.......2007-04-08
I was so excited to read this after seeing the author on television. I thought it would be similar to THE RED TENT which I highly recommend. However, AFTER THE APPLE reads like a textbook and is not compelling. It would be a good book for religious school or studies although it is not an interesting read. I had to put it down, unfinished, which I rarely do.
Insights into little-discussed stories.......2007-03-27
Rosenblatt, whose earlier book I have also read, can always be relied upon to provide a new perspective on the Bible's oft-told stories. This book, which adopts a feminist perspective, is quite strong and thoughtful. Rosenblatt's retellings of lesser-known stories such as that of Judah and Tamar, or that of David and Abigail, have considerable force. It had been a long time since I had looked at the Abigail tale, and Rosenblatt added a great deal to my understanding.
Some of the discussions of the well-known stories (Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca) will not seem new to people who know those stories well, but this book is well worth reading.
Thoroughly Modern Women of The Tanakh.......2007-01-19
Rosenblatt's exquisite, readable little book shines yet another light on the timelessness of the ancient texts upon which she draws. Some will no doubt disagree with the "feminist revision" they'll see in this modern look at famaliar stories. Others will quote passages and say, "I told you so." So, what else is new? Thousands of years of study, debate, dispute, and even violence have not yet yielded a single, uniform interpretation for either The Tanakh or its Christian and Muslim counterparts. Why should this overview of Biblical heroines be any different? Rosenblatt adds her fresh, powerful voice to the ongoing, ageless dialogue. Read this book; love it; hate it; share it; think about it; talk about it, but don't ignore it. You deserve the best, and Rosenblatt delivers.
Clearly written and thought provoking.......2006-08-30
I had been looking for a book presenting Bible stories in an accessible way. While the focus is narrowed to the stories of women, I got far more than access to Bible stories with "After the Apple".
I liked that Rosenblatt explained how concepts originated. For instance, the word commonly translated as "rib" (Adam's) technically means side. I also liked that she put stories from the different Bible chapters together. For instance she tells how how David grew from the lyre playing shephard boy who slew Goliath to being a King.
In Sunday School we drew pictures of Jacob's ladder. We learned about the beauty of David's "royal city" and sang about it. We did NOT learn about Jacob's concubines nor of David ignoring his daughter's rape by his son. With no paternal protection, she could have been stoned were it not for another brother who had a moral sense and or cared about her. In the end, David moarns for this son... not the fate of the daughter.
The Bible's world is very disturbing. Death by stoning for rumored infractions is a threat for all, especially women. The masses most likely lived on subsistence diets. It seems to be a Darwinian world and the male id, among the elite, appears to be unrestrained.
Other than the Queen of Sheba (somewhat), the women cited in this book are immortalized in the Bible for their sexual interactions (whether in marital or union or not) with men. It makes you weep for all the other women who did not/could not approach the palace, a sheltering tent or even a smile. What of the homely/ugly, the unsponsored, the sick? The presumably better lives of these few women cited causes one to wonder about the foundations of this society.
Rosenblatt gives these stories a very sympathetic treatment. They add to the understanding of history and ourselves.
I give this book 5 stars because so much complex material is digested for lay people like me to understand it. I cannot say I enjoyed it because there was too much repression and pain in the lives of these (few) heroines. Empathy among the characters, particularly the men to the women, is rare.
The inspiration for me is not in the stories but in how far societies of the world have progressed since this time.
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