![]() ![]() Her father puts it well when he considers his daughter’s character: She loves and is loved by her parents, but she is also bored. When we first meet Garnet Cameron she is a sheltered debutante in 1844 New York City. Mexican California is a sadly neglected setting in today’s historical romances, so it’s a welcome gem of a book. She also learns from her mistakes, and grows up into a well-rounded woman over the course of the novel. The heroine never wanders into TSTL territory (though she is rather dense at times), and she makes mistakes to her regret. ![]() More a historical novel than a romance, it nonetheless has an interesting, intelligent heroine and a tortured hero who fears gratitude – especially from the heroine – but doesn’t wallow in self-pity. ![]() I hadn’t read Gwen Bristow’s Jubilee Trail in several years, but for some reason I woke up early one morning with the book’s plot running through my mind. ![]()
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