Harlequin Historical #169: Captured Moment

by Coral Smith Saxe

Captured Moment by Coral Smith Saxe released on Feb 22, 1993 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373287690
• ISBN13: 9780373287697
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A STRONG BIT OF FUN! GOOD OR BAD LUCK?

Rumor has it that the streets of the New World were paved with gold. It sure looked like it. Alec MacKenzie was standing in the middle of Carson and Durrell when Durrell's little joke of "salting" the mud with gold flecks triggered off Rowan Trelarken's hot temper. She sure had a good aim. When the copper was called Alec helped to distract his attention so that Rowan could escape. Wouldn't you know the next time she runs into Alec is when she is escaping a bordello where she made friends with Molly and her son. Taggart teases Alec into taking Rowan north to Grass Valley where the mines and her intended are located. Alec had no intentions of going North. Their camping escapades are some hilarious and did you know that Rowan can't cook worth a darn? Alec had been a photographer during the war and was burned out with horrific images. Now he just wants peace and quiet. Not possible with Rowan around. On the trip to Grass Valley, Alec ends up taking some poses of Rowan and a bit more. I wonder what Luke will say? Molly and her son follows Rowan to Grass Valley and the two friends are happily reunited. Rowan asks Mollie to stand up for her at her wedding to Luke Syms. It that one a hoot! Alec decides to take pictures in the mine [which of course is very dangerous] Well, you know that there is a cave in deep in the mine. Now, who saves who? It turns out to be a very enjoyable tale, well worth reading. Definitely Recommended --m

A Warm and Even-Paced Tale

San Francisco and Grass Valley, California 1867 Young, red haired, willful and wild at heart Cornish beauty Rowan Trelarken must do whatever it takes! Even if that means traveling to America's wild west to become a bride to a virtual stranger to save her mother and brother from a debt worse than just financial. This burden naturally fell upon her shoulders and she'll make the best of whatever she must encounter. Cornish miner, Luke Syms migrated to California to partake in the Gold Rush and now resides in Grass Valley, California. Luke's brother back home, merchant Henry Syms, arranged the marriage in order to pay off Rowan's family debt. Rowan's father had left his family in devastating straits and Rowan must now rectify the situation and care for her ailing mother and younger brother. Becoming a bride to a man she didn't love was her only option to save her family and her pride. Alec MacKenize was man with a dream to be the first to explore the American Southwest via his photographs. Alec was a somber man with his own demons and he had no room in his life for a wife. The fiery Rowan first met Alec when she hit him with a mud ball within the first five minutes of setting foot on Californian soil. Ever since then and despite their best efforts, they couldn't seem to escape from each other and their odd and unpredictable relationship. This relationship led them to be travel companions en route to Grass Valley. But once there, can they easily part ways? Will Rowan's intended accept knowing they traveled unchaperoned? Can Rowan really confine herself to a life with a miner just to pay a debt and ease her conscience? What about Alec, can she accept life without him? Blast the Trelarken luck! Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad and it's always a surprise! This is a pleasant tale that is quick and easy to read.