Charity Butler has left Kansas [I don't blame her] and arrived in Astoria, Oregon to start a new life.She starts her new life off with meeting Jon and a bear. Needless to say to bear was not open to discussion.Try to convince a bear to move on his way. The potential future mayor of Astoria, Jack McCarren conveniently dropped on the beach to discourage the bear from making a meal of Charity.We are now lead into a most delightful romance with Jack seemingly ready if a bit hesitant to fall in love and Charity diffinitely knowing that the attraction could go nowhere.Charity faints - Jack delivers her to his best friend, Connor Donovan's wife, Letty, who is being schunned by local society because of her suffragist activities.Then we meet lovely little Ming, and Charity decides to tangle with the Chinese underground and of course she tries to convince Jack that she can take care of herself. She is determined that no man will dictate to her. [grin] Where do these women get the idea they can survive without a man?Charity at 25, finds she has a bit to learn and Jack is willing to teach her. Charity hopes that Letty can heal her split with Connor and have a happy marriage.Rolf is interested in Ming. Jack is detemined to marry Charity and bring about changes for the good in Astoria and you won't believe who helps bring about the downfall of Ah Chun and his cohorts.Excellently well paced story -- enough intrigue to balance out the romance and seem like we are seeing these people adjust to the changes in their lives.DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED -- you may want to read this one again.
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