For starters the characters didn’t shine. It has a nice message and some of the morals it explores are interesting, there just didn’t seem to be the same kind of depth that most of its peers do. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get interested in this one. She’d rather follow in her father’s footsteps and when she returns to Arizona to learn that her father is ill and soon after he dies, she decides to take up not just his mantle but also the story he was chasing about the Great Western company – a story that leads her straight into the path of Ben Stone, a “company man,” who has his own task to accomplish.Ĭonsidering I’d never read any of Carol’s books (I own her prior two), I thought it’d be fun to give one of her novels a shot. Ever since her parent’s separation, Amelia has lived with her mother in the city, enjoying every advantage most society girls dream of. This book, the third from Carol Cox’s Bethany House line of novels, introduces us to Amelia Wagner, a smart, opinionated daughter of a journalist father. Whatever the case, sometimes the happy medium is just enjoying an easy story. Either we’ll walk away with a beautiful new story to fill our minds for times to come and a new favorite pen to share about with friends or we come away disappointed. Trying new authors always suggests there is some kind of “risk” involved. Working against time, and never knowing what danger lurks around the next corner, Ben and Amelia set out to reveal all they've discovered before Great Western silences them for good. But Great Western isn't about to stand for a female reporter and one of their own men bringing down their lucrative schemes. Even Ben is beginning to wonder if he's become a pawn in the workings of a corrupt empire. In fact, it's probably worse than he realized. The more Ben and Amelia learn, the more Amelia's father's claims appear to be accurate. She can't seem to shake Benjamin Stone, a Great Western employee who's been assigned to keep tabs on her for the good of the company. Her father's revealing articles about Great Western InvestmentĬompany's business methods have caught the notice of the wrong person, and pressure mounts for Amelia to retract her father's statements.ĭetermined to find the truth, Amelia goes through her father's notes and begins to interview members of the community. But Amelia soon learns that even the truth can have consequences. When Amelia Wagner takes over the running of her father's newspaper in Granite Springs, Arizona, she vows to carry on the paper's commitment to reporting only the truth. Wild West Romance and Mystery from Carol Cox
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