Silhouette Special 1031: Rainsinger

Ruth Wind - Rainsinger The previous reviewer has done a good job summarizing this book, so I won't go into the plot. I don't generally like this particular Harlequin line, but I liked a previous book by this author, so I tried this book. Ruth Wind is such a consistently excellent writer that anything she writes is excellent, and I really enjoyed this book. This is an exceptionally beatiful book about two unlikely people from extremely different backgrounds who end up being just right for each other (though of course they both don't think so at first). This is also an exceptionally heartwarming and emotionally compelling read. Ruth Wind is one of those few romance writers who *really* know how to write *romance*, and the feelings she evokes in her story are feelings that will stay with you long after you turn the last page... This book is a keeper. P.S. Ruth Wind also writes uner the name of Barbara Samuel for those who really like her writing. I personally like the style of "Ruth Wind" better, these stories are more romantic, while the stories she writes under the name "Barbara Samuel" seem more like "real-life" books. But that's my personal taste.

From the back of the book: "Winona Snow came to the wilderness of New Mexico expecting to claim her inheritance and establish a new life for her and her troubled young sister. Love was the last thing she wanted. But the seductive man who had taken up residence in her abandoned house had other ideas.Daniel Lynch paid little heed to Winona's "expectations." He was determined to work the land in the way of his proud Navajo ancestors, and just because they lived under the same roof didn't mean she was going to get in his way...until their hearts got involved."This is a complex story of a woman who is retreating to a house that she legally owns to reclaim a life for her and her younger sister, and a man who returns to the same house that was once in his family to recover and hopefully repair a part of his past. There is an instant clash of wills as to who the "rightful owner" of the house and property is. Since neither person is willing to give in to the other, they end up living together so to speak. The eventual resolution of their individual and mutual concerns is accomplished in typical Ruth Wind fashion - with great sensitivity, passion, and love. I highly recommend this book.